More than a quarter of all workers in the United States are engaged in the gig economy and by 2020 that number is expected to jump to 43%.

According to the Gig Economy Data Hub, about 1 in 10 people rely on the gig economy for their primary income, while the remainder turn to the gig economy to supplement their main income.

Borrowed from the music industry, the word “gig” applies to all sorts of flexible or contingent employment. The gig economy shows no signs of slowing down and it’s changing how we manage human capital – from sourcing and recruiting to engagement and retention.

Join Michelle Reed  (LinkedIn profile) Chief Marketing Officer, SkillSurvey; & Anja Wynne (LinkedIn profile) Ph.D., GPHR to better understand what the gig economy is, how it works, and why even more people will be choosing this work alternative in the years ahead.

Michelle & Anja will share some of the challenges this new reality brings to the workplace and how new technologies can help you find and hire the best workers for every role. Leave with strategies to improve the acquisition, onboarding, and overall employee experience of gig workers.

Learning Objectives:

• Attendees will gain awareness of the current “Gig Economy” phenomenon, and the challenges and benefits it brings to our organizations.
• Attendees will return to their companies able to build a broad base of stakeholder support for improving conditions facing gig workers.
• Attendees will join with the speakers to create a model for improving the selection and retention of gig workers.