Temporary employee or contractor: What’s the difference?
There are significant differences between temporary employees and independent contractors With the many recent developments around the country involving increases to minimum wage,...
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Even one bad hire could be extremely costly for your company A recent Harvard Business Review article tells us that 80% of employee turnover is due to bad hiring decisions. Obviously, a...
View ArticleJob Culture: Tips for Proper Email Etiquette
Many bad email habits can send the wrong message to your coworkers. Email is a wonderful business tool—quick, convenient, and efficient. In fact, it has become such a part of our...
View ArticleWhat Makes a Good Temp?
This week is National Staffing Employee Week What makes a good temp? Flexibility, confidence, and desperation. It’s awfully hard to wait on that dream job if you don’t have the...
View ArticleJob Culture: Why Everyone in Your Office Should Be Watching Baseball
Do you find ways to celebrate success with your colleagues? Another World Series is in the books. And although I didn’t have a team in this Series—I am a Phillies fan, so unfortunately...
View ArticleThanksgiving: Turkeys, Taxis, and Taking a Day Off (or Not)
I will be traveling on Thanksgiving Day this year. It will require me to take advantage of a variety of means of transportation from trains and buses to subways and taxis. No matter how I get from...
View Article8 Ways to Achieve Better Work-Life Balance
Balancing a full-time job with your family life can be extremely difficult. Being a mother and wife, and working full time can be hectic. Making sure that each area of my life...
View ArticleThe Art of the Editorial Query
Two-way communication between you and your author is vital in querying. Editing is usually a solitary pursuit (blissfully so, in my opinion). We correct grammar, we enforce...
View ArticleAchieving Your Goals by Challenging Yourself
The best way to achieve your goals is to challenge yourself. Just a few weeks into a new year, many people are focused on changes and goals they want for themselves in the next 12...
View Article5 Mistakes Every Freelancer Makes
I guess you can consider the experts at EEI your freelancers. We’re your go-to team when you need a staff of editors, proofers, desktop publishers, and designers—especially if you don’t have your own...
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