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Ep 199: Sarah Howson on Recruiting Red Flags, Resumes, and Networking

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Sarah and I chat about her career journey, navigating life challenges while at work, red flags in the recruitment process, networking as an assistant, tips for updating your resume, and stepping out of your comfort zone. LEADER ASSISTANT LIVE EVENTS. LEADERSHIP QUOTE. Maya Angelou. JOIN THE FREE COMMUNITY.

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What Companies Can Learn from the Southwest Airlines Crisis

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Normal operations have since resumed. Southwest’s weaknesses were its antiquated software that couldn’t handle the extreme weather event, and its point-to-point operations model. The Black Swan theory and tradeoffs between efficiency and resiliency The Southwest situation can be classified as a Black Swan event.

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Is Your Resume Hot? Or a HOT mess?

Melissa Peoples

After giving notice, and thinking now that it wasn't perhaps the best time for clarity or objectivity, I dusted off my resume, added my now former role, and began applying to likely-sounding prospects. Bear in mind, I had been recruited or referred into my past couple of roles, so my resume hadn't been top of mind for a while.

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Should You Announce You’ve Been Laid Off on LinkedIn? 

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In addition to announcing your layoff on LinkedIn, Furiani recommends updating your resume and online profile; networking with friends , family and former colleagues; attending industry events; and considering working with a staffing agency or recruiter.

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How Companies Can Support Moms in–and Returning to—the Workplace

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As the founder and president of a Florida-based public relations and branding agency, she had spent her pre-kid days making the most of the fun parts of her job, even attending events well into the evening. Some have tried to reenter after several years but have found it hard because of the work gap in their resumes.

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TikTok Is Here to Stay—Is Your Brand Ready?

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It’s even made headlines for the sheer number of people who log into the app to pick up career advice from professionals and various job consulting agencies, with many acing interviews and landing their dream jobs. Now, the platform is a resource for life advice and how-to content. They did learning snacks, short snippets.”.

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Ep 208: Candice Burningham – Director and Founder of Admin Avenues

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In this episode, Candice talks about her career journey from office junior to c-suite EA to launching an admin employment marketplace and specialist agency for high-net-worth individuals in Australia. LEADER ASSISTANT LIVE EVENTS Check out our constantly updated schedule of events for admins and assistants at LeaderAssistantLive.com.