Breaking the Experience Barrier

“Hmm, how do I knock down the old ‘5 years of experience’ barrier when I’ve only just graduated?” is something you might be wondering to yourself. As soon as you start thinking that you nailed a job interview, you get the dreaded email, you know the one, we’ve all gotten them, “…we’re sorry, we’re looking for someone with more experience”. But if they never hire you, you’ll never get experience, it’s this nightmare-ish Catch 22. So if you still think that it’s all sweet and dandy, that jobs are ripe for the picking when you’re fresh off the campus life, think again.

The Market as it Stands Right Now…

The struggle of being a fresh grad is not limited to the years of required experience that you are so sorely lacking. Universities are continually feeding the market with a steady influx of motivated grads looking for jobs, and there just aren’t enough opportunities to meet this demand. It doesn’t stop there! Graduates have always tried to bring it up a notch by adding volunteer work, research papers along with repetitive courses here and there to bridge the gap, to no avail. Looking at the bigger picture, everybody is doing the exact same thing. To an employer, you’re just not as unique as your mom thinks you are.

Let’s Cut to the Chase

It’s 2018! In order to change your situation, you need to disrupt the cycle of traditional thinking you’re currently adopting. If you take a look around you, you’ll realize that businesses are no longer interested in full-timers, as they are looking more and more to farm out tasks to freelancers. As a matter of fact, freelancing has already started to change the way some businesses think and operate. Many employers prefer to hire freelancers to do certain tasks rather than hiring full-timers as this not only cuts down on cost, but also provides them with access to diverse pools of expertise whenever needed and for lower rates. Freelancing has come a long way, and with the current trend, it is well on track to becoming the workforce majority a mere decade from now.

What’s in It for You?

Freedom

Feeling a bit constricted by the notion of a 9 to 5 job? Freelancing can help you achieve ultimate liberty offering that sweet combo of being able to do what you like, when you want, and get paid for it. There’s more to freelancing than just freedom. In fact, with a great deal of free time and flexibility gained, you may be able to work on multiple jobs, substantially increasing your income and clients!

The Two E’s: Experience and Exposure

When you’re confined to working at one place for an extended period of time, you become less receptive to learning new skills and adding varied expertise. Freelancing unleashes your untapped potential by allowing you to work on multiple projects at once. You get to widen your set of expertise while trying new things all the time. You’ll also be able to quickly get more career milestones under your belt a lot faster, bridging the experience gap you’ve always come up against when trying to get a “real” job.

Freelancing is Your Stepping Stone towards Entrepreneurship

Let’s admit it. We all have this dream of living lavishly with our business in place making income for us through different channels. Six-figure income while I chill on the beach? Yes please! (uh sorry guys, those adds are just clickbait, don’t fall for them, it’s never going to be like that) While freelancing may not be enough for you to kickstart the business of your dreams, it is certainly a start. Learning to manage multiple clients, committing to different deadlines and offering well-informed service rates and prices will certainly come in handy when it’s time to start your own business.

Where Do We Go from Here?

Freelancing has never been easier than it is today, with online platforms like Ureed connecting you with diverse employers always on the lookout for professionals of your caliber, or someone as hungry as you are who is eager to prove themselves. Ureed provides you with a platform to perform, to shine, to prove yourself and hone your skills. Using Ureed, you can sign up, select your specialization and skills to freely sift through available projects, placing bids and working from the comfort of your home (or local café,). So if you’re still confused about how to begin, just click here!