Freelancer jobs or contract jobs are on the increase as businesses look for people for their short term projects and employees looking for freedom while working. According to both strait times and Asia Finance contract jobs in IT, digital marketing jobs, investment professionals and key contractors will be in high demand.
Skilled contractors are people who have been working with both contract employees and clients looking to hire employees on 1 or 2 years contract basis or so. The new generation generally is looking to gain as much experience as they can from their work environment and that is why they are willing to work as contract employees. It is also the case because employers are hiring more for contract employees. Not just in Malaysia or Kuala Lumpur, this increase is common in other countries like USA and other countries as well. Contract basis jobs make it easy for employers to find talent at the right price without worrying about their other benefits. However with increasing contract employees, there is a need for ways and schemes for the welfare of contract employees too. It is however difficult for contract employees to benefit from health and insurance benefits that come with full time job.
Yet contract jobs allow people to manage couple of projects at the same time and increase their work skills quickly. Also contract employees are more skilled and goal oriented. As per the recent economic conditions, the chances of contract companies hiring more contract employees are strong for few more years.
There are many excellent and renowned recruitment and outsourcing services providers in Kuala Lumpur today. They have the knowledge to understand the contract jobs market and add value both to clients and employees. In 2017 and beyond, contract companies will be sort after by businesses and prospects alike.
