Are Gig Employers Looking for You? Here Are Some Interesting Gig Jobs in Demand #WFH during COVID-19 has had the biggest impact ever on organizations. Even as employers were debating the viability of remote work, the disease outbreak led to mandatory lockdowns, because of which #WFH became the only option for organisations to keep going. Today, as companies realise the benefits of remote work minus the hassles of running offline workspces, demand for a number of freelance jobs for gigs has been going up. Forbes reported that during the first quarter of 2021, the begig.io platform posted over a half million jobs. A 10% jump in postings for freelancers in various categories was also reported during the same period by FlexJobs.com. A report by US-based financial firm Payoneer also said that India was the second-fastest growing market for freelancers after the US as it witnessed 46% increase in new freelancers from Q1 to Q2 in 2020. This market is expected to grow by $20-$30 billion by 2023. So, as numerous gigs come up for freelancers, let’s take a look at what’s new in this field: Tech experts: Organizations keen to transform the way they work through digital transformation are looking for tech experts who can work with them on turnkey projects. A startup for instance will require advice on setting up computer networks, an intranet and other email and communications solutions. Instead of a permanent employee it can then have a small temporary team doing the job, following which a few could stay on in the gig looking after maintenance and other upgrades of the system. AI experts/consultants: Machines work as intelligently as humans through artificial intelligence (AI). It makes more sense for small businesses to get an AI expert or consultant as a gig worker than hiring permanent staff and paying more in salaries and benefits. An AI expert can help the firm gain quick insights on effective marketing campaigns and better customer relationships. Such experts help companies save costs and staffing needs by working on automation processes to minimise repetitive menial tasks such as scheduling, timesheets and other paperwork. Bitcoin experts: What’s this about mining a bitcoin, which is also referred to as virtual or digital currency? A bitcoin is money made online. It’s virtual cash made by mining a bitcoin or purchasing it. Rules around use, purchase, and sale of mining bitcoins are still fuzzy as some countries have banned them, but many entities/firms accept bitcoins. What makes bitcoins valuable to investors is that no intermediary bank exists to regulate it. Servers around the world hold information on bitcoin transactions and copies, details of which are recorded in a public ledger known as a blockchain. Bitcoins are identified on the basis of wallet IDs and not by their owners. If you have a spare computer you can set up one of these servers. Information on bitcoin transactions are broadcast across the network on the nodes and the transactions are collected by miners to a group known as block. Bitcoin is legal in India though rules are ambiguous. The RBI had barred banks and other payment systems from recognising financial transations through cryptocurrencies. The Supreme Court, however, in March 2020 quashed the RBI order. The phenomenal rise of the Bitcoin, worth almost Rs 45 lakh currently in the
cryptocurrency market is offset by the risks involved in its trading. Numerous individual investors and other parties, therefore, are more than keen to hire advisors to see how they can dabble in the cryptocurrency market. The Economic Times also recently quoted a report from specialist staffing services firm Xpheno that said demand for crypto-tech talent had gone up considerably in the last eight to 10 months. The newspaper also said that shortage of crypto talent was pushing salaries to up to Rs 80 lakh a year. Many startups can offer freelancer bitcoin experts good money for advice, so you can start spreading the good word about yourself if you specialise in machine learning, blockchain, security solutions, RippleX solutions, front-end (including ReactJs, VueJS and Typescript) and back-end (such as NodeJs, Python and Golang) skills, data analysis, and UX/UI. You should also have in-depth information on the fundamentals of cryptography. Investment experts: In an uncertain environment when organisations and high networth individuals are focused on growing their wealth and assets, investment experts are in big demand. If you have sound knowledge of the stock market, know which shares are going to give the best returns or are clued in on the movement of all markets, including real estate, you could hop on to a gig to do what you know best – generate maximum wealth and incur minimum losses. In a USA Today article on Working as a Freelance Financial Planner, Paul Miller, founder of Miller & Company, a certified public accounting firm in New York, was quoted as saying that he had hired part-time and freelance accountant and that he found it was a good solution in some situations. Such workers were easier to hire, especially for one-off gigs or an assignment, he said. Freelance financial analysts typically need at least a bachelor's degree in accounting, statistics, engineering, finance, or mathematics. Some employers prefer at least a master's degree in a field such as business administration, accounting, or finance. Source View:- https://begig.wordpress.com/2021/11/23/are-gig-employers-looking-for-you-here-aresome-interesting-gig-jobs-in-demand/