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Recruit CRM's Recruitment Entrepreneurs Series Ft. Lindy Sollinger

Recruit CRM

However, a chance job in temp recruiting led her to where she is today. After building a network of IT people and using her savings, she built her own little recruitment firm from her apartment in Seapoint. Lindy Sollinger Did you find us on Google Podcasts , Amazon Music and Apple Podcasts yet?

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Answering Reader Mail: Finding Temp Agencies in Los Angeles

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JH recently wrote me and asked the following question, "With so many temp agencies out there, I don't know which is/isn't good. I was wondering if you could give me the name of the temp agency you worked with. The best strategy is to sign up with every single temp agency in town. Lucky for you, there's Google!

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Will Google ever stop amazing me? Introducing Goog/411

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 May, 2009 Will Google ever stop amazing me? Introducing Goog/411 I was introduced to Google when I went back to work as an assistant in a law firm in Ottawa. It was then she introduced me to Google. Recently, a temp worker at my job gave me another Google tip. Introducing Goo.

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Answering Reader Mail: Re-Entering the Admin Field

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Temp, volunteer, apply for PT work and list that as your present role. So, it's best to search for temporary, short-term admin work via temping, volunteering, applying for part time work so you have something to put on your resume. Through volunteering, you can network and keep your pulse on the industry of your choosing.

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Outsourcing - Good or Bad?

Professional Assistant Blog

We hired a temp to do some simple clerical work for us, but realized once she left, that the work was inadequate and there were spelling mistakes along with the mail merge list not being correct, that we supplied to her. Heres an example of what happened with me. Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work?

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Answering Reader Mail

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

9 times out of 10, whenever I need to take care of task, the first thing I do is Google it, look for it on Yelp, or look on LinkedIn. 2) Temp while you look for a job so you can say you have executive or admin assistant experience and within entertainment. Call every single temping agency in town. 5) Be prepared to take tests.

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Top 5 Tips for Finding Great Employees (cheaply!)

The Small Business Blog

Build your own network! Temp agencies are useful – look at them as being a trial period for potential employees. My Web StumbleUpon Google Bookmarks Technorati BlinkList Newsvine ma.gnolia reddit Windows Live Tailrank E-Mail me or follow me. Community for small business outsourcing and cost control.

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