Tuesday, June 12, 2007

The Contingent Workforce


Highly skilled professionals are fast joining the temp ranks, so start planning your career as a consultant now, says HotGigs CEO Doug Berg

Doug Berg has a fascinating job. The work he's doing couldn't have even been imagined when I was looking for my first position. As the CEO and co-founder of HotGigs, Doug is a work-force expert and technology entrepreneur providing solutions for the recruiting and staffing industry.

The HotGigs.com Staffing Exchange, one of the company's offerings, is a marketplace portal for consultants, staffing firms, and the organizations that hire consultants. It provides an online resource that helps contingent workers—those who are hired on a temporary or contract basis, as employers need them—find employers—and employers find contingent workers. We recently spoke about the changing workforce and how both worker and companies can adapt. Edited excerpts of our chat follow:

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