Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 24, 2015

Many assistants are involved in their organisation’s big internal meeting. It could be the executive staff away day, the annual sales conference or it could be a stand alone conference for internal staff and clients. Bringing in an expensive agency is normally a missed opportunity to develop the skill of the in-house assistant.

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Recruit CRM

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Agency recruiters have already wrapped up recruiting and it’s time to look back at all that the industry has attained so far. This year we have seen a major rise in recruitment agencies across the world adopting recruitment technology to automate most of their hiring process in order to save time for value-added tasks.

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Recruit CRM

JANUARY 13, 2022

These recruitment marketing strategies encompass the use of different forms of social media, blogging, search engine optimisation (SEO), email marketing , and more, all of which integrate with recruiters' skills. Use Blogging to Show a More Personal Side Blogging is another method that can be used to attract talent.

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Practically Perfect PA

JUNE 8, 2017

Function Fixers are a long established venue finding agency based in London. As an international client with limited knowledge on venues in the UK, I found her assistance outstanding. This blog post is sponsored by Function Fixers. Just ask us and we’ll be happy to help. Why Function Fixers go the extra mile.

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

I’ve mentioned Eventbrite a few times on the blog and it has been my ‘event tech of the week’ So good is the system that I wanted to highlight it to you guys. The event management was seamless and one of the main reasons was because they used an online event registration / management platform called Eventbrite.

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Allwork

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Because if you want people to be productive and creative and collaborative, you want to give them the space to do that and letting people choose and giving them that autonomy and agency to pick the place that works best for them to do the tasks that they have to do. Internal or external. You have more autonomy, you have more agency.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 4, 2013

I’ve written a few blogs on this subject in the past and I will put a link at the bottom so that you can refer back, however in this blog I want to talk about how you add value at the beginning of the event organisation process. Events can be expensive especially if they are for team building or internal training.

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Service Untitled

JUNE 14, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Independent customer service agency STELLA Service claims to be the first completely independent customer. Check out my blog post about empowering employees at [link]. Is customer service commensurate with price in real estate sales?

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Job Advice Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

What these media sources have in common is that they report on international issues. Who needs it, yet international news–while it, too, has depressing elements such as news of natural disasters and famines–for me it also provides a measure of comparison. Typically, such news is negative and depressing.

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Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 12, 2015

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. Technology now allows individuals easier access to new opportunities and recruitment agencies are much more adapt at targeting the right candidates through social media and networking websites.

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Make or Break Moments

MAY 7, 2010

It all started when McLellan blogged about a similar collaborative book effort and Heaton wrote to him to suggest they get a few fellow bloggers to produce a marketing book in the same vain. This year’s proceeds will be donated to an international children’s charity of our authors’ choosing.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 23, 2010

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 Agencies such as World Vision are on the ground now helping where they can.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2009

Theres even a better site that helps you find the best deals on these and other airlines, hotels and car rental agencies. I originally wrote a post on this entitled " Travel Plans " explaining that you can use Travelocity and Expedia to find the best deals. Visit Travel Zoo for the most up-to-date best deals you can find on the internet.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MARCH 6, 2013

I’ve heard of people even interning. The flip side is to try to get a job directly as a writer’s assistant, at a talent agency as an EA/script reader, or be an assistant to a creative executive (Executive Producer, Producer, etc) or the story department. Here is more information on my other blog posts that might be useful to you.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

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 Thank you so much and I intend to come back to your blog often.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

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 Thank you so much and I intend to come back to your blog often.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 6, 2013

This week’s question also comes from an international/non USA reader! Hi there, I just stumbled upon your blog today and am glad that I've done so! I plan on spending some time going through your blog but was wondering if I could get your input. Dear Anonymous, I am so happy you like my blog and wrote in a question.

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Job Advice Blog

MAY 15, 2010

Once you have a list, you should do some research to get the name of someone internally to direct your correspondence. The following must be done to ensure a successful campaign: • Identifying specific companies where you might be interested in working. Conducting research regarding the names of people in senior level positions.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

“I just came across your blog and really enjoy the information you posted! I have heard of EAs working for successful international corporations and earning a very large salary. Even asking to intern, shadow, or be mentored by someone well respected is a great first step. I was wondering about career path.

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Other Great Business Blogs Social Media for Business WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Martin Everard Benefits Of Building A Home Business Is There More Financial Hardship To Come? One I would add would be to blog as we. You want a little more. You want the whole tree." 1 week ago More updates. Do you think. My personal favourite is #4.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JANUARY 3, 2013

As mentioned previously, the most coveted executive assistants that appeal to senior management and recruiters are the ones that have either worked for a Fortune 500 CEO, reputable talent agency, or the ones that show great promise because they are hungry, smart, and can be easily managed. Here is an example when I was overseeing interns.

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Service Untitled

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Following close behind with 29% were airlines, 10% were car rentals, 5% were hotels, 3% were cruise lines, and 1% were for online and brick and mortar travel agencies. A recent survey conducted by Consumer Travel Alliance revealed more than 50% of the participants rated the TSA as offering the worst customer service.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

3) Work with temping and recruiting agencies – all of them When you are looking for a job, contact every temp and recruiting agency in town. Sure, some of them might have the same jobs, but you will soon find that sometimes a company will only work with one specific agency. Job hunting is a numbers and timing game.

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Denise Aday

NOVEMBER 15, 2009

I never heard back from her and the interview didn’t appear on her blog. It’s still an interview and quite relevant to this blog. On behalf of my clients, I work with other VAs, as well as virtual assistance agencies both inside and outside the US. It’s mostly internal. Then I thought: why not post it myself?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

DECEMBER 20, 2012

The most coveted executive assistants that appeal to senior management and recruiters are the ones that have either worked for a Fortune 500 CEO, reputable talent agency, or the ones that show great promise because they are hungry, smart, and can be easily managed. You can just write “Thx!” It usually takes me 3-4 days to answer.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 7, 2010

The Pros and Cons Written by Agent X - 30 Comments Here’s a great slam-dunk post for you from my respected friend and international copywriting authority, Dean Rieck of Direct Creative and Pro Copy Tips. Michael Martine´s last blog. Sally B´s last blog. Enjoy – it’s a good one! Which one have you chosen and why?

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Men With Pens

MARCH 25, 2010

More coffee… Barbara Ling, Virtual Coach´s last blog. Reply Kelly March 26, 2010 at 8:35 am Dean, I’m laughing out loud because I just wrote a post about missed homework when going international this week (link below). Regards, Kelly Kelly´s last blog. Ryan Cowles´s last blog.

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Recruit CRM

JULY 14, 2020

Benefits of Applicant Tracking System For Agency Recruiters. Since the job of a recruitment agency is two folds, to speed up the whole process of finding and hiring the right talent and to make sure the hired candidate and selected company makes the best fit. Flexible System For Both Employer And The Agency.

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Recruit CRM

MAY 8, 2021

Gradually, we worked towards creating an official blog, distributing content and marketing assets throughout our social media, and guess what? Today, Recruit CRM has customers in more than 60 countries in every continent across the world, and we don't even remotely recognise the value we have generated for most of these staffing agencies.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 4, 2013

For any readers of my blog and my column , you’ll know I hail from Japan and also consider myself an Angeleno! I found every single one of my jobs through a temping agency or by referral. I learned through informational interviews that I should apply to temp agencies. I don’t make any money from blogging or writing my column.

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Success

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

An 18-year blogging veteran, Ajayi covers all things culture with a critical yet humorous lens on her website Awesomely Luvvie and wrote the instant best-sellers Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual (2021) and I’m Judging You: The Do-Better Manual (2016). Luvvie Ajayi. Writer, speaker, podcast host. Taja Dockendorf.

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The Marq

MAY 7, 2019

There are many great in-depth blogs and podcasts that can get you there too. In this post, I’m giving you my favorite blogs and podcasts, with specific articles and episodes from the last six months that have influenced me to think a bit more and harder. Blogs Farnam Street The site slogan says it all: "Upgrade Your Thinking"!

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Energage

APRIL 18, 2017

The 10-year-old Massachusetts-based company, virtually synonymous with inbound marketing, has more than 20,000 customers in 90 countries along with some 3,100 agency partners. The idea is that every single person – from intern to executive – has access to our management team deck, our board deck. Source: 2016 Workplace Survey.

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