The software testing industry underwent major change in the year 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic compelled companies to go digital. The buzzword “digital transformation” accelerated digital transformation in 2020, causing people to migrate it to either an app or software to com...
With more Americans taking freelance careers full-time and Gen-Z workers turning to independent work because it’s hard to find jobs, freelancing is becoming a far more important contributor to the U.S. economy than in the past, according to new research. And with the pandemic keeping the majority of freelancers fully oc...
There has been a seismic shift in the job market as more Americans turn to freelancing during the pandemic. Over the last 12 months, their ranks have swelled to 59 million across a wide swath of industries. They now account for 39% of the U.S. workforce, according to UpWork, a global freelancing platform. The trend is due...
The Covid-19 pandemic has forced an unprecedented experiment with working from home. We estimate 45% of US workers were working from home at the 2020 pandemic peak. However, we shouldn...
When COVID-19 reared its deadly head at the start of the year, like many fellow Singaporeans, I lost my job. I was retrenched from my position in a travel company in April, shortly after global lockdowns started shuttering airports around the world....
Meeting your new colleagues and being shown around the office is a big part of starting a new job. Not only do you get to see where you’ll be spending most of your days, you also get to make first impressions with your team. But with many people working from home at the moment, starting a new job has been very different...
There’s a saying going around these days: The future of work is now — put into overdrive by the pandemic that suddenly transformed millions into virtual workers. But the coronavirus has also accelerated a major shift to freelancing that’s severing ties between companies and employees....
With COVID-19 shredding whole sectors of Britain’s economy, certainty and predictability have gone out the window. If you find yourself being either furloughed or sent to work from home, now is the time to seriously explore Freelancing as a viable option. Business confidence is collapsing and unemployment and chronic underemployment are on the...
COVID-19 pandemic affected freelancers worldwide as it shuttered businesses and stalled payments, with many gig workers now fulfilling critical roles to keep society moving as consumers retreat inside their homes. Food delivery, for example, and Uber dr...
Career as a Freelance Writer COVID-19 pandemic has led to many layoffs and unemployment as many companies must close their stores and factories as government restrictions to limit the spread of the virus. If you got laid off by your company and you find it's difficult to find a settled job in an uncertain situ...
