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Steel Magnolias, Barbie, and Other Wise Women – In Celebration of a Complicated Women’s History Month By Bonnie Low-Kramen

Bonnie Low-Krayman

Kim Scott on agency Author of Radical Candor and Radical Respect What do you do when you experience bias, prejudice, or bullying? My goal is to help you make an intentional choice about how or if to respond so that you retain your sense of freedom and agency. You have every right to pick your battles.

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Stay on track with this payroll compliance checklist

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These are typically salaried employees, but employers must verify that each job role passes specific tests before the employee filling it may be classified as hourly. This information is used by state and federal agencies to locate parents who owe child support payments and are subject to income withholding. Employer’s name.

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The Structural Shift to a Contingent Workforce

Small Business Labs

Compare the capabilities and vested interest of salaried employees versus contracted professionals. My own experience: December '09, while everyone was getting laid off, I quit my job as executive creative director at a marketing agency and started a a network of media and marketing partners. Having trouble reading this image?

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On the Outside Looking In

Laughing all the Way to Work

Working for a temp agency can either land you a full-time job or help to keep you employed while you are looking. A more experienced assistant is also looking for a higher salary, where a younger assistant is usually willing to work for less money because they don’t have the experience. Don’t underestimate the value of temping.

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Answering Reader Mail: From Lawyer to Executive Assistant?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

The shortest route is to look for temp work thru agencies or TaskRabbit, Craiglist, or volunteer. 3) Can you afford to live off of an EA’s salary after being a lawyer? The only way to get a great salary hike is thru time and growing responsibility just like any other job. You want to gain as much relevant experience as you can.

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21 Tips for Job Hunting - A Comprehensive Strategy

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

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. Sure, some of them might have the same jobs, but you will soon find that sometimes a company will only work with one specific agency. Job hunting is a numbers and timing game.

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Answering Reader Mail: How Long is it Fair to be a Temp for a Job?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

After only 2 weeks, I found a great company through a staffing agency and the position was full time working for a wonderful CEO. Keep in mind, the role of a staffing agency/HR is to work for the company and to protect the CEO/client, their company, and their business, and their money.

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