The gig economy will become mainstream in the office within the next five years and life as an employee will "fundamentally change," a CEO that works with 30% of the Fortune 100 has said.
Catalant runs a matchmaking service that connects companies with professionals on-demand for specific projects. Users sign up through the website or access the service via a number of consulting firms that Catalant works with. Their profile is then put in front of company managers that are hiring for projects and at the end of the work the employee is given a rating.
Matches are made by a machine learning algorithm based on a worker's skills, interests, experience, suitability for a project, and the rating level they have gained from previous gigs. The platform allows professionals to take jobs when they like, selecting their hours, the length of the projects they take, the company they work for and the amount of jobs or projects they do per year.