7 TED Talks with big ideas for hiring. Some employees can work 9am to 5pm, five days a week. Others are available on evenings and weekends. But in today’s talk, filmed at the TEDSalon in London, entrepreneur Wingham Rowan describes another type of worker — one who has a highly unpredictable schedule. “Think of someone who has a recurring but unpredictable medical condition, somebody who’s caring for a dependent adult, or a parent with complex childcare needs — their availability for work can be such that it’s ‘[I can do a] few hours today’ and ‘Maybe I can work tomorrow, but I don’t if and when yet,’” says Rowan. “It’s extraordinarily difficult for these people to find the work that they so often need very badly. Which is a tragedy because there are employers who can use pools of very flexible, local people booked completely ad hoc.” Rowan says that he is encouraged by websites like Task Rabbit, which allow people to pick up odd jobs.
Below, more TED speakers with big ideas on hiring. Misha Glenny: Hire the hackers! Overpowering Your Lizard Brain - Seth Godin. "Fail or You're Fired" Actionable Interview with Seth Godin. Seth Godin: Why being human is the only way to win. Seth Godin: How do you change the system when you don't have the power? Seth Godin: Make Your Own Path. Steve Jobs on Marketing. Seth Godin "all marketers are liars" marketing master. Authors@Google: Larry Smith & Rachel Fershleiser. Cameron Russell: Looks aren't everything. Believe me, I'm a model. Sir Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity?