Recently, on CNN Money, Brad Smith, the CEO of Intuit, remarked that 34 percent of the U.S. workforce is now self-employed independent workers. This evolving trend is referred to as the gig economy, and these workers often referred to as “contingent” workers or “on demand” workers. As the cost to hire and maintain a permanent full-time employee continues to rise, more and more companies are turning to freelance workforce management systems to find qualified workers for temporary and/or short and long-term assignments.
It’s a win-win. The freelance talent receives good pay and flexibility in where and when they work, while employers get more qualified workers at a lower overall cost.
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While most Americans have heard about general job hunting websites like Indeed.com and ZipRecruiter.com, there are hundreds of freelance workforce management systems being launched within specific industries, like telecommunications, engineering and information technology (IT). One such on-demand workforce management system is FE, which stands for Field Engineer.
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