For many freelancers, the decision to become an independent contractor happens at one of two of life’s most common crossroads: graduating from college or after spending some time working in a drab cubicle. These two intersections also represent the crux of an all too prevalent question, “Is education or experience more important?” Maybe the actual answer is “both.”
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If you’ve been living under a rock for the last few months, you may not have heard the news about the wide-sweeping layoffs. Downsizing has happened even across industries previously thought of as flourishing or stable. As a result, many of those affected by the term-du-jour “employee headcount reductions” have started to consider working flexibly as contractors and navigating from full-time to freelance.