In today’s Long Island market, more people are relying on the gig economy to get jobs done. The gig economy is when businesses hire independent contractors, freelance workers, and temporary workers to do particular jobs. These jobs are known in the market as “gigs”. Gig workers typically work from home or out of the office for the majority of their shits. These jobs include data entry, customer service, freelance writing or call centers, Uber and Lyft drivers, selling belongings, survey takers, and much more. These jobs are becoming more popular. There are many pros and cons of the gig economy.

Pros Of The Gig Economy

Flexible Schedule

These types of jobs allow you to have the freedom to choose when you want to work. Most gig jobs allow you to have a flexible schedule. You can also work when you want and where you want. You have the option to work during the day or even at night depending on your availability. Workers can work as little as they want or as much as they want. For some of the jobs, you just have to sign in and you can get to work whenever you like. In the workplace, you are only able to work at the office. You don’t have the ability to work in a variety of places. You can do your work at a café, the park, the library, etc. If you are a driver, you get a chance to see different areas. Uber and Lyft drivers get the option to sign on and work any time day or night as long as people need rides.

Randstad completed an engagement study to see how employees and employers felt about work related engagement issues. The basic premise is the more active an employee’s engagement is, the better the business will perform overall. This makes sense, since having a legitimate interest in what you doing always helps with your effort and concentration. And if employees are engaged they will normally take ownership of their duties.  This concept will help the company to have better morale and performance overall.

They surveyed 2000 employees and over 500 employers. They asked how the employees felt about their work and the reasons why they might leave their job. They also asked questions about compensation and if they deserved getting a raise. Overall, employees tended to view their job in a positive light.  The results also show that employers are even more enthusiastic about employee engagement.

Skill emphasis during the interview is important to show the employer what makes you different from all the other job candidates. In this competitive world, companies search for the most qualified employees by weighing skills of the candidates and determining how they would benefit the company.

The majority of the top Long Island companies search for employees who stand out based upon their expertise, and pleasing personalities that would enhance the organization.

Skills are grouped into three kinds – knowledge-based, transferable, and personal traits.

1) Knowledge-based skills are those learned from experiences. These may include educational attainment, additional training, seminars attended, and other practices that you have studied to enhance your expertise.

Knowledge-based skills include computer and communication skills, marketing or managerial knowledge, product development, and many more. These skills vary depending on the field of industry of each job candidate.