Your Global Freelance Workforce Management Team: Managing Your Engineering Talent Just Got Easier

Working in America is just not what it used to be.

Recently, on CNN Money, Brad Smith, the CEO of Intuit, remarked that 34 percent of the U.S. workforce is now self-employed independent workers. This evolving trend is referred to as the gig economy, and these workers often referred to as “contingent” workers or “on demand” workers. As the cost to hire and maintain a permanent full-time employee continues to rise, more and more companies are turning to freelance workforce management systems to find qualified workers for temporary and/or short and long-term assignments.

It’s a win-win. The freelance talent receives good pay and flexibility in where and when they work, while employers get more qualified workers at a lower overall cost.
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While most Americans have heard about general job hunting websites like Indeed.com and ZipRecruiter.com, there are hundreds of freelance workforce management systems being launched within specific industries, like telecommunications, engineering and information technology (IT). One such on-demand workforce management system is FE, which stands for Field Engineer.
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Engineers within the telecommunications field are high-trained, sought-after individuals. According to Salary.com, these specialists make an average annual salary of about $58,646-$74,033, plus benefits. Whether its a telecom company or a VAR (value added reseller) within the telecommunications industry, the demand for qualified, experienced engineers is always a clear and present need. These days, human resources executives are using an on-demand workforce management system – like FE – to manage all aspects of their recruitment process. That’s why Field Engineer (FE) is often called a total workforce management system, or a contingent workforce planning system.
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Through technology, FE makes it easier and more cost-efficient for business in the telecom sector to find good engineers, manage their work and hours, and pay these workers through a single platform. On the flip side, FE is also a timely, lucrative global platform for telecom field engineers to find reliable work.
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Benefits of Field Engineer (FE) to Telecom Companies and VARs

Here are some of features and advantages of the FE Freelance Management platform for employers:

• Telecom companies and VARs can now track their contingent workforce, including everything from scheduling and dispatching to timekeeping of their workforce – across multiple locations. This is accomplished through a single app, allowing employers to view and manage everything from one central location.
• FE aids Telecom companies and VARs in contingent workforce planning. It provides a thorough, yet flexible way to allow for the seasonal demands within the industry, as well as the for ramping up staffing after winning new clients, or alternatively keeping some staff in place as a project winds down.
• Current FE customers say they especially like the ease of system. There is so much information highlighted and easily visible from the dashboard, which allows the dispatch manager to see everything in one place with real-time tracking of all of their field engineers.
• In addition, the FE on-demand workforce management app allows companies to expand their service offerings to global markets without significant investment while operating within their current business model. Engineering and IT workforce management anywhere in the world has never been easier.
• Lastly, but very importantly, as a total workforce management system, FE saves companies money in the hiring process and in the management of their engineering talent.

Benefits of Field Engineer (FE) to Qualified Field Engineers

As a true contingent workforce management solution, FE is also valuable to engineers. The platform provides a community – a valuable online marketplace – where qualified workers can be matched up with companies who need their time and expertise. Finding excellent, hard-working engineering talent isn’t always easy, especially when the work involves high level IT skills.
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Consequently, Field Engineer (FE) also serves as an IT workforce management system since any of the specific technical skills needed for a particular assignment can be specified on the job description. Users can search based on keyword. Some of these IT specialty areas include: cloud computing skills; programming skills (such as Ansible, Chef and Cisco’s onePK API and VMware’s NSX); familiarity with IT networks, like LAN, WAN, WLAN and MAN; and soft skills, such as the ability to communicate technical information in layman’s terms.
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Engineers can also indicate whether they have been certified by organizations, such as the Society of Cable and Telecommunications Engineers, the National Workforce Center for Emerging Technologies, and the Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineers Computer Society.
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With FE, contingent workforce management – and IT workforce planning – has taken a giant leap forward. Whether you’re an employer with engineering needs or an engineer looking for work, Field Engineer (FE) is a perfect place to connect and explore what’s out there.
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As a global freelancing platform, FE streamlines success; it provides the means to stay ahead of today’s digital demands – and the competition. Simply put, FE enables us to do our best work, together.
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To learn more, visit our website.
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