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Ditch the 9-to-5
5 easy tips to help you find freelance jobs and crush those gigs
Sadia Vali
November 20, 2025
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Ready to ditch the 9-to-5 and dive into the wild, exciting world of HR freelancing? 🎉
The gig economy is absolutely exploding, and guess what?
Companies need flexible, sharp HR pros like you more than ever. Whether you just want to pick up some side projects for extra income or go full freelance mode, landing those gigs isn't just about luck—it’s about making smart, strategic moves.
Here are 5 easy tips to help you find freelance jobs and crush those gigs like a total boss!
⚡Playbook 5.0 - Some truths arrive as an almost-obvious hush.
It takes two to tango - HR and Finance. What if HR could forecast talent as confidently as Finance forecasts revenue? That’s when people analytics truly becomes a growth engine.”
Arjit’s line does that - simple, exacting, and quietly subversive. Imagine HR that speaks the language of the balance sheet; imagine people strategy that forecasts growth with the same conviction as revenue models. That’s not fantasy. That’s design.
At the last Playbook, this idea broke through the usual hum of dashboards and dashboards-that-are-only-decor. It turned analytics from an internal curiosity into a boardroom imperative: when HR and Finance move in step, people analytics stops being a report and becomes a lever — a growth engine that powers decisions and outcomes.
The Shape of Work: HR Playbook 5.0 returns not to decorate the conversation - but to deepen
➡️When: Wednesday, December 3, 2025 | 12 - 6 PM IST
🏆 Tricog Health is now a TSOW Certified Best Workplace (2025–2026)!
Tricog’s people-first culture continues to set new standards in healthcare innovation — where ideas thrive, learning never stops, and every individual feels valued.
đź‘Ź Congratulations to Zainul Charbiwala, Swathy Sanjeevi, and the entire Tricog team on this milestone!
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