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How to Find a Job Using Social Media

On The Job

I heard about the job when they promoted it on Twitter," she says. "I I'm not wading through a bunch of cover letters where someone is describing how they're a 'people person' and ways they can transform our organization. One employer, Flightster.com , called Rao in for an interview after seeing his blog.

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Critical Steps in Your Career Transition

Job Advice Blog

This exercise will allow you to learn more about yourself and promote increased self awareness. Myers Briggs, DISC) to help you uncover and understand more about what your strengths, weaknesses, likes, and dislikes are. Research the industry. How do you even know what you think you are interested in is a real interest?

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The Path to Chief of Staff Whitepaper

Admin Awards

Those relationships are crucial to effectively execute the goals and vision of the organization. The number of direct reports will likely depend on the size of the organization and its structure, Wood says. “I get texts that say, ‘Is the counselor in?’ ” QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER …. . WILL I BE IN A HYBRID ROLE?

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21 Tips for Job Hunting - A Comprehensive Strategy

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Send your cover letter and resume to a specific person, their general email address, or fill out their online form/application. I volunteer A LOT with other organizations seasonally. And since I was there, I dropped off my resume and cover letter. You should have a Twitter account, or maybe even a blog.

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Answering Reader Mail: From Lawyer to Executive Assistant?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

“First of all I would like to say thank you for the wealth of incredibly useful and generous advice on your blog! Dear SH, Glad you enjoy my blog! Whether based on your cover letter or resume, recruiters only take 6 seconds to see if you are match. Thanks very much!” 1) Do you have the admin skills to be an EA?

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Using A Visual Medium To Enhance The Recruiting Process

Recruit CRM

Attract The Cream Candidates Clearly, the target of recruitment is to draw in the best applicants and given that individuals react preferably to visuals over composed text-based media, gone are those times where a simple blog was sufficient to work with. These help them in deciding whether to go after the position or not.

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The Full Interview - The Person Behind the Professional

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

For any readers of my blog and my column , you’ll know I hail from Japan and also consider myself an Angeleno! That one unassuming, non-meaty, first temp gig got me my first CEO EA job and eventually my promotion to project manager down the road. I don’t make any money from blogging or writing my column. What did you study?