Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

billion on contract labor (freelancers, temps, etc.)   Over the same period, spending on salaries and wages (meaning traditional employees) rose from $73.7   Way back in 2003, contract labor was only about 20% of the labor costs of sole proprietors. .  As the chart below shows, U.S. in 2016, up from $34.4

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

.  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.    Over the same period salary and wage expense increased only 10.7%.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 26, 2008

I was out of work, temping here and there for a year. Don’t underestimate the value of temping. Working for a temp agency can either land you a full-time job or help to keep you employed while you are looking. Taking on temp jobs will introduce you to potential employers where you can showcase your abilities.

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 3, 2010

  While everyone focuses on the lower cost of contingent workers, we believe the increased business flexibility they provide is at least an equally important driver.    The CNN article focuses on the growing use of temps.    These are folks who turn to self-employment because they can't find a job. 

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Bonnie Low Kramen

JANUARY 11, 2023

In January 1986, Bonnie Low-Kramen, who was 27 at the time and temping in Broadway box offices as she tried to carve out a career as an actor, was tipped off to a gig as the public-relations director for the Whole Theatre, a small theater in northern New Jersey. .” ” Read the original article from Business Insider here.

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Salary Training AT&T Temping 52

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

I have heard of EAs working for successful international corporations and earning a very large salary. You care less, you’re easily annoyed, you start to do a cost-benefit analysis, you feel resentful, and you feel short changed. This is one of the main reasons why I endorse temping and working thru recruiting and placement agencies.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

DECEMBER 18, 2013

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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