A Reader’s Perspective

By SologigFreelance Reader and Sologig user T. Crump

We typically receive quite a few responses to SologigFreelance and appreciate your continued interest in our blog. While we do not traditionally accept outside submissions for our blog, one recently caught our interest and we thought we would share it with you. Thanks again and enjoy!

“I have been reviewing Sologig for some time now and I was enthusiastic about the direction and objectives Sologig had in mind when it started the website. Innovation is essential when you want to be the leader and set the standards for the rest to follow. I have been doing a majority of my contract work through agencies in the accounting field, which was the norm after the surge of mega-mergers and the expansion of corporate giants and alliances. Prior to that, most hiring went through HR and I was generally requested and interviewed by the hiring manager. Now with the monopolies, restructuring and various other corporate reorganizations, employers are wondering how to best suit their hiring demand.

Previously it was cost effective to minimize the tax burden of direct hire and use an agency; saving the time involved with sifting through thousands of applications/resumes to find, hopefully, five suitable candidates. Times are changing. Now there are more job boards/sites, outsourcers and more agencies than you can shake a stick at; who vie for the revenue of placing their candidate for the position. Agencies are coming out of the woodwork and it seems that there are as many agencies as there are job seekers, who will get them the right or perfect candidate?

I've been in the accounting field for some 15 years, and I have yet to find an agency that can sell my skills better than myself. Generally, the recruiters have brief or no knowledge of the accounting field and their competitiveness is only driven by their expected income, which leads to a decline in trust by individuals they need to fill the position. That's when Sologig becomes the solution to the problem. There are a lot of accountants seasoned to utilize their experience without guidance to work through a 1099 agreement, tax saving benefits remain the same, and most accountants that provide business and employment references will only seek opportunities that will succeed in and strive to deliver the best. They are representing themselves, and they are rewarded with completion bonuses, business referrals and the direct communication and daily contact with the person who matters the most, the client.

Should agencies be a thing of the past? Absolutely; it’s our time to prove that the independent contractor/freelance does not need a voice piece or middleman - that's so nineties. All the agencies who go through Sologig are proof we the Independent Contractor/Freelancer are the future; sites like Sologig will be the conduit that will make agencies obsolete.”

Source: T. Crump-Houston Free Press