online work: improving the world's economy through global job opportunities
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Online Work: Improving the World's Economy Through Global Job Opportunities. RUNNER UP, MOST RECOMMENDED PROJECT EXPERIENCES FROM THE FIELD 2013. The world has a problem. Half of IT decision-makers surveyed by CIO Magazine said talent shortage is limiting their ability to innovate. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Online Work: Improving the World's Economy Through
Global Job Opportunities
RUNNER UP, MOST RECOMMENDED PROJECT
EXPERIENCES FROM THE FIELD 2013
The world has a problem.
More than 200 million people around the world are unemployed
“Four years into the global crisis, labour market imbalances are becoming more structural, and therefore more difficult to eradicate.” — International Labour Organization
Half of IT decision-makers surveyed by CIO Magazine said talent shortage is limiting their ability to innovate
In 2011, when global unemployment was near a record high:• 30% of U.S. companies had open
positions for more than 6 months• 80% of Japanese companies said the
same
What if we brought the work to the worker?
What if we brought the work to the worker?
With online work, we can.
oDesk: The world’s largest online workplace
Workers can access millions of job opportunities worldwide, giving them control over their career and earnings
Businesses can find and hire the best workers, regardless of where they’re located, for the skills they need
3.2M freelancers1.5M jobs posted in
2012$360M billed in 2012
Benefits global economy on both sides
Year 1
Year 3
oDesk contractors on average increase their hourly wage almost 60% in the first year and close to 190% over 3 years
What Would Have Done if No Appropriate Online
Worker
Hired on-
premise worker17%
Some-thing else83%
1 in 3 will be hired to work online by 2020
This empowers both:Businesse
sWorkers
