If you’ve been jobseeking for a while, ‘be really, really open to freelance and contract positions,’ says recruiter

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If you’ve been jobseeking for a while, ‘be really, really open to freelance and contract positions,’ says recruiter
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For those jobseekers who've been applying for months, it might be worth it to try freelancing, says recruiter Emily Levine.

If you're one of the long-term unemployed and have been focused solely on applying for full-time work,

It's a way of earning some income as you continue to look. Jobseeking can be a blow to the ego and freelancing can be a way of "keeping your self esteem high," says Levine. It's also a great way of opening up opportunities for full-time work. Levine noted that she is seeing these kinds of results "in finance, creative, entertainment, marketing, real estate, all over the place."To increase your chances of getting hired for those freelance roles, make sure to update your resume accordingly.

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