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How To Hire And Manage Freelancers, According To Experts

Allwork

And the key to good management — freelance or otherwise — is communication. Clear communication up front, and continuing conversation through regular check-ins and transparent project management helps streamline workflows and prevent confusion. The company hired four agencies and five consultants in its first two years.

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Succession Planning For Your Executive Assistant Team: What HR Leaders Need to Know

Worxbee

This should directly impact your training plans for team members. If you have to hire externally, it takes time and money as you place advertisements and screen applicants (or use an agency to do so). Then there’s the cost of training someone new. Who should help to identify talent? Consider the impacts on leadership as well.

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Pros and Cons of Virtual Assistants

C-Suite Assistants

If the job is defined as a virtual assistant role it means that the candidate pool you can source from can be much larger, offering you a better selection of talent and sometimes a less expensive option. Although this choice might be less expensive, there are several disadvantages. Lower overhead and training.

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

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I'm an EA to the President and CEO of a North American marketing agency that is growing rapidly. When we were a smaller agency, I was the EA and Office Manager for a smaller facility. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be the EA to the President and CEO of a North American marketing agency that is growing rapidly.

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3 Podcast Production Styles – Which is Right For You?

Andrea Kalli

This is usually your most expensive option as it requires hiring a full-fledged advertising agency, outside consultants and/or actors and actresses to get it just right. This style of production is now a legitimate approach on the World Wide Web. The thought being, produce the best podcast imaginable, and “they will come&#.

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Six Ways to Get More Juice from Your Freelancer | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

By taking the time to write down exactly what you want to accomplish, you’re much more likely to get a good product and avoid expensive rework because of miscommunications. Often I struggle to get the best out of a talented freelancer for lack of mutually agreed upon project management methodology.

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