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Is it the Gig, Sharing, Access, 1099, Freelance or On-Demand Economy?

Small Business Labs

.  The article references the Harvard Business Review's  The Sharing Economy Isn’t About Sharing at All  which makes the point that the sharing economy is really about paying for access to an asset or service.  Back in 2012 we suggested "rental economy" was a more accurate descriptor.

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Is the Staffing Industry Facing a Kodak Moment?

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In the Staffing Industry Review article Human Cloud, IT Staffing Firms Eye Each Other - Warily he's quoted as saying: “Almost all large, sophisticated corporations are flat-out refusing to use non-W2 temporary labor.   An interesting example comes from a quote from Peter Dameris, CEO of large staffing firm On Assignment.

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Answering Reader Mail: Taking Your Career to the Next Level

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I paste those answers and questions on this blog too, but to find it more easily and faster, go to Jobstr.com and search these three key phrases: Orlando EA on 05/15/2012 gregg on 05/12/2012 borclans on 05/10/2012 Here are my suggestions for you regarding career path and getting to the next level.

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