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Preparing for the Phone Interview

Job Advice Blog

Many of my clients have asked me to help them prep for a phone interview. What do you do on the phone? Despite the limitations associated with a phone screen you can still make a powerful impression – powerful enough to get the real deal – an invite to the office. This is probably going to be your home and cell phone.

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Tips for the Traveling Administrative Professional

Office Dynamics

Then, when it’s finally time to take a day off and relax, or travel for business, they’re starting from scratch and the planning process suddenly feels more stressful than ever! Booking your trip is probably the most stressful part of the planning process. Calling all admins: celebrate admin day and treat yourself! Booking Your Trip.

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How going digital can make business events more valuable

Practically Perfect PA

Using an interactive screen to display live social media feeds such as a Twitter Wall is a great way of merging the offline and online worlds. When scanned using the Absolut app, users were virtually transported to Sweden where they could witness the distilling process of Absolut vodka in beautiful Scandinavian scenery.

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The four day week and a case of less is more

Workplace Insight

When a pilot programme for a four day week was announced in the UK early in the New Year, #4dayweek trended for days on twitter, with jokey comments on how employees taking part in the trial should do everything not to ‘f it up for the rest of us.’ But behind the humour there’s a real issue with productivity in the UK.

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Five Different Ways to Market Your Service-Oriented Online Business

Andrea Kalli

For entrepreneurs operating an online service business — a web design agency, consultancy firm, or support business — the process can be even more difficult. Most businesses are relatively open to assistance when they are not pushed to purchase, and an intelligent phone marketing campaign can bring in valuable new clients.

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paralyzed by the need to be perfect?

Job Advice Blog

You burp unexpectedly – Finesse is definitely the key in this one, along with your thought process. Your cell phone rings – Don’t answer it. Then smile, pause, gather yourself. Continue where you left off. Interviewers cough too. Look surprised and aghast; you probably are anyway. Gracefully say, “Excuse me. Smile graciously.

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A practical approach to dealing with customer service frustrations

Service Untitled

Internal Revenue Service acting agency head, Steven T. Winding one’s way through the phone maze may be infinitely more challenging however, but staying calm and listening to the voice commands will hopefully get you to a representative. No doubt, it has been a tough week for customer service.