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OVERALL - has knowledge & awareness; little understanding of 'Gig Economy'

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OVERALL - has knowledge & awareness; little understanding of 'Gig Economy'

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+ve association to freelancing:
1. add value to company
2. win-win situation for companies & young gig workers during short-term contracts
3. gig workers are not tied down to traditional office hours & are commission based on their own efforts

-ve association:
1. no pay contributn, medical & other insurance coverages

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Level of knowledge & awareness of freelancing is there:
- feels that there are only advantages in using freelance platform
- Experience in outsourcing from other HR companies
- No knowledge of Gig Economy

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GIG ECONOMY - NO KNOWLDGE

FREELANCE IN HIS UNDERSTANDING - The person is good at something my company or the people on my organisation cannot do or is not good at

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SOCIAL MEDIA - Company does not use any social media platform. Only uses google

Him as a person - Uses facebook a lot.

Where he would expect to hear - (ranked based on his probability)
1) Word of mouth
2) Email marketing (Company receives a lot of emails with regards to job advertisement marketing)
3) Calling (Job platforms often call in to ask if we need any help)

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- Dependent on foreign skilled workers which affects their quota because the supply of local M&E skilled workers is low & now is even harder to get foreign skilled workers due to covid
- Outsourcing without agency fees
- A platform that is accessible 24/7
- In terms of manpower, highly value workers with skill sets & working experience

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- Lower costs in outsourcing
- Convenience (whenever need manpower also able to get)

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As lowest the budget as possible
convenient to be presented with a tailored list one relevant keywords are input

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- Receptive to outsource from here but ultimately still depends on the amount of commission paid & whether it can outsource for them the manpower they need whenever they need
- Receptive to transfer their employees to other SMEs on a short term basis provided that they have 1-2 extra employees on hand, relevant job scopes & the right price

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- Company only uses Facebook but very seldom because M&E is not really related to social media
- Expects to come across such a platform through Instagram or Facebook

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- Sees it as only having advantages and it can also be a form of revenue for them (transfer their employees at a higher rate)

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in the beginning in the short term i would be open to try this kind of platform for now lets say 7/10. but in the future if it does not go according to plan or my manpower opt to go to other companies despite it being my worker, i will rethink this idea

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Has knowledge & awareness of freelancing:
- "Freelancing is like a contract, they will pay without contribution, medical benefits, without any perks, so it’s like a short-term contract. It is like a win-win situation for companies and for the gig worker who would like a try to every field, as per the current situation with the youngers now"

- Has tried before for administrative staff,  didn't go well

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Engineering-> cooperating with SIP to get the correct candidates with workers' degrees to join & training up locals
Technician -> trying to increase foreigners manpower while trying to encourage local to join

- interested to use the platform as a first line of manpower fulfilment, followed by the traditional interview to filter the correct candidates to employ

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Easy access to a pool of prospective local and foreigner candidates for long term employment

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PRO: "It’s a one stop base where both prospective employer and gig worker can utilize to match their own needs and requirements."

CONS: do away with the actual interview, it would sometime get fake impression of the worker from the portal or sometime the biodata is not accurate enough to fulfill the job requirements.

OVERALL: interested as first line of manpower fulfilment

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- thinks this is the new way to go in terms of employment due to the young generations want to explore different job roles
- receptive to lend out manpower: "if really can manage our operation requirement and not obstructing any willing candidates to cross over, we are happy to do so!"
- receptive to borrow manpower: "In time consuming or time pressure situation, we will be more than delight to get a proper training in the shortest term to fulfill manpower shortage."

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SOCIAL MEDIA: Linkin & Facebook (1/2x a week)
Expect to come across through:
1. Google search pages
2. email marketing
3. maybe playstore if the platform has an app

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- Daily update of interested/ending contract candidates
- Short, concise, graphical presentation of data figures that is easy & reliable, eg dashboard
- Classification/filter function

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Pros: "It serves to be a consolidated marketplace showcasing talent, capabilities, costings and testimonials. And it also serves to protect the consumer by ensuring payments are released only on satisfactory delivery of the service."

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Pros: "It serves to be a consolidated marketplace showcasing talent, capabilities, costings and testimonials. And it also serves to protect the consumer by ensuring payments are released only on satisfactory delivery of the service."

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Cons: "But there's always a risk of engaging someone unknown through a platform."

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Has the knowledge & awareness of freelancing:
-  No more 9-5 jobs that make you sacrifice your dream so that you can work for their dreams. And because you’re so good at that particular skill, you sell yourself and make yourself in demand in the industry you’re selling.

- Not heard of the term "Gig Economy"

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LinkedIn, Facebook and GMB

But for me personally, I use a lot of LinkedIn and Instagram for self-growth and learning purposes for my business.

Would expect to hear about this platform on LinkedIn/IG

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- The experiences and projects they have undertaken previously

- Filter out with keywords and able to see past experiences/projects

- Able to see real-life reviews from companies they have worked for

- Able to see their LinkedIn profile

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- Outsourcing costs are low. And also if we were to hire any engineers or marketers, most of our works are project-based. We can just call them up anytime and discuss.

- Also, i’d be interested in hiring them for a long-term basis. It’ll be quite a hassle to rehire and retrain employees every 6 months or so.

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Receptive to source from other SMEs: Quite receptive. If we can discuss a good price and if they’re willing to learn, improve on their skillset and of course have the experience, then I'd be more than happy to accept them.

Receptive to transfer employees to other SMEs: I’m receptive to it. I would want my employees to explore the nature of work that they like and get outside of their comfort zones. Right now, we’re in need of manpower so it would be quite difficult to lend out any.

But we also need to take note whether the company is trustable or not. The platform has to verify them well before I would want to lend out my employees on a short-term basis.

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- Low outsourcing cost for skilled workers
- Long term
- Experience and qualified for the job with past projects

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- In terms of manpower, we have trouble sourcing for qualified marketers to take our company’s marketing and branding to the next stage. We also have a problem sourcing qualified Infrared inspectors because the industry is so niche in Singapore.

- Look out for the necessary skill sets. And when i’m going through their Linkedin/freelancing platform profile, I’d expect to see how well they can express themselves and the skill set that they have laid out on the platform.

- Outsourcing fees
- Experience and qualified with past projects

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Freelancing: "Where a worker is not tied down to an exclusive company and secures specific tasks and compensation from just about anyone who needs his/her service."

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Freelancing: "Where a worker is not tied down to an exclusive company and secures specific tasks and compensation from just about anyone who needs his/her service."

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Gig Economy: "The economic value of the freelance ecosystem, where a service provider takes controlled entrepreneurial risk and earns indirect correlation to his or her quality and quantity of effort."

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"Where a worker is not tied down to an exclusive company and secures specific tasks and compensation from just about anyone who needs his/her service."

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"Where a worker is not tied down to an exclusive company and secures specific tasks and compensation from just about anyone who needs his/her service."

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"The economic value of the freelance ecosystem, where a service provider takes controlled entrepreneurial risk and earns indirect correlation to his or her quality and quantity of effort."

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It has its pros and cons. While it definitely will fulfill my needs in the short term it would be very hard to say in the long term. and with regards to a platform like this. i dont think it will last for the long

Hiring workers for short term especially lending manpower out to other SMEs, would be something that i am very hesitant to do as it could potentially change the nature of my business. When my business nature has some confidentiality inside it.By lending my manpower out to SMEs there would be a chance that my nature of business and what we do even regarding the operations side get leaked. so there is always that fear.

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Platform -
Once signed up rather than he ownself find , he would prefer to be presented with a list of workers that he can choose from

Logic is similar to amazon or netflix. u get to choose keywords and specific criteria and the list will be tailored to ur needs and be presented to him.

can also consider about the type of worker and how the pay will be like. is it he do job then we pay one lump sum. or pay based on short term contract.

We can also consider how to engage the manpower via the app where he prefers to negotiate first rather than a button. so hence a negotiation feature would be good

Lets say if there are any issues with lets say the workers or the company lets say

the company that i am lending from. can it be trusted? if there are any issues can the platform assist me lets say when i lodge a report isit able to review and investigate.

and also lets say i am not happy with a part timer, is there a way to renegotiate via the platform

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"Sourcing well qualified and experienced property consultants"

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"Sourcing well qualified and experienced property consultants"

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"We need skilled, qualified and experienced, who can deliver good and reliable customer service."

"So freelance designers, renderers, marketers, then also we need structural engineers, M&E engineers, architects"

analysis: finding more suitable manpower

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"My answer is yes for some of these roles that I mentioned earlier. So a platform that helps us source prequalified, authenticated and available consultants, would help cut down the process of interview and selection."

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"My answer is yes for some of these roles that I mentioned earlier. So a platform that helps us source prequalified, authenticated and available consultants, would help cut down the process of interview and selection."

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"So we didn't hire workers per say, we hired M&E consultants to support architects for building redevelopment projects."

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"So we didn't hire workers per say, we hired M&E consultants to support architects for building redevelopment projects."

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"Most of them were helpful, and it was easy with authenticated testimonials. For some roles you won't want to hire freelancers where it involves confidentiality."

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"Reviews, authenticated testimonials and experience, rates and availability, quality of service and response time."

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"Reviews, authenticated testimonials and experience, rates and availability, quality of service and response time."

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"It's an opportunity to engage the best talent from any part of the world and enjoy cost arbitrage without long term commitment"

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"It's an opportunity to engage the best talent from any part of the world and enjoy cost arbitrage without long term commitment"

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"I think for locals it would range from say $20 to about $50 per hour."

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"I think for locals it would range from say $20 to about $50 per hour."

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"This would be relevant for us only in an exceptional situation such as a crisis which gives rise to a mismatch of supply and demand of service."

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"This would be relevant for us only in an exceptional situation such as a crisis which gives rise to a mismatch of supply and demand of service."

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"We post every 2 weeks or basically whenever there is new project development"

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"Maybe $1/hr to the platform for every hour of the worker." & "Per hour will be on par with the full-timers."