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More Canadians Becoming Freelancers

Small Business Labs

Carolyn is leading the coworking study and Steve is a member of the project team. Steve and Carolyn are partners at Emergent Research and Senior Fellows at the Society for New Communications Research.   From the article: "The jobs that are coming back are part-time and temporary. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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Answering Reader Mail: Transitioning to a Hollywood EA

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

The next step is to jump industries and focus on the creative. If you’ve worked for the top dog at the equity firm and have a lot of experience, it’s usually understood that you are so talented you can work in any industry. Finance can be perceived as very stuffy, black and white, and sequential and non-chaotic.

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The Structural Shift to a Contingent Workforce

Small Business Labs

Carolyn is leading the coworking study and Steve is a member of the project team.   The CNN article focuses on the growing use of temps.  Steve and Carolyn are partners at Emergent Research and Senior Fellows at the Society for New Communications Research. instead of hiring full-time, permanent employees. . 

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21 Tips for Job Hunting - A Comprehensive Strategy

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Hello New & Returning Readers, TheLadders.com is currently doing a project where they are looking for people to provide tips to new college grads about to enter the working world. 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.

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

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

People say they love teaching yoga so they want to open their own yoga studio, but when you do that it really means you’ve become an entrepreneur/business owner and you now have to manage all the marketing, operations, finances, HR, and legal aspects of your business either alone or be in charge of those who do instead of teaching yoga.

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Outsourcing Options For Small Business | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

Virtual workers can be from a “Temp-Agency&# or a from contracting firms. These relationships are for finite projects or to fill a cap, due to permanent staff illness on a temporary basis – they are limited by time or project. Businesses and people like to do business with professionals. Have a nice day!

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