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

All Things Admin

Today, the mark of a truly exceptional admin lies in their ability to recommend, initiate, and refine the systems and procedures that keep their organizations running smoothly. Before leaving, I was able to spend a few days going over the binder with my temp. As a result, she felt more confident about covering for me.

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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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How to Handle Your Career Stress

On The Job

Or, you may have thought someone was pulling your leg to tell you that your Ivy League education would net you a 20-hour-a-week temp job with no benefits and have you living at home with your parents. Or, maybe the new accounting system will save you time in the long run, even though it means more training in the beginning.

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Episode 251: Being a Late Bloomer with Rich Karlgaard

Productivityist

A self-proclaimed late bloomer, he had a mediocre academic career at Stanford (which he got into by a fluke), and after graduating, worked as a dishwasher, night watchman, and typing temp before finally finding the inner motivation and drive that ultimately led him to his current career trajectory. This episode is brought to you by MetPro.

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Independent Work Growing Option for Gen Y and Seniors

Small Business Labs

Because of this situation, we've decided to conduct deeper research dives this summer on millennial and aging boomer/senior independent workers (freelancers, temps, contractors, etc.). .  It's mostly about the economic train wreck hitting the European PIGS (Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain), but also covers problems in the U.S.

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On the Outside Looking In

Laughing all the Way to Work

When I left we had just started using computers with DOS, a disk operating system. When I came back they were introducing the new Windows operating system. I was out of work, temping here and there for a year. Don’t underestimate the value of temping. When you are temping act as if you are on an interview every day.

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Standard Operating Procedures: Tips for Creating Business Systems | Office Organization & Office Efficiency | OfficeArrow

www.officearrow.com

Creating a business system or standard operating procedure (SOP) may be the right move for you. A good business system summarizes everything you know about your role in the company and how to do your job. If you have a good system, anyone who follows it will get the same result every time. Business systems are beneficial, too.