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Quiet Hiring: Admin Professional Trend

Bonnie Low-Krayman

In addition to already having excellent organizational, communication, and scheduling skills, many administrative professionals also can flex the following skills. She offered a proposal for a revised onboarding plan to the HR team, including the fact that she would be the project leader with a revised salary to go along with the plan.

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Accepting a New Job? Be Sure to “Date” Before You Get Married!

Bonnie Low Kramen

That singular interview date was on Zoom and organized by a recruiter eager for a commission. I don’t believe candidates can find out everything they need to know in just one interview. Push for the second interview. Recruiters make an average of 25% of an Assistant’s annual salary as a commission. It happened again.

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The Good, Better, Best of Professional Development for Admins

Jen Lawrence

A few years ago, I interviewed to be the executive assistant to the CEO of a biomedical company. And right there and then, I politely, but firmly ended the interview. I walked out of an interview with the CEO of a major biomedical company because he didn’t believe in investing in admins. Yes, you read that correctly.

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The EA Job Search: Why it’s so difficult to obtain senior roles

Who's the Real Boss?

And in this day and age, whilst we still battle internally in business with the out-dated stereotypes attached to our roles, we also often find these stereotypes creeping into the job descriptions and accompanying advertised salaries for our roles, creating silly perceptions for everyone to see and stereotypes that really do become inescapable.

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A True Partnership: Olympia Dukakis and Bonnie Low-Kramen

Bonnie Low Kramen

No one got hired without Olympia’s approval and so my interview was on a snowy night since that was the only time she had. This includes salary but also having the contents of a hotel mini-bar removed and some of the excess furniture too. I wouldn’t have traded it for all the world. Don’t change a word. Everything is negotiable.

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Highlights from a Talk With the CEO of SHRM: What HR Really Thinks About EAs

Bonnie Low Kramen

Highlights from the BTUA Podcast interview conducted by Bonnie Low-Kramen and Vickie Sokol Evans with SHRM CEO Johnny C. On the other hand, I hear from assistants that job descriptions are obsolete, salary bands are slow to move, and job titles do not reflect the level of responsibility for the role. Taylor Jr. & & COS Emily M.

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Is it that time of the year already?

Laughing all the Way to Work

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Keep up the good work with the blog!