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2010 Holiday Jobs and Employment Trends
By Loren Porat · 13 years ago
Year-end can mean a lot of things for businesses. For some, it’s a chance to tie up loose ends from the year before and set the strategy for the year ahead. For others, and particularly ...
From Freelance to Full-time
By Loren Porat · 13 years ago
Positioning Yourself for a Long-Term Opportunity
Turning an internship or freelance position into a full-time opportunity can be a challenge – especially in an economy where you're competing with a highly talented competition for a ...
The Future of Getting, Doing and Losing Jobs
By Cari Sommer · 13 years ago
What do you the futurists have to say about trends in the workplace? This post was written by Erica Orange of the leading futurist consulting firm. Weiner Edrich Brown Consulting
One big take-away for us ...
Holiday Hires for Nonretailers
By Loren Porat · 13 years ago
If our e-mail inboxes are any indication, retailers are excited about the holidays. Friends-and-family, one-day-only and other types of promotions that are written in caps and end in exclamation points are plentiful. They're looking to ...
Tweet for Me
By Loren Porat · 13 years ago
Social Media Tip: Find an Urban Intern to help you with Twitter.
Maybe you’re already tweeting like crazy. Or maybe you think the concept of Twitter is crazy. Ether way, you know that 100 million ...
Unpaid Internships: Free Markets Rule or Employers, Get Real
By Loren Porat · 13 years ago
Last week, on the heels of an important article in the NY Times about unpaid internships, we wrote a blog post that tackled some of the meaty issues surrounding this trend. We talked about the ...
The Info to Know on Independent Contractors
By Loren Porat · 13 years ago
Do you have independent contractors working for you? If you’re a small business, the answer is probably yes. And therefore, you probably already know that the classification of a worker as an independent contractor or ...
Insider Tips for Finding a Great Freelancer
By Loren Parot · 13 years ago
Hiring a freelancer for the first time is a big step for your business. You probably have a big project on deck, perhaps even something that’s mission critical, and you’re bringing someone on to get ...