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How to nail a video interview

Practically Perfect PA

According to tech giant Cisco, 80% of all internet traffic will be video by 2019. For PAs and EAs in particular, where success in the role is just as much down to personality and “fit” as it is to hard skills, video as an interview tool makes a lot of sense. Read on for tried and tested tips on how to nail your video interview….

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An Interview with the Office Dynamics Team

Office Dynamics

I saw it during the welcome reception, all day during the trainings, and as we finished, the admins were sharing emails, phone numbers, and business/personal cards to keep in touch. Melia: I am on the phone and helping people and groups all year by answering questions, helping with registration, assisting with hotel information, etc.

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The Vanishing Executive Assistant—NOT!

Office Dynamics

And yet assistants help file digital documents and manage calls through their cell phones, so the skills required for these tasks haven’t completely gone away. I am disappointed that the writer did not interview more companies. Yes, thank goodness for that because assistants have brainpower that goes way beyond those basic duties.

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7 Email Templates for Recruiters | Ready to Send

Recruit CRM

I would like to schedule an interview with you to take things forward. Reply with your phone number and I’ll get back to you. I would like to schedule an interview with you to take things forward. Would you be free on 17 Jan 2019 at 9:41 AM to get on a call? Reply with your phone number and I’ll get back to you.

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The planet clearly needs help. So what can you do? Demand change

Ideas.Ted

I have witnessed people suffering and dying since I was a child,” the 18-year-old from Pakistan told me over the phone. Even if the world meets its most ambitious climate targets, one-third of the Himalayan glaciers will melt by the end of the century, a 2019 International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development report found.

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Why we need to consider switching to a 4-day workweek — now 

Ideas.Ted

Flocc alternates heads-down “red time” with Swedish fika ( a coffee break), while Glasgow call center Pursuit Marketing offers workers free breakfast before they hit the phones. Having more focused time also gives companies space for dedicated social time during the day.

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Is Your Resume Hot? Or a HOT mess?

Melissa Peoples

When I met Vanessa in 2019 we immediately clicked and I have had the pleasure of watching her grow and expand in her career. Initially, I did receive a few responses, asking me to provide video-pre-screens [not my favorite thing to do, I'm discovering] or to participate in phone pre-screens, which I giddily did, with zero results.

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