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What can assistants expect in 2015?

Practically Perfect PA

The last few years I have written a blog about what assistants can expect from the year and here you will find the tradition has continued into 2015. I genuinely think 2014 was a turning point in our industry and I think 2015 will see a consolidation of our efforts to take our profession forward. Assistant networking and events.

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The California Creative Economy

Small Business Labs

Key quote from the report: "In certain sectors, self-employment is more common than wage and salary employment. self-employed persons in Los Angeles County for every salaried worker. The communication arts also had a high number of self-employed workers relative to salaried employees: In 2015, there were 0.6

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Skeptical Employers Could Miss Gains By Rejecting A Four-day Work Week

Allwork

For example, from 2015-2019 Iceland conducted its own study with 2,500 employees and found no loss of productivity, as well as notable improvements in employee well-being. . Of course, a four-day work week is not applicable in some jobs, and some—typically hyper-industrious —workers might not want it for themselves. .

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Finding a Voice in the Future of Work

Success

Then again when I landed a gig with this very magazine in 2015 as an assistant editor. You’ll read about one of the most inspiring people I’ve met—Naveen Jain, founder and CEO of Viome Life Sciences—and why he thinks that people outside of the health care industry are the best ones to disrupt it. But I went back, week after week.

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True Gender Equality Is Still 151 Years Away—Despite Recent Milestones

Success

Sarah Thomas became the first full-time female official for the NFL in 2015 and the first woman to referee the Super Bowl in 2021. However, even with these significant achievements and strides toward gender equality and inclusivity for women across industries, our work is far from over.

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If You Think You’re Unbiased, You’re Wrong

Success

Speaking as a representative of an industry with a culture described by Newsweek as “ savagely misogynistic ,” Krzanich invoked the image of his two teenage daughters to drive the point home. “I Plus, he earned an annual salary roughly $4,000 higher than Jennifer’s for the same work in an entry-level lab position. John scored a 4.

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Is an Executive Assistant Certificate for You?

Office Dynamics

Completion of Certificate Programs, Certifications and Designation are industry marks of excellence. I am preparing to host the Office Dynamics March 10, 2015 free webinar called Why Assistants Should Consider Certification? They are immediately recognizable and say to others, “I take my career seriously.”.

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