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Super Temps to the Rescue

Small Business Labs

Excellent article in the Harvard Business Review on The Rise of the SuperTemp.  According to the article: "Supertemps are top managers and professionals—from lawyers to CFOs to consultants—who’ve been trained at top schools and companies and choose to pursue project-based careers independent of any major firm."

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Beyond the Org Chart: How Procedures Elevate Leadership in Administrative Professionals

All Things Admin

According to a report by the American Society of Administrative Professionals , non-managing APs tend to be involved only in the upkeep of existing systems, with their managing counterparts playing a more substantial role in enhancing and developing new processes. As a result, she felt more confident about covering for me.

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Want to Reach Your Potential? Be a Learner

Success

professor emeritus of human resource management at Rutgers University and editor of Compensation & Benefits Review. Some managers worry about investing in developing people who can then easily take those skills to a competitor,” says David G. a former human resource management professor at Rutgers. Allen, Ph.D.,

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Why Companies Are Increasing Their Use of Contingent Labor

Small Business Labs

Ardent Partners is an analyst firm focused on corporate procurement and as part of this brief they research and analyze the use of contingent labor (temps, contractors, consultants, etc.) Key quote from the article: In 2009, the estimated percentage of contingent workforce utilization within the average enterprise hovered around 16% or 17%. The

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On the Job by Anita Bruzzese: How to Move from Temporary Work to a.

On The Job

A couple of weeks later, a manager paid me a visit. Levit, author of “New Job, New You” cautions that before such an inquiry you should make sure you’ve been doing a great job at the position you were hired to fill as a temp. You’ve got to demonstrate that even as a temp, you’re a great fit for the company.

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News on the Growing Contingent Workforce

Small Business Labs

Lot's of recent news about the continued growth of the contingent workforce, which is the term the corporate world uses for what we call the independent workforce - freelancers, contractors, independent consultants, temps, etc. Recent articles on this topic from the corporate point of view include: 1.

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Is the Staffing Industry Facing a Kodak Moment?

Small Business Labs

Many in the industry also feel the threat posed by online talent marketplaces, freelancers management systems and independent contractors in general is minor or simply doesn't exist.  The data overwhelmingly shows the use of non-W2 labor is growing at a much greater pace than overall employment or the growth in temp labor.

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