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Executive Assistant Best Job of 2012

Office Dynamics

percent employment growth for executive assistants between 2010 and 2020. Money: According to the Labor Department, the median annual salary for an executive assistant was $43,520 in 2010. The profession's best-compensated usually work for the Postal Service, for computer manufacturing companies, or for the federal executive branch.

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The 4 Most Difficult Interview Questions

Professional Assistant Blog

Discuss your skill set, experience and abilities in a confident manner. Converted to Blogger by Blogger Templates © Content by Richard Rinyai 2007-2010 Talk about what you feel is important to you in a professional manner and describe how you will meet these goals. Why should we hire you?

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Too Many People Need Your Help At Once?

Professional Assistant Blog

Try venting to someone you confide in. Converted to Blogger by Blogger Templates © Content by Richard Rinyai 2007-2010 Taking a few slow, deep breaths in between can also help. Try removing yourself from the situation by taking a short walk. Exercise can do wonders.

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Guest Blog: Networking Like a Pro

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 18 October, 2008 Guest Blog: Networking Like a Pro This is a guest post from JEM over at [link]. Be confident. To be able to network, you must have confidence. You need confidence in yourself, confidence in your abilities, and confidence in your networking skills.

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Go with your gut feeling!

Laughing all the Way to Work

.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 31 May, 2009 Go with your gut feeling! I read something that made me pause, but because I was in a big hurry and felt confident that the other person was covering that base, I let it go. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m. Well, I have had two such incidents in the past two weeks.

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Confessions of a Micro-Manager

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 4 October, 2009 Confessions of a Micro-Manager Who would want to work for a micro-manager? A manager has to have confidence that you know how to do your job. I just did not have confidence that this person was going to be able to assist me. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m. Did you do this?

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We don't know what we don't know

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 2 July, 2010 We dont know what we dont know We really dont know what we dont know do we? If you are the presenter you have to study and know your subject well which helps you to be more confident in what you know and you also gain experience in making presentations which can help you in your career.