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The 4 Most Difficult Interview Questions

Professional Assistant Blog

What kind of salary are you looking for? Another suggestion is to find out the salary range that was posted for this job and use that. If you get a question that doesnt relate to the job that youre applying for, this type of question is related to how well you work under pressure. Try to give a range, never give a fixed figure.

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How to Lose a Customer and a Few More!

Professional Assistant Blog

By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, September 09, 2008 Filed Under: Client Service D o you find that people are passing calls and e-mails from person to person, getting the client more and more frustrated? Keep in mind that they are the ones that are paying your salary. Money, of course, is important, but what about the customer?

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Top Five Tips for Paying Yourself

The Small Business Blog

Salary and bonuses are taxed differently to dividends. We may send you a confirmation email to check you are a real person We are sorry but any violation of the above rules will mean an automatic removal of your comment. If possible, get some advice from your accountant regarding the level of pay you plan on taking from the business.

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4 Ways to Cope with Difficult Colleagues

Professional Assistant Blog

Try following these 4 simple steps and you will find that your work performance will increase and hopefully, so will your salary! Remember that you are there to do your job because you have the skills and qualities that your manager hired you for. Don’t let your work performance suffer. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter!

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Small Business world News Round-up - 2009/10/27

The Small Business Blog

Here’s how to tell if your salary is sound. Email Basics For Every Small Business : Email is the most powerful business branding tool in your online marketing arsenal, providing you get the basics right. Do you earn what you should? Some entrepreneurs chronically pay themselves too little; others, way too much.

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Reducing Overheads Can Save A Business | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

Back in time I build my factory in China at nearly zero cost – steal building, low salaries and no debt, in depressed market this is the way to survive and succeed. We may send you a confirmation email to check you are a real person We are sorry but any violation of the above rules will mean an automatic removal of your comment.

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I'm back!!

Laughing all the Way to Work

In 2008 I took a job as an Executive Assistant and Corporate Secretary to a non-profit corporation. That was when I received an email from a friend with a job opportunity. It was for a position starting right away so not in my timeframe so I promptly deleted the email.