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How To Hire And Manage Freelancers, According To Experts

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In a survey published in 2020’s “ Building the On-Demand Workforce ” report from the Harvard Business School and Boston Consulting Group (BCG), 60% of business leaders said they expected to increasingly “rent” “borrow” or “share” talent with other companies. In 2020, more than a third of Americans freelanced — up 22% from 2019, CNBC reports.

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How to Stay Motivated While Job Hunting During the Holidays This Year

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Emphasize your transferable skills. On your résumé and during interviews, highlight transferable skills that will help you add value to an employer with potentially changing business objectives. Transferable skills typically fall into 1 of 3 categories: systems-oriented, people-oriented or self-oriented.

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The Secret Life Of Colleagues

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In 2020, a scientist shared the reality of her Zoom background on Twitter. The Facade Versus the Reality During the pandemic, we were inundated with images of celebrities and well-known business people being interviewed or attending virtual meetings with perfectly styled backgrounds.

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Working with Interns Can Benefit Everyone Involved—Here’s How

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For many of us, now years removed from that type of learning experience, the question comes up as an icebreaker activity rather than a serious interview question. Smith Schools of Business at Marshall University list several benefits to working with interns for both companies and individual employees, including enhancing supervisory skills.

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From Layoff To Liftoff: 5 Steps To Rebuild Your Career

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Material that can be used in your professional portfolio that demonstrates your skills and talents. You also need to avoid resume red flags that could cost you the chance for an interview. If you land an interview, employers are going to ask you about your previous employer, and rather than making up a story, be honest.

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6 Ways To Prove That Your Company Isn’t Flex-Washing

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There are six topics companies can cover during the interview process to prove to recruits that they’re the real deal and not just paying lip-service to flexibility. . To prove to recruits that you’re the real deal and not just paying lip-service to flexibility, cover the following topics during the interview process: .

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Interview with Krystal Booker of KrystalClear Virtual

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We chatted about whether the course was the right fit for her because Krystal was already working with clients at this stage and she wanted to make sure she was going to be learning the right skills and tools before signing up. Luckily I can say that she did say ‘yes’ and signed up to my VA Course in June 2020.