Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 17, 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 Negotiation As you saw above, negotiation is possible.

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Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 31, 2014

We have had some fantastic feedback over the year and I hope you have all found the varies blog posts and articles helpful. Thanks again to everyone for reading the blog this year. How to negotiate a job title change. Interview questions and answers for assistants part 5. Mid year reviews. Working for a workaholic.

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Last summer we did a lot of interviews (over 60) with members of U.S. Office Nomads, a coworking facility in Seattle, discusses the same topic in their blog post Negotiating Your Coworking Membership With Your Boss. coworking facilities.

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Step It Up VA Coaching

APRIL 23, 2015

The idea of speaking to an audience, doing interviews or participating in group discussions would nearly send me into a panic attack. Start a blog on your website, and post a simple paragraph or two once a week. Contract negotiations. Public speaking. This is a big one for a lot of people. It was for me, too, in the beginning.

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Step It Up VA Coaching

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

The idea of speaking to an audience, doing interviews or participating in group discussions would nearly send me into a panic attack. Start a blog on your website, and post a simple paragraph or two once a week. Contract negotiations. Public speaking. This is a big one for a lot of people. It was for me, too, in the beginning.

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Job Advice Blog

MARCH 21, 2010

Home Founder Resume Writing Career Coaching Marketing Yourself Selling Yourself Job Stress General Advice Interview Skills "The Relocated Spouse [link] — jobconnection While in Transition, Are You Keeping Pace with Technology? In this blog I want to limit my intent to two areas when I talk about technology. Read my blog.

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Step It Up VA Coaching

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

The idea of speaking to an audience, doing interviews or participating in group discussions would nearly send me into a panic attack. Start a blog on your website, and post a simple paragraph or two once a week. Contract negotiations. Public speaking. This is a big one for a lot of people. It was for me, too, in the beginning.

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Bonnie Low Kramen

AUGUST 11, 2021

No one got hired without Olympia’s approval and so my interview was on a snowy night since that was the only time she had. Everything is negotiable. She was able to quasi-patiently tolerate the negotiating process and “let it cook.”. I wouldn’t have traded it for all the world. Don’t change a word. Everything.

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Service Untitled

OCTOBER 8, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Then comes the perks of loyalty; there is a greater resale value down the road, and stronger negotiating powers with the manufacturer. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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Job Advice Blog

JULY 13, 2010

Home Founder Resume Writing Career Coaching Marketing Yourself Selling Yourself Job Stress General Advice Interview Skills "The Relocated Spouse [link] — jobconnection So, How about a Career Coach? Landing Expert is a premier career-coaching service with the objective of preparing job seekers for interviews. Read my blog.

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Service Untitled

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. What a perfect time to drive home behaviors that are not acceptable or non negotiable. Our role-playing then continues with more difficult tasks. Meet the needs and calm the angry customer. Focus and build skills that can handle the issues.

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Service Untitled

APRIL 5, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. The company has developed software explicitly designed that allows it to ship orders the same day until 6:00 PM and has negotiated discounted rates with the major shipping carriers.

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Job Advice Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2011

Current expectation is that a high-level manager demonstrate strong technical skills, mastery of soft skills, and extensive abilities to manage, influence, interface with, and negotiate with a wide [.].

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Practically Perfect PA

JULY 2, 2015

You applied for the role and after an interviewing process were offered the coveted position. Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others. The original article can be found on Jennifer’s blog and you can also follow her on Twitter: @jencorcoran_pa. I’m curious to know how the original Job Spec evolved. Risk Management.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MARCH 15, 2013

I see more and more people following my blog or Twitter each week! To conduct a job hunt confidentially, only tell those people you MUST (the recruiters you are interviewing with, etc). This may mean interviewing before work, during lunch, after work, or on the weekends. Happy Friday, everyone! And welcome to new readers!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 13, 2008

Coincidentally, the next day I noticed on my blog roll that Penelope Trunk had just posted about that very topic and she was taking the view that salaries should be transparent. I was told they do not give the salary range out, but that it was something potential employees negotiated with them when an offer was made.

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On The Job

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Monday, November 23, 2009 Is Your Career in Jeopardy Because of Your Weight? You can just mention in an interview that you’re on a real health kick,” Petrie Sue says. “I

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Bonnie Low Kramen

JANUARY 11, 2023

” From her starting $18,000 salary, Low-Kramen would negotiate each year with Dukakis directly, since there’s no human-resources department for such roles. . “I remember one vacation where we arrived at our destination, and I had a fever that turned out to be double pneumonia,” she said.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 14, 2015

Hello New and Returning Readers, Many apologies that I have not been blogging as much. The inspiration this latest blog was spurred for 3 reasons. To quote the blog post by Joe Martino: I think it does a child a great disservice to teach him that he can have something that someone else has, simply because he wants it.

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Who's the Real Boss?

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

However, like any of these online platforms, there are always sly ways to render yourself a multitude of good reviews, with the most popular way to be to negotiate 5 star reviews with the Poster in exchange for a low cost task. And if not a website, then a blog, or Facebook page, or even LinkedIn page?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JULY 13, 2011

Even if you aren't that aggressive in marketing yourself while you have a job, it's likely that previous companies that interviewed you or HR people that you knew will remember you and keep you in their database. You will find yourself having to juggle an interview schedule and working to continue networking or to not get bored.

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Job Advice Blog

MAY 15, 2010

It’s a competition for sure, and only, say, five résumés might be considered for invitations to face-to-face interviews. The Interview Congratulations! All of those who have been invited to interview stood out too and could potentially take the job, meaning that they have the skills for it. Read my blog.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 10, 2012

You can ask in the interview in a nice way. While you won't ever know until it's too late, try to find the boss that can already say they promoted their last couple of assistants after 2 years WHILE you are interviewing for the job. If you are their #1 candidate, you have some power by how much they court you or negotiate with you.

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Brilliantly Better

DECEMBER 24, 2010

I did this exercise last year and it proved to be one of the most challenging blog posts I ever wrote. It also proved to be quite a viral endeavor, “infecting&# dozens of blogs with similar lists. I agree the books were largely based on some of the most popular blog posts and that made the task a little bit easier.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

I've been reading your blog for a couple of years and I find it to be incredibly entertaining and insightful. I have a quick question that hopefully you can answer quickly, and doesn't need to be on your blog -- unless you feel someone else may benefit. And your blog!” I am so glad you enjoy my blog! Thanks so much!

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

OCTOBER 29, 2010

You also have more negotiating leverage for a better salary and projects. In this manner, when you go into job interviews you can bring all the sales presentations or documents you put together into a portfolio to showcase your work. Short of that, looking for a new job elsewhere is your second best bet.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Be prepared that sometimes the job description you’re given when you interview is vastly differently once you’re in the job. Either whoever is doing the hiring/interviewing has never done the job before, so they hear what the job is like from people who are not in the role.

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On The Job

JANUARY 12, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Tuesday, January 12, 2010 6 tips for handling a pregnancy and a career When I was pregnant with my first child, I was determined to be professional and discreet about the issue at work.

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Brilliantly Better

APRIL 29, 2010

It’s not the first time when Luciano, who blogs brilliantly at litemind.com , is pushing my limits. Do some flexibility games before a negotiation, it will make easier for you to see the opportunities in the discussion. Oscar – freestyle mind´s last blog. Richard | RichardShelmerdine.com´s last blog.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 5, 2015

One of the first things that got put aside was blogging. Fast forward to today and I went for the interview and accepted the job and left my other job sooner than expected. I'm sure some of you are wondering why I didn't work with my past employer to try to negotiate a better working condition.

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Job Advice Blog

APRIL 24, 2010

This is probably the single most important document you’ll be evaluated by, and it will determine whether the hiring folks want to invite you to an interview or not. Probably only three to five candidates will be called in for face-to-face interviews. Read my blog. Remember that the first impression is a lasting impression.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

DECEMBER 18, 2013

“I love your blog and really appreciate your insights and advice. I did very well on my interviews and it's down to me and one other EA who already has a full time job. Thanks again for all your informative blogs!!! You wrote, “I did very well on my interviews and it's down to me and one other EA who already has a full time job.”

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On The Job

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Tuesday, September 22, 2009 4 Strategies to Help You Get More Money This Year Are you going to get a raise this year? He advises when negotiating for pay, you should: Time it right.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 11, 2010

That new shirt is supposed to make you more successful at the job interview. Chris Mower´s last blog. Entrepreneur Interview: Chris McClain of Chris McClain Productions Reply Patricia ( @lokahiandquill ) April 12, 2010 at 10:03 am It’s Monday, and perhaps that’s why I feel like playing devil’s advocate here.

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Brilliantly Better

APRIL 16, 2010

Maybe you think you’re a brilliant negotiator, but that may be just an inconsistent cloud in your ego. Interview With Yourself But the most useful tools of all in the stage of assessment is the interview with yourself. The conclusions you’ll draw from this interview won’t be appealing, that I can tell you.

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Service Untitled

JULY 15, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Expressive : Spontaneous, good negotiator,and learns by doing. Analytical : Introverted, project driven, and makes decisions based on facts. An example of this “Thinker&# would be Dr. Spock from Star Trek.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

While I do feel like I may not have enough experience for this particular role I am interviewing for, they are seeking specific skills that I do possess. If you will be put through weeks of interviewing with 10 different people, keep in mind your current company might catch on or you won't have a flexible schedule to interview on a whim.

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