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What can we learn from watching the Crystal Ball?

Job Advice Blog

Companies are hedging their bets by hiring temps instead a steady workforce. Most of them are expressing the negativity that currently exists in the labor market. Since the early ‘80s, the US economy has been taking longer to regain all the jobs lost in a downturn”. It mentions also that 26% of working Americans have “non-standard” jobs.

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Top 5 Tips for Finding Great Employees (cheaply!)

The Small Business Blog

Temp agencies are useful – look at them as being a trial period for potential employees. Top 5 Tips for Finding Great Employees (cheaply!) by Stefan Töpfer on Feb 08, 2010 The top 5 tips weekly post is always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Guest Post: What Makes Virtual Administrative Assistants Work?

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 24 February, 2009 Guest Post: What Makes Virtual Administrative Assistants Work? ▼ 2009 (58) ► December (5) Office Confidential: Just for fun to start your Ne. My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets

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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. Both of these relationships are good for your cost-planning because they are not fixed, permanent costs, they are variable cost, meaning, when the project is finished the contract for your temp-workers, contractors finishes too. SME should.

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