Here is the first idea I would like to throw around...
Discounted contract engineering.
When budgets are tightened Engineering is typically one of the first places that feels the squeeze. I know several mechanical design engineers who have lost their jobs or have been severely cut in pay. There are also companies who understand that development is the only way out of hard times.
So, I want to make the most of both problems. Why not get out of work engineers and designers working on a contract basis for the companies that want to save money? With reduced bureaucracy and open schedules, projects can be moved through at the speed of... invention.
So what do you think? What are the flaws? How can I market this?
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I think that one of the most important aspects of a business venture like this is connection. How do you, as a company, find reliable talent? Especially inexpensively, and for the short-term. And how does an engineer find valuable contract work?
ReplyDeleteA website like linkedin is useful for this. It is kind of a digital resume database and contact collective built into one. But it is massive, and hard to verify claims objectively.
Also, there are several firms that specialize in recruitment/placement. But not all of them are known for their quality of positions or applicants.
I guess what I am saying is that an attempt has been made to solve bridge this gap, how are they doing it? What is right, and wrong with what they are doing?
I wonder if some sort of "auction-esque" website might work. A company advertises a project or job. They can list the needed skills and experience. Then, that project can be bid on by any with the abilities desired.
There would have to be some sort of objective evaluation of both the projects legitimacy and the engineers claims of abilities. This way both parties know they are giving/getting a reliable bid.