Small Business Labs

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

As the article points out, there's broad agreement that most of the sharing economy companies - Uber, Airbnb, etc. This is what do we call what continues to be commonly called the  "sharing economy""? have nothing to do with sharing.    We've long felt the term "sharing economy" was a misnomer.

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Small Business Labs

DECEMBER 12, 2012

But even though I'm familiar with the labor situation in Europe, I was still stunned by the data in the New York Times article Young, Educated and Jobless in France. Instead, younger Europeans "float" from temp job to temp job. We spend a lot time studying jobs and workforce data.   And, like U.S.

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Small Business Labs

MAY 22, 2012

The PhD Now Comes with Food Stamps is an interesting article on the struggles of adjunct university faculty.  According to the article, the average adjunct is paid $2500 per course taught, but it can be as low as $600. All of this adds up to situation like the one described in article - a women with a Ph.D

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 2, 2015

The GAO includes the following in their definition: Agency temps: (1.3%). It also helps answer the question asked in the HBR article Where are all the Self-Employed Workers? .  The GAO's definition of contingent covers the broad category of workers who aren't full-time, permanent employees.

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All Things Admin

MARCH 26, 2024

Before leaving, I was able to spend a few days going over the binder with my temp. EXPLORE THE RESOURCES © 2024 Julie Perrine International, LLC HOW TO USE THIS ARTICLE IN YOUR NEWSLETTER OR WEBSITE Want to use this article in your newsletter, ezine or website? As a result, she felt more confident about covering for me.

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Ardent Partners is an analyst firm focused on corporate procurement and as part of this brief they research and analyze the use of contingent labor (temps, contractors, consultants, etc.) Key quote from the article: In 2009, the estimated percentage of contingent workforce utilization within the average enterprise hovered around 16% or 17%. The

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 21, 2012

Adjunct faculty is what colleges and universities call temp or part-time professors. As we noted in a prior article - Academic Freelancer Woes - we think we're at the beginnings of a fundamental shift in higher education.  Many  colleges and universities are in financial trouble , which means more temp faculty members.

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On The Job

JANUARY 19, 2010

Levit, author of “New Job, New You” cautions that before such an inquiry you should make sure you’ve been doing a great job at the position you were hired to fill as a temp. You’ve got to demonstrate that even as a temp, you’re a great fit for the company. Being a temp gives you a chance to see if you appreciate their style,” she says.

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Small Business Labs

MAY 24, 2012

We posted the article  Gen Y Independents: Socially Oriented and Serving Non-Profits over at MBO Partners blog. The article covers one of the more interesting statistics from MBO Partners State of Independence Study , which is 22% of Gen Y (born 1980 to 2000) independent workers (freelancers, temps, etc.)

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Small Business Labs

APRIL 2, 2012

The Contingent Workforce and Public Decision Making is an article in the Spring issue of Public Sector Digest. " The article goes on to suggest that governments at all levels need to respond to the rapidly growing number of contingent (freelancers, contractors, temps, etc.) workers with new policies and approaches.

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Small Business Labs

JANUARY 7, 2016

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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Small Business Labs

APRIL 13, 2012

Lot's of recent news about the continued growth of the contingent workforce, which is the term the corporate world uses for what we call the independent workforce - freelancers, contractors, independent consultants, temps, etc. Recent articles on this topic from the corporate point of view include: 1.

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Small Business Labs

JULY 24, 2013

 Examples include The Temp Economy, The Gig Economy, Freelance Nation, The Grassroots Economy, The Artisan Economy ( a term we use ), The Bottom Up Economy (we posted on this one yesterday , etc.   I'm starting to warm to the task economy because all work - and not just temporary work - has become much more task oriented. .

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Recruit CRM

APRIL 14, 2020

This article covers the bare minimum necessity of a startup. As mentioned in my earlier article a website can be created nowadays with free tools online, or can even be outsourced at a couple of hundred dollars. I will dedicate a separate article later to the choice and use of technologies by a recruitment agency.

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

 Key quote from the article: Organizational psychologists are finding that self-expression has deep links to productivity. Fast Company's Why Everybody's Going Freelance  explores a key issue why the self-employed tend to be more satisfied with their work than traditional employees - autonomy.

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Success

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

“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. This article appears in the January 2016 issue of SUCCESS magazine and has been updated. Yes, totally!”

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Because of this dark side, we need better laws and protections for temps, contract workers and others being unfairly exploited or in need of more economic security.  Despite the book's hyperbole, vitriol and one-sided point of view, I genuinely enjoyed it.   And Raw Deal does a great job describing the dark side. 

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 17, 2012

The Forbes article In the Future, Nobody Will Have Jobs  summarizes the growing view that traditional jobs are going the way of the dinosaurs, replaced by an array of contract workers and automation. Regular readers know we believe the number of independent workers (freelancers, temps, etc.) is going to continue to grow.

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Small Business Labs

JANUARY 24, 2012

  Everyone should read this book, but his recent Financial Times article We are all going to hell in a shopping basket nicely summarizes his views. A growing gap between rich and poor in countries like Canada has been blamed, in part, on a growing number of poor quality jobs. More like a temporary economy." We don't agree.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 26, 2008

I was out of work, temping here and there for a year. Click here for an article on preparing your resume. Don’t underestimate the value of temping. Working for a temp agency can either land you a full-time job or help to keep you employed while you are looking. It can be a full-time job just looking for work.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 27, 2015

PA retention rates will be at an all time high and this will remove company expenditure on temps. The original article can be found on Jennifer’s blog and you can also follow her on Twitter: @jencorcoran_pa. We are worth investing in – by PAs talking to each other more there will be a huge time saving for management.

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Job Advice Blog

JULY 6, 2010

Companies are hedging their bets by hiring temps instead a steady workforce. The article talks about “labor on demand” and this is on all levels and not only low paying jobs. The article is predicting that as soon as the economy will show signs of improvement the better employees will jump ship to a company that pays better.

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 10, 2010

  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.

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Melissa Peoples

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

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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Bonnie Low Kramen

JANUARY 11, 2023

In January 1986, Bonnie Low-Kramen, who was 27 at the time and temping in Broadway box offices as she tried to carve out a career as an actor, was tipped off to a gig as the public-relations director for the Whole Theatre, a small theater in northern New Jersey. . ” Read the original article from Business Insider here.

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Success

DECEMBER 15, 2023

True Temp weighted blanket For someone who likes the feeling of being hugged ever so gently while sleeping, this is the blanket. Sleep Number’s True Temp weighted blanket ($199) enhances the sleep experience by incorporating the relaxing effects of deep pressure stimulation for reduced stress and anxiety.

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The Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

autoresponder-marketing.simplycast.com Jason Vickers Stefan, Thanks for the great article. www.bitsofbusinessblog.com Henrik Poulsen Hi Stefan Great article on cash flow, a very important part of any. Temp agencies are useful – look at them as being a trial period for potential employees. After reading. After reading.

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 3, 2010

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. 

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 12, 2015

I wrote an article called Getting To Yes that outlines the steps you need to take to persuade your executive to support your training. Here is the link to all my article, Getting To Yes. I obtained my 4-year Bachelor’s degree while temping as an AA and fell in love with my career. IAAP www.iaap-hq.org (Shared by Jen).

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

3) Work with temping and recruiting agencies – all of them When you are looking for a job, contact every temp and recruiting agency in town. If I read a business article about someone in Los Angeles, I look them up and add them. I actively grow my LinkedIn network every week, if not every day.

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www.officearrow.com

OCTOBER 28, 2010

| Cart Sign Up | Forgot Password | Contact Us Get more from OfficeArrow! Learn about all the benefits of becoming a member or Sign up Now! OfficeArrow: Working Together for You. Hildebrand Print Comment Rating: Be the first to rate this.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 10, 2009

Recently, a temp worker at my job gave me another Google tip. I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles. I am a woman and therefore reserve the right to change my mind and go back and edit my articles from time to time or to update them.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles. I am a woman and therefore reserve the right to change my mind and go back and edit my articles from time to time or to update them.

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Justin Fox, in his Bloomberg View article  The Rise of the Not-Just-Freelancing Freelancer on the study, adds this non-Silicon Valley description of a diversified worker: someone who works part-time at Wal-Mart, babysits, and knits sweaters for sale.  Can you tell from this definition that Upwork is based in Silicon Valley?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 6, 2013

You can google for the article, but this is what it said: “Everything starts with an idea. Before I answer your question directly, I do want to go over some items anyone in your position or who is an EA may want to consider. A couple of weeks ago, I was reading a piece on LinkedIn on how there are basically only 4 jobs. This the second job.

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Small Business Labs

JANUARY 25, 2016

  For example, the NPR article points out the good side of the gig economy: The Financial Times explains that in the future, work will be less secure but lots more exciting. Now we have to get more people to understand that the shift to the gig economy isn't all bad. 

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Who's the Real Boss?

AUGUST 31, 2020

’ And yes, there was a plethora of articles with tips on how to set them out, with templates to match, but there wasn’t actually anything online that told me what to write or how to write it. Earlier in my career, when I was presented with the responsibility of minute taking (which I freaked out over, mind you!),

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