From Uber to the presidential debates, the gig economy has been dominating the headlines?and for good reason. Today, more than a third of Americans are working in the gig economy?mixing together short-term jobs, contract work, and freelance assignments. For those who've figured out the formula, life has never been better!
The Gig Economy is your guide to this uncertain but ultimately rewarding world. Succeeding in it starts with shifting gears to recognize that only you control your future. Next is leveraging your skills, knowledge, and network to create your own career trajectory?one immune to the whims of an employer.
Packed with research, exercises, and anecdotes, this eye-opening book supplies strategies?ranging from the professional to the personal?to help you:
Layoffs? recessions?Corporate jobs are not only unstable? they're increasingly scarce. It's time to take charge of your own career and lead the life you actually want.
Auteur(s): Mulcahy, Diane
Editeur: Amacom
Année de Publication: 2016
pages: 242
Langue: Anglais
ISBN: 978-0-8144-3733-9
eISBN: 978-0-8144-3734-6
From Uber to the presidential debates, the gig economy has been dominating the headlines?and for good reason. Today, more than a third of Americans are working in the gig economy?mixing together short-term jobs, contract work, and freelance assignments. For those who've figured out the formula, life has never been better!
The Gig Economy is your guide to this uncertain but ultimately rewarding world. Succeeding in it starts with shifting gears to recognize that only you control your future. Next is leveraging your skills, knowledge, and network to create your own career trajectory?one immune to the whims of an employer.
Packed with research, exercises, and anecdotes, this eye-opening book supplies strategies?ranging from the professional to the personal?to help you:
Layoffs? recessions?Corporate jobs are not only unstable? they're increasingly scarce. It's time to take charge of your own career and lead the life you actually want.