An analysis of project-based work of freelancers in it sector and development of a platform to facilitate it in Turkey

Project-based work model could be advantageous for both employees and employers. In fact, there are many business benefits of project recruitment: employers can gain access to the best talented and skilled job seekers, and it can save costs and time by project-based hiring rather than full-time recruitment. In addition, employees can also benefit from project-based work by having flexible work schedules, gaining new skills and practical experience. One of the most challenging problems of fresh graduates is finding a job since they have little or no work experience. In that case, working in a project-based role could be advantageous for those inexperienced employees by helping them to get practical experience in their degree subject. This could even lead to a full-time position in the future. Nowadays, most Information Technology (IT) leaders are offering remote roles with flexible project-based opportunities. However, in Turkey, in general, project based work is difficult to arrange. IT employees face difficulties in finding and establishing contracts for project based work. The purpose of this study, as mentioned above, is to examine the current importance of project-based work and the deficiency felt in this field in Turkey, and therefore to develop a project-based job board which connects project owners with the right job seekers for their short or long term IT projects. In order to develop this project-based job platform, SQlite and DB Browser tools were used for database development purposes. The web application development was accomplished by using Django framework and Visual Studio Code as an integrated development environment.