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Want to Reach Your Potential? Be a Learner

Success

“We have a whole generation of millennials and college grads who have come out of college seeing how their parents were perhaps treated in 2008 and are choosing income security over job security” by freelancing, temping and so forth. Plus, if your industry hits the skids, you’d better have some options. A push for parity. Yes, totally!”

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More Canadians Becoming Freelancers

Small Business Labs

  From the article: "The jobs that are coming back are part-time and temporary. The latest data show that there is an ongoing loss of full-time and permanent jobs. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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Is Your Resume Hot? Or a HOT mess?

Melissa Peoples

She has so much to say to the Administrative community and I am over the moon that I can share her first article with you. Reasons for doing so will be explored in future articles - stay tuned!] So, after reading all of the above [and thank you for doing so, since this is my first LinkedIn article!], You are welcome!

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On the Job by Anita Bruzzese: Being a Hiring Manager Doesn't Give.

On The Job

While there are some badly prepared job candidates, there are plenty who have practiced their answers, done research on your company and are prepared to offer their take on industry trends. Great article! I always hear that temp work is a good way to get experience, but wonder if HR ever cares about it.

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The Structural Shift to a Contingent Workforce

Small Business Labs

Robert Reich's NY Times article Entrepreneur or Unemployed covers this trend.    Although he doesn't use the term, Reich's article focuses on the growing number of necessity-preneurs.    The CNN article focuses on the growing use of temps.  Web/Tech women work/life balance

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Answering Reader Mail: Career Progression, Wearing Different Hats, and Realistic Expectations

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

You can google for the article, but this is what it said: “Everything starts with an idea. EA work is typically admin work - phones, travels, calendars, expense reports, mtgs/luncheons, etc. It’s not unheard of to be on call 24/7 or to work 60-100 hours a week depending on your executive and industry. This the second job.

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21 Tips for Job Hunting - A Comprehensive Strategy

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I love doing informationals because I like learning about what people do, even if I am not in that industry, and perhaps get an office tour down the line, and make a new friend if they introduce me to someone else. They all have different clients and cater to different parts of the city or industries.