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Book Review: Baby Bust

Small Business Labs

  But by 2012 only 42% of the students surveyed said they planned to have kids.   The 2012 cohort of students see a work world that is intensely competitive and time consuming.   Book Reviews Demographics' The key finding of the surveys is a sharp decline in the number of students planning on having kids.

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Executive Assistant Best Job of 2012

Office Dynamics

News on February 27, 2012 of the best jobs in 2012 and as one of the best jobs this profession was cited to see "significant growth over the next decade." The Best Jobs of 2012: Executive Assistant. See The Best Jobs of 2012.]. Executive Assistant Salary Range: 75th Percentile Wage: $54,750. Here is their article.

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After 22 excellent years, I’ve reached the salary cap–so, now what?

Office Dynamics

by ALICE BUMGARNER, MODERATOR on MARCH 14, 2012 2:47PM. I have always received excellent reviews and raises. However, at my last review, I was told I was getting to the cap for legal secretaries. in ADMIN PRO FORUM. Question: “I have been with my firm as a legal secretary, purchaser, database manager, etc. for 22 years.

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Who Cares What You Do for a Living

The Marq

Are you doing something that at your death bed, as you review your life in those last moments, you can honestly be proud of? In other words, some may think this is just a “clever” marketing scheme to get people to spend money with us, and that we will hide our profits as salaries, bonuses, or expenses.

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Customer satisfaction for retailers at all time high

Service Untitled

Perhaps one of the more interesting conundrums of the report stated that eight of the ten retailers with the worst customer satisfaction scores were among the 20 top retailers in 2012. Part of the problem of low scores come from employee feedback where lack of benefits and competitive salaries evoke mediocre to low reviews from the staff.

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Answering Reader Mail: Taking Your Career to the Next Level

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I have heard of EAs working for successful international corporations and earning a very large salary. If you’ve decided you want to be an EA or have a career that leads to a great salary, it all starts with growth. Do you by chance know what it takes to get up there? 1) Evaluate if you really want this career path.

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The Real Reasons People Are Quitting by Bonnie Low-Kramen

Bonnie Low Kramen

It costs a company 6-9 months of an employee’s annual salary to replace them. That number has increased from age 42 in 2012. Kevin quit his job because he had not had a performance review in over two years and each time he asked about it, he was told it wasn’t a priority. What’s Stopping Us? That is just for one person.

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