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May 6, 2010 | Posted by Taura in around los angeles, biz development, general, of interest | Comments (0)

With summer just around the corner, it’s time to search for summer interns. And what a better place put out our ‘help wanted’ sign than at the Santa Monica College internship fair?

Intern Jill and I spent a busy morning in sunny (and breezy!) Santa Monica chatting with students from a multitude of different majors and backgrounds. The response was amazing! In two hours I had ten times more interested candidates than in two months of searching online. I look forward to the daunting task of narrowing the list and picking our summer interns.

Thank you to Judy White, the SMC Internship Program Director, and the rest of the SMC team for putting together a wonderful event and making us feel welcome. Thank you to intern Jill for helping get everything ready. And thank you to all the students who stopped by The Write Approach table. We are excited to read your writing samples!

SMC Internship Fair

 

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February 8, 2010 | Posted by Taura in biz development, examiner article, general, of interest | Comments (0)

Los Angeles is a city that is comfortable with the term “independent contractor,” thanks to the large mechanism called the entertainment industry. Cast and crew are often hired on a temporary basis during production and then released to tackle the next project. Come tax time, many L.A. mailboxes are stuffed with 1099 forms.

We’ve all read the headlines about job lay-offs, foreclosures, and businesses struggling to survive. What we don’t see, are the numbers of independent contractors who are thriving right now. As a freelance writer in Los Angeles, it behooves you to take advantage of the abundance that this city has to offer. Not only are Angelinos comfortable with the concept of the independent contractor or freelancer, but our economy is ripe for this type of business relationship. It’s the perfect storm of opportunity.

Read the full article at examiner.com.

 

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