fejeerow:
If you are unemployed, freelancing may be a very good option for you to consider, especially if you have been unemployed for several months and can no longer collect unemployment compensation.

Employers typically view contract work very positively. Being a freelancer fills "the gap" on your resumes and LinkedIn Profile. Contract work is also proof that you didn't just sit around and hit the "Apply" button over and over again. Instead, you are motivated, interested in working to keep up your skills as well as your bank balance.
When you are unemployed, your focus is often on finding that next role, and you may be afraid to look at contract roles for fear that employers will look at that kind of work as less than desirable.

Contract work has changed dramatically since the early days when the only freelance work you could find was a role in the file room or answering phones.

If you are a college graduate, you may have assumed that you "had it made" when you got your degree.

Sadly, many job seekers with college degrees and even those with advanced degrees, such as an MBA, may find themselves in a slow-to-hire mode because they lack experience.

Often, job seekers find themselves in long-term unemployment after their job is downsized due to merger acquisitions or economic restructuring. Since the target jobs for the individuals with college degrees are typically at a higher pay rate, they may see high school graduates landing new roles faster than they find employment.

Working as a contractor/freelancer may be your best option to generate income, and it could turn into your next career.

Reasons Employers Hire Contract Workers
Today, employers might hire a part-time/contract employee for any of these reasons:

-To fill the gap when they temporarily have a high volume of additional work to be done.

-To fill the need when it is not a long-term requirement warranting hiring permanent new staff (like working on an IT or construction project, planning a big event, or teaching a college course).

-To temporarily replace an employee on a long-term leave, such as maternity leave or rehabilitation after an accident.

-To have a cost-effective solution when the company is unable to afford a new permanent employee.

Sometimes, employers hire contract workers as they do temporary staff -- a try-before-you-buy experience. Both the employer and the contractor have an opportunity to observe and evaluate each other before the relationship becomes "permanent."

Before you accept a freelance job, knowing the reason the job is short-term is good information for you to have. You'll be able to better gauge how long it will last and the probability that it might become permanent.


How Contract Work Impacts Your Income and Unemployment Status

-You have bills to pay, and contract work can pay those bills. This is an obvious plus even when you are collecting unemployment compensation.
-LIttle or no tax payment
-Income from freelancing can come as extra income even if you have a full time job.
-you don't have to be a graduate to work.


There are lots of freelance websites where you can work and get paid but most of them involves online jobs like writing, web desgins, research, etc.

Afro-freelancers' hub is an online platform that connects freelancers of different skills to clients who are in search of services. In afro-freelancers' hub, you have the opportunity to do both online and local Jobs wether personal, business or professional jobs. This platform encourages our youths to learn a skills and use it to earn income by signing up for free and bidding for available jobs.
As a freelancer you don't need heavy start up capital as an online working platform has been provided for you to showcase your skills.
Business owners can use this site to grow their business by looking for more clients for their business. Companies can also benefit by outsourcing cheap labour services to cut high cost of recruitment.

Freelancers who are ready to earn income with their passionate skills are needed, all you have to do is sign up for a free account and start bidding for jobs on different job categories.Companies and individuals can outsource freelancer services through this website by posting their project with their budgets so freelancers can bid for these projects without commitment. Clients has the opportunity to choose from pools of talented experts for their projects. Pools of registered freelancers are already waiting to work.
For more information, visit www.afro-freelancers.com

Hofbrauhaus:
Go and do business...There was limited job in Nigeria during GEJs time, and now that a dullard is around, there is zero job available..

So go and learn a trade...or travel to Ghana and meet your mates

Hofbrauhaus:
Go and do business...There was limited job in Nigeria during GEJs time, and now that a dullard is around, there is zero job available..

So go and learn a trade...or travel to Ghana and meet your mates