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Episode 251: Being a Late Bloomer with Rich Karlgaard

Productivityist

A self-proclaimed late bloomer, he had a mediocre academic career at Stanford (which he got into by a fluke), and after graduating, worked as a dishwasher, night watchman, and typing temp before finally finding the inner motivation and drive that ultimately led him to his current career trajectory. This episode is brought to you by MetPro.

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More Canadians Becoming Freelancers

Small Business Labs

Follow us on Twitter Emergent Research EMERGENT RESEARCH is focused on better understanding the small business sector of the US and global economy. Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. Authors The authors are Steve King and Carolyn Ockels.

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Answering Reader Mail: Re-Entering the Admin Field

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Concomitantly, over the last three years I've served as a committee member and conference organizer with an educational nonprofit. Well, the educational field is dismal and I've given up on the teaching career. Temp, volunteer, apply for PT work and list that as your present role.

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The Structural Shift to a Contingent Workforce

Small Business Labs

Follow us on Twitter Emergent Research EMERGENT RESEARCH is focused on better understanding the small business sector of the US and global economy. Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc.   The CNN article focuses on the growing use of temps

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21 Tips for Job Hunting - A Comprehensive Strategy

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

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. You should have a Twitter account, or maybe even a blog. Obviously, I was not thinking at all, much less educating myself to a higher degree about finances and such.

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Will Google ever stop amazing me? Introducing Goog/411

Laughing all the Way to Work

Recently, a temp worker at my job gave me another Google tip. My opinions are based on experience, education, trial and error and blunders and bloopers made throughout my life and career. Finally, I asked her how she knew the answers and what was she doing to get the information? It was then she introduced me to Google.

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Guest Post: What Makes Virtual Administrative Assistants Work?

Laughing all the Way to Work

My opinions are based on experience, education, trial and error and blunders and bloopers made throughout my life and career. And that’s where a virtual administrative assistant can step in to make all the difference. If you find some are outdated please let me know so I can remove them from this list. 411 Look Up 411.ca