6 Advantages of Hiring Freelancers
Are you interested in gaining access to specialized talent, elevating your product or service, and saving time and money? Hire freelancers. The freelance revolution is changing how companies work and how quickly they grow. According to the Upwork Future Workforce Report, 81% of IT managers reported that freelancers helped them get more done. 50% said freelancers helped them scale their teams quickly and efficiently to support project demands.
Freelancers are actively transforming work culture and opening opportunities for companies to operate more efficiently. In this article, we will share six benefits of freelance talent and how they can help take your business to the next level.
Benefits of freelance talent
1) Access to the best talent – anywhere, anytime you need it.
This is an exciting time for talent acquisition. The thriving remote landscape allows companies to hire the best of the best, unrestricted by proximity. Thanks to technology, you have access to work with experts from around the world at your fingertips. With a wider cast net, you can find talent specialized in exactly what you need.
Soundings’ talent network of 1700+ event professionals are experts in over 50 diversified specialties. We connect you with the up-and-comers, innovators, and experts in the event, meeting, hospitality and non-profit industries worldwide.
View a full list of our freelance talent here.
2) Freelancers are experts in adapting to client needs.
Most full-time employees need time to adapt to a company’s culture and rhythm, which can take months. With the speed business is changing, companies can also go through the onboarding process to find that they don’t really need the employee in the expected capacity, or the employer or employee can realize the job is not the right fit. That’s a lot of wasted time.
Expert freelancers are accustomed to moving from project to project and therefore can adapt like chameleons to their environment and quickly identify how they can contribute most effectively. They have a unique skill set to listen to clients’ needs, evaluate how their expertise can meet those needs, then execute quickly. You can hire a freelancer with a specialized skill set on a project-to-project basis, for full-time assistance on a contract basis or employee leave coverage, or for a specific event. They become part of your team for as long as you need them.
3) Gain high output with low input & overhead.
When you hire freelancer talent, you can increase income without additional fixed costs. Most companies are paying people for work that they’re not doing. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average full-time employee works 8.8 hours each day. However, most people are only productive for 2 hours and 23 minutes of that time every day, according to a recent study.
Freelancers charge only for the time they spend doing the job they’re hired for, not extra. This cost is often cheaper than hiring a full-time employee or an agency, which can save companies a considerable amount of money. This is especially true when projects have a start and end date. If budgetary or time restrictions prevent the investment in continuing education and upskilling, freelance talent is a great solution.
Unlike full-time employees, freelancers often work project-to-project with short timeframes. This range of experience and expertise allows them to deliver high-quality work quickly. They are accustomed to fast integration, which will ultimately save you time and money.
4) Grow faster.
The process of sourcing employees can take six months or longer to find, hire, and onboard. You can hire freelancers in days or a few weeks – even faster when you work with Soundings because we do the matching and logistics for you. Time spent searching for new team members can instead be spent meeting deadlines, innovating, and elevating your business.
Tell us what you need, and we’ll find it for you.
5) Rival the competition.
To be the best and stand out from the competition, you must stay innovative. Innovative people fuel innovative companies; your team must be fast and effective. The best freelancers possess fast execution and sharp expertise. They are already professionals at what they do, and they easily integrate as part of your team to help you accelerate with quality work.
More and more companies are choosing freelance talent to increase productivity and project turnaround. The Randstad Sourceright’s 2022 Talent Trends Report found that 71% of the surveyed C-suite leaders in 18 markets said they planned to shift more roles to “contingent, project or contract to get work done – the highest percentage in the report’s history and a 15-point increase from last year.”
Stay ahead of the competition by choosing a talent strategy that provides faster deliverables. According to Mckinsey, it is estimated that 500 million freelancers will work through platforms before 2030. Soundings' agile staffing platform is trusted by hundreds of businesses as well as our growing network of freelancers.
6) Expand your global reach.
One advantage of having access to talent anywhere is that you can leverage talent’s various worldviews. People from different cultures and parts of the world bring an invaluable perspective to their professional work that can benefit how your company does business.
It is extremely helpful to have expert talent located in places you would like to expand your business to when it could otherwise take years to integrate into different regions. The ability to work with dispersed talent also supports sustainability efforts. Talent that is already at the destination you are conducting business is a carbon offset for travel expenses.
We serve companies across the US, Canada, and the UK and we have access to talent across the globe.
Find your perfect talent match
Soundings guarantees quality matches every time because our people-centric process works. We first get to know you, your needs, and your preferences. Then we source from our hand-picked talent network to find your perfect match.
We go deeper than our competitors' vetting process by leading with a holistic approach and a focus on specialized skills. We hire quickly and increase the accuracy of the match you need by considering our talent’s personality, strengths, and intent to grow.
The Soundings process:
Consult - We take time to learn our customers so we can address your unique needs.
Source - We go below the surface to source the best choices from our talent community to serve you.
Select - We provide you with a pool of outstanding candidates to screen, or we select our top pick for hire.
Classify - We ensure talent is compliant with the latest rules and regulations in the labor force, so you don’t have to.
Connect - We connect you with chosen talent and continue to support you on your journey together!
Adapt - Consider us part of your team—as your needs scale, we’ll adapt right alongside you.
We've successfully staffed talent for an array of companies from Kaiser Permanente and Wolters Kluwer to Nickelodeon and Viacom CBS, and we’d love to do the same for you. Let us find your perfect match today. Connect with us.
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