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On the Outside Looking In

Laughing all the Way to Work

It is good to be employed, but what if you are in the process of looking and just can’t find a job? A Job is Waiting to Happen to You Long gone are the days of scouring the newspaper want ads and pounding the pavement going from office to office submitting your resume. Click here for an article on preparing your resume.

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21 Tips for Job Hunting - A Comprehensive Strategy

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

First, what you have been up to recently that is exciting, fun or new, why and what sort of job you are looking for, and your contact information and an online link to your resume or a social media profile (more on this later). Google for all the agencies in town, look on Yelp, or look on LinkedIn. She gave me her business card.

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Answering Reader Mail: From Lawyer to Executive Assistant?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Any recruiter who sees your resume and finds out you used to be a lawyer will silently wonder the following questions. Whether based on your cover letter or resume, recruiters only take 6 seconds to see if you are match. If the fit isn’t close enough, they toss or file your resume. 1) Do you have the admin skills to be an EA?

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Standard Operating Procedures: Tips for Creating Business Systems | Office Organization & Office Efficiency | OfficeArrow

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They ensure consistency of work results by creating a step-by-step process (a road map, if you will) of your responsibilities so that you are more productive. Flow Charts You might decide a flow chart will better illustrate the logic behind how your business process flows. Its that simple. Business systems are beneficial, too.

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Answering Reader Mail: How Long is it Fair to be a Temp for a Job?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

After only 2 weeks, I found a great company through a staffing agency and the position was full time working for a wonderful CEO. Your termination is more “in the past” than being the focal point of your resume because your first job description will be the temping stuff. I recently found myself out of work and started my search.

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