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The Most Common Professions of Skilled Freelancers Working for Businesses

Small Business Labs

To help with this problem, the MBO Partners 2019 Client of Choice study used natural language processing tools to help categorize independent workers who provide services to businesses. But the list above provides a solid estimate for skilled professionals providing services to businesses. 

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Boo! The Scary, Frustrating Reality of Candidate Ghosting

Allwork

According to a survey by Indeed, 28% of job seekers have ghosted an employer — up from only 18% in 2019. . According to a survey by Indeed, 28% of job seekers have ghosted an employer — up from only 18% in 2019. Ghosting used to be a complaint of job searchers, but now it seems candidates are ghosting prospective employers, too. .

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Try This Brainstorming Exercise to Come Up with Better Business Ideas

Success

Atop the columns, fill in six S’s: story, skills, strengths, situation, social and solution. Continue this process until you narrow it down to about five ideas that have the most check marks. Bring your problem-solving skills to this one. In rows to the left of your columns, list your ideas. These are the ones worth exploring.

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How To Hire And Manage Freelancers, According To Experts

Allwork

You can’t get the best out of freelancers until you’ve honed your management processes. In 2020, more than a third of Americans freelanced — up 22% from 2019, CNBC reports. In 2020, more than a third of Americans freelanced — up 22% from 2019, CNBC reports. Is the freelance industry growing or fading? It’s growing.

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Want to Become a Mentor? Follow These 5 Steps

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Here, we’ll take a closer look at what’s involved in the mentorship process. You’ll learn about key mentorship skills, whether you should get mentorship training, and what’s required to start a professional mentoring business. They can help sharpen existing mentorship skills you have and provide you with new ones.

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8 Ways to Support Formerly Incarcerated Citizens Reentering Society

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Instead, he advocates for “having an open, honest interview process where guys can go and talk about, ’Hey, I did make a mistake, but this is what I’ve learned and how I’ve changed, and how this benefits you.’” He later went on to win PEP’s 2019 Barbed Wire to Business pitch competition.

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From Layoff To Liftoff: 5 Steps To Rebuild Your Career

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Material that can be used in your professional portfolio that demonstrates your skills and talents. So saving contact information from previous professional colleagues is a great head start on the process ahead. Take personal time to process what happened. This includes: New details to cite in your resume or cover letter.