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Day in the life: Catherine Thomas, EA, Public Health Wales

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In London, I met my husband-to-be (now ex) and I ended up retiring and moving to the Caribbean for 5 years. I worked and temped at various places in general administrator/secretarial roles until I found a job where I really felt I could make a difference. I got married, moved countries (with a cat) and had a baby in 9 months!

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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. Take advantage of a matching 401k plan, a flexible spending account, and buy the best health insurance you can afford. You can’t look for the perfect job for 5 years.

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Outsourcing Options For Small Business | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

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Virtual workers can be from a “Temp-Agency&# or a from contracting firms. Both of these relationships are good for your cost-planning because they are not fixed, permanent costs, they are variable cost, meaning, when the project is finished the contract for your temp-workers, contractors finishes too. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Bored to Tears at Work - Help!

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And as I was working, job hunting and/or temping, I had to find other sources of happiness. This was mostly as a temp during very slow months when the entire industry was on vacation, but I’m sure the paycheck wasn’t as amazing as yours. Your health and sanity should not be compromised. It also looks bad on one’s resume.