How to Make Freelancing Work for You

In 2020, millennials will have a stronghold on the economy as they inch their way up tp 46% percent of the workforce. And, unlike generations of the past, Generation Y isn't satisfied with jobs that require a typical 9 to 5, nor those that operate based on traditional hierarchy. As it turns out, millennials value flexibility and freedom of choice, which is why, as more and more members of Gen Y enter the workforce, freelancing is proving to be a compatible and seriously viable option

So, how do you find freelance gigs and how do you make the freelance lifestyle work for you? Rajeev Jeyakumar, co-founder of Skillbridge, an online marketplace connecting company projects with qualified freelancers, breaks down the new freelance market and describes how new tech, bootstrapped by millennials themselves, is making a previously rare and difficult profession a much more common practice. Read more...

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