Five Ways to know your readiness for being Gig Economy Professional

Gig Economy is not just a fad, it is going to remain in the system for long. With the increase in opportunities, many professionals especially those who can work remotely and are in the areas which a company requires on a regular basis but not as frequent to make it a full-time position.

Gig economy professionals who are taking the plunge into the freelance domain may be doing out of their will but many may be doing it because they need extra bucks or they are in transition.

However, if someone wants to make a career in the Gig Economy space, they need to understand some basic of this on-demand economy.

Five Ways to know your readiness for being Gig Economy Professional

1. What is my career orientation: Are you interested in more degree of freedom or you like a structured approach to doing work under the pre-initiated instructions.

2. Locus of Control: Who controls you? Are you a self-disciplined person or you need external factors/persons to manage you. Being Gig Economy Professional you need to have a high degree of "Self Discipline" as you are now your own Boss.

3. Multi-tasking: Being a solopreneur, you need to be "Jack of All Trades". You may not have support from other team members, so you need to do many things together.

4. A higher level of Tenacity: All the days will not be the same, sometimes it may be a windfall, but there will be rainy days. Are you a person who can withstand the pressure when work is not coming in an adequate manner? Do you have the patience to wait for some good clients, instead of jumping here & there to get a job? Do you have "Never say die" attitude? If you are like this then you can opt for this as a career.

5. An Open Mind: Customer is a king and any feedback coming from them needs to be taken in a constructive manner.  It may not be always positive feedback but having an open mind to evaluate feedback and working on them so that you don't repeat them will help you become successful Gig Economy Professional

If you need help to understand how to be in the race of Gig Economy for long, you can approach FlexiOrg to get professional mentorship. FlexiOrg also has a complete ecosystem for supporting Gig Economy Professional/Freelancers for their sustenance and growth. To know more Visit www.flexiorg.com/talent and enjoy a successful career in gig economy.

Written by Ajay Sharma, Founder, Get Me Experts.

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Gig Economy Professionals
Written by
Ajay Sharma

The world is changing. Millenials are slowly taking jobs in the corporate and as per Forbes magazine, there will be 70% millennials in US organisations by 2025.

Millenials need more freedom to work, corporates have a limitation in providing opportunities for experimentation. While corporate gives good opportunity to work, but higher risk appetite of youngster clubbed with opportunities in India have given wings to entrepreneurship/ self-employment.  Ideas are plenty and they have support coming from changing organisations needs. The other set of Millenials are ready to join Start-Ups where the salary is not the main factor, but the innovation and passion to do new things help in becoming self-managed employees.

This new age economy is called Gig Economy. Gig word comes from Projects. So it is in other words Project based economy where professionals take the assignments with clear deliverables and timelines.

The professionals who are involved in Gig Economy are called Gig Economy Workers or Gig Economy Professionals or GEPs.

FlexiOrg – an organisation which is focusing on creating Gig Economy ecosystem. It focuses on Right Time Employment, which means the right person for a specific project with a clear timeline which is called RIGHT TIME.

How will FlexiOrg create Gig Economy Ecosystem? The ecosystem needs HR support, career development support, Insurances, Benefits,  time sheets, assessment etc. FlexiOrg will provide all such support to Gig Economy Professionals.