On March 6, 2014, Swapsee and Monday Happy Monday co-organized the afterwork: "Trends in Human Resources: The New Model Freelance, and how U.S. companies are maximizing the benefits of this crucial source of talent". Our two guest speakers Joslyn Faust, founder of Tower Lane Consulting, and Michael Wong, Project Manager at Hunsaker & Associates, joined the meeting via streaming from San Francisco. HR managers and specialists of Coca-Cola Madrid, Sanitas, Smith and Nephew, AENOR, Waki TV and Discovery Channel, among others, participated in the event. Special thanks to Col·legi d'Enginyers de Barcelona for letting us host it in their fantastic space Tecnoespai. This Power Point presentation is the one used by Joslyn Faust during the event.

1. Webinar: Trends in Human Resources
March 6, 2014

2. Freelancing Adoption is Growing in the United States
Freelancing Growth
United States
60% of U.S. companies
plan to increase freelance
hiring in 2014, with most
of the jobs involving techrelated work.
Definition: Freelancers are part-time or temporary workers who are not
hired on a permanent basis

3. Freelancers Give Companies More Flexibility
Drivers of Freelancing
United States
58% of U.S. companies use freelancers
because the amount of work they have varies
59% of U.S. companies use freelancers
because their resource needs varies (i.e. they
need different skills at different times)
Companies use freelancers to give them specialized skills that aren’t
required on a full-time basis

4. Top Freelancer Jobs Are Typically Computer or
Writing Related
Top Freelancer Jobs
United States
IT and Programming
66%
Design & Multimedia
40%
Writing and Translation
36%
Engineering & Manufacturing
33%
Sales and Marketing
30%
Finance and Management
Administrative Support
Legal
27%
22%
11%
These are the types of jobs that can be done from anywhere

5. It’s Sometimes Difficult for U.S. Companies to Find
Great Freelancers
U.S. Companies consider these things
“Challenging” or “Very Challenging” when hiring
freelancers…
Time consuming interview
process
54%
Finding qualified
freelancers
48%
Security concerns (data
and privacy)
48%

6. What Does This Mean for Human Resources?
 Human Resources should…
 Tell their companies of the benefits of hiring
freelancers
 Be very clear on what skills they need in a
good freelancer
 Know where to find the right freelancers
 Learn how to manage freelancers that are
not permanent employees