Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 27, 2015

  The tagline of the study is "the future of work is here" By this they mean contingent talent - freelancers, consultants, independent contractors, temps etc. - This, of course, means more work for independent workers. They're a study sponsor (registration required). 

Temping 100

Temping 2016 2015 Environment 100

Small Business Labs

APRIL 24, 2013

The growth of the independent workforce (freelancers, temps, self-employed, etc.)   The list goes on and on and, of course, includes Emergent Research client MBO Partners. has also led to a growing ecosystem of companies supporting independent workers and the firms that hire them.

Elance 100

Elance Temping 100

Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 6, 2009

Gloria just finished a temp assignment and experienced an awful case of sabotaging by a peer admin who is a lot younger than her and has been with the company for a year. While Gloria has finished her temp assignment, she wants to be prepared should she meet Sally Saboteur in the future. Well, this is a tough one.

Assertiveness 100

Assertiveness Temping Confidence Management 100

Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 6, 2009

Gloria just finished a temp assignment and experienced an awful case of sabotaging by a peer admin who is a lot younger than her and has been with the company for a year. While Gloria has finished her temp assignment, she wants to be prepared should she meet Sally Saboteur in the future. Well, this is a tough one.

Assertiveness 100

Assertiveness Temping Confidence Training 100

Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Because of this dark side, we need better laws and protections for temps, contract workers and others being unfairly exploited or in need of more economic security.  Despite the book's hyperbole, vitriol and one-sided point of view, I genuinely enjoyed it.   And Raw Deal does a great job describing the dark side. 

Temping 100

Temping Payroll Policies Salary 100

Loosely Speaking

JUNE 18, 2009

He heads to Tempe in the morning for physical and workout. He’ll be playing until the beginning of September, games every day with about four days off over the course of the summer. (No Contract and rookie league explained. Then gets his uniform and a plane ticket to head up to Orem, Utah on Sunday.

Temping 100

Temping 2004 2009 Calendars 100

Eco-Office Gals

MAY 30, 2013

To make matters worse, you’re also illuminating, heating, and cooling the space held by inanimate objects–and that doesn’t mean clueless temps. Of course it does! Sound familiar? You’re not alone. Even in this very e-oriented age, we still accumulate a good deal of hard copies and clutter. Sound appealing?

Temping 100

Temping Filing AT&T Phones 100

Office Dynamics

MAY 19, 2015

Are you one of the many assistants who claims you can’t attend a training course or even get away for a free webinar because you’re just too busy? If you don’t have that luxury consider proposing an office temp to cover for a day or two while you’re away. Get a buddy. Get organized!

Training 100

Training Management Temping AT&T 100

Page Personnel

MAY 26, 2021

Professionals are finding that even if there aren’t many permanent jobs available in their field, there are opportunities for temp, contract work, or for project-based roles. If you don’t, then the contract will run its course in a few months anyway – and leaving is drama-free.

Negotiating 52

Negotiating Temping Skills Salary 52

Office Dynamics

MARCH 12, 2015

You may think this would be a biased conversation about our curriculum-based designation courses but it was far from that! It’s not so much about receiving a ‘certification’ as it is about what will be covered in a class or online course. Skillsoft has been around for years and they have a plethora of courses and workshops.

IAAP 100

IAAP ASAP Administrative Professionals Training 100

Melissa Peoples

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

The hiring world changes quickly and I almost missed the boat, but thankfully for my angel advisor, I was able to correct my course and improve my chances, and I hope that sharing this advice helps someone else as well. I have also participated in several fruitful phone screens, and I have an onsite interview scheduled in the coming days.

Resume 52

Resume Administrative Professionals Cover Letter Temping 52

Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

We hired a temp to do some simple clerical work for us, but realized once she left, that the work was inadequate and there were spelling mistakes along with the mail merge list not being correct, that we supplied to her. Home About Me Advertise Outsourcing - Good or Bad? Everyone could use a little more green in their wallets.

2007 100

2007 2008 Cubicle Google Docs 100

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 12, 2010

I spent the next four months resting, soul-searching, temping here and there and took a 2 week vacation. Some of them might include taking new or refresher courses, doing informational interviews, networking, and volunteering. So I quit my job. It took me the entire four months to unwind and finally feel normal.

Self Esteem 40

Self Esteem Temping Interviewing Stress 40

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 26, 2014

You know deep down what he is asking of you is par for the course and totally reasonable, but your reaction isn’t congruent to the situation. I started this blog while temping/job hunting and I was allowed to write or do personal side projects as long as it was not interfering with my work. I mentored other younger assistants.

Temping 40

Temping Stress Job Hunting ASAP 40

Service Untitled

JANUARY 23, 2012

And I started in the company as a temp worker in 2004. Service Untitled: Before the marketing guys get on the phone in December, do they get a refresher course or additional training? We actually have refresher courses which is exactly what we call them. Service Untitled: So tell me about your role and what you do at Zappos.

Interviewing 40

Interviewing Training Phones Holidays 40

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

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. You will be pulled in a lot of directions for what you want, what’s available, what is a fair compromise, and if you will temp, do contract work, or job hunt while you still have a job.

Job Hunting 40

Job Hunting Resume Cover Letter Interviewing 40

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 7, 2012

Be aware and mindful to ask insightful questions now over the course of many months. If you are out sick, a temp will have to sub for you. Here are some things to work on for projects and what to figure out when learning to work with a new C-Level Executive during your first year. Do they know the vm passwords? Your computer log in?

Holidays 40

Holidays Calendars Credit Card Restaurants 40

Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 10, 2009

Recently, a temp worker at my job gave me another Google tip. Of course before I recommend anything I try it out so I picked up the phone and it asked me what I was looking for and what city and province. It was then she introduced me to Google. I have loved it ever since and that is when my list of handy Favourites was born.

Google 100

Google Time Zones IAAP International 100

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 4, 2013

Tell us your story on how you went from temping in LA to being the EA of high-profile CEOs. I found every single one of my jobs through a temping agency or by referral. I learned through informational interviews that I should apply to temp agencies. So I left that temp gig and went to work for the CEO.

Interviewing 40

Interviewing Temping Resume Agencies 40

Men With Pens

DECEMBER 1, 2009

– it isn’t too much different “functionally&# from recording a radio broadcast (minus whatever the radio station pays the artist, of course). Yosie – De temps en temps, j’ai le goût de faire de quoi en français, ou traduire mon blogue. Of course, that’s our own fault, isn’t it?

2009 40

2009 AT&T Interviewing Copyright 40