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Use of Contract Labor by Sole Proprietors Surging

Small Business Labs

.  While looking through the data we were struck by the extent of the growth in the usage of contract labor - contingent workers such as freelancers, independent contractors, temps, etc. -   by sole proprietors.    As the chart below shows, sole proprietor contract labor expenses increased 38% between 2010 and 2013. 

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5 tips for Being a Freelance Worker

On The Job

And any spare time you have will be spent throwing in a load of laundry and cleaning up dog puke. Companies are opening up all kinds of work in these areas. They are experienced, have a shorter ramp-up time and have very sought-after skills." Here's a story I did on the issue of contract work for Gannett/USAToday. "But

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Answering Reader Mail: From Lawyer to Executive Assistant?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I currently work as a lawyer and undertake every day many of the types of responsibilities that make up an executive assistant role, such as administration, communication, project management and so on, usually in a very demanding and high pressure context, and before this I worked in various communications/PR roles. Most admin stay admin.

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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

The staffing agent asked if I was open to temp to perm, even though the position was for a full time EA, he feels the CEO may need time to see if it is a good fit. I have no idea how long "temp" is considered before they would offer the permanent position. It feels like a bait and switch and there are no guarantees.

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