Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2007

Home About Me Advertise The 4 Most Difficult Interview Questions By The Professional Assistant on Friday, November 23, 2007 Filed Under: Job Seeking A re you going in for an interview for that dream job? Discuss your skill set, experience and abilities in a confident manner. What kind of salary are you looking for?

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On The Job

DECEMBER 22, 2008

These are statements like "Objective: A position with a strong, stable company where I can use my skills and expertise to contribute to growth and advance my career." If you don’t have actual job experience, explain how you obtained the skills needed. No kidding. This applies to every employee, everywhere. Lijit Search.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

OCTOBER 8, 2013

Still trying to keep up with my blog and column to answer your great questions and comments! The most popular question on this column is about salary and this is the answer I wrote: How much can the best executive assistants earn in a year? 3) I answered a similar question on my blog and wrote 10 TIPS so please look at this answer too!

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Recruit CRM

JANUARY 20, 2022

Or if you’re into reading, you can read our detailed blog here. This scans the resumes and adds details like first name, last name, skills, city and more details in your system. Date of application, offer, joining date, skills, previous employer, salary, position applied for, etc. Why Do You Need an ATS?

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Who's the Real Boss?

JANUARY 10, 2019

And in this day and age, whilst we still battle internally in business with the out-dated stereotypes attached to our roles, we also often find these stereotypes creeping into the job descriptions and accompanying advertised salaries for our roles, creating silly perceptions for everyone to see and stereotypes that really do become inescapable.

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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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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? Payment is made up front and varies, but it’s in the range of 5 percent of a candidate’s annual salary. Read my blog.

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Job Advice Blog

JUNE 6, 2010

Home Founder Resume Writing Career Coaching Marketing Yourself Selling Yourself Job Stress General Advice Interview Skills "The Relocated Spouse [link] — jobconnection Want to Change Career? What Does It Take? The remaining issue deals with what the person wants in return. Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

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Bonnie Low Kramen

JANUARY 11, 2023

Quickly, Low-Kramen realized that prioritizing was a vital movie-set skill. ” 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.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 3, 2015

There are two main points I want to make in this blog: An administrative certificate or certification does not guarantee success, a salary increase, new title or promotion. all of which translate into skills you need to be successful in the workplace. It still boils down to what someone does with what they learn. Commitment.

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Eco-Office Gals

JULY 15, 2013

In a recent blog published by the Wall Street Journal , writer Rachel Emma Silverman points out something that looks logical at first glance. If you learned how to write a grant, you could use those skills to apply for aid to help your business run on solar and save more money as you grow or seek new employment.

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Job Advice Blog

AUGUST 2, 2010

And people are doing this more than ever in this market, as they continue to go about job searches totally backwards and how they give themselves away on the interview. We do the “square peg in a round hole&# especially with relationships and with jobs.

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On The Job

MAY 11, 2010

Among his suggestions: Don’t be the first interview. The strongest contenders for a job are often those interviewed last, because they’re recalled easier by hiring managers. Try to find out if anyone else has been interviewed when they call you for an appointment. During an interview, focus on what you can do for an employer.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

OCTOBER 17, 2013

Wiser interviewing Dan Crask and me on the topic.   In a typical employer/employee model, this is similar to someone that is on a salary.    The salaried employee gets paid X per month regardless of how many hours he/she works.  Charging by the Hour. This model of charging for services is pretty common. 

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On The Job

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Sharlyn Lauby , author of the HR Bartender blog , says that she believes part-timers can't just do their jobs and expect to get an offer of full-time work. Don't just consider the salary," Lauby says. The key is to be more strategic in taking on tasks that will help you demonstrate your value or skills. Take the initiative.

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On The Job

JUNE 21, 2010

Will your skills be given a chance to grow? Use foreign language skills. If you’re finding yourself burned out with your life and your career, working abroad can be life-changing event that helps put your life back on track, while helping you gain skills by working with people of diverse backgrounds. Know the law. Good post!

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Bonnie Low Kramen

MAY 17, 2021

Highlights from the BTUA Podcast interview conducted by Bonnie Low-Kramen and Vickie Sokol Evans with SHRM CEO Johnny C. On the other hand, I hear from assistants that job descriptions are obsolete, salary bands are slow to move, and job titles do not reflect the level of responsibility for the role. Taylor Jr. & & COS Emily M.

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On The Job

MARCH 10, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Wednesday, March 10, 2010 Do You Have What it Takes to Work in a Non-Profit? I’m more of a free spirit, so nonprofits are a good fit for me,” she says. May 13, 2010 11:46 AM Anita said.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 17, 2012

“First of all I would like to say thank you for the wealth of incredibly useful and generous advice on your blog! From this perspective, I would really love to know whether you think a transition from my current position is feasible and, if so, what the best ways of communicating and building on my skills might be to land a job?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 13, 2009

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 Keep up the good work with the blog! Lets enjoy our day together.©

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On The Job

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Tuesday, December 1, 2009 Will This Tough Job Market Change Generation Y? Like the rest of job hunters, Generation Y has found jobs can be tough to come by, even with their skills.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 26, 2008

Be aware when going online that more and more employers are searching the Internet with the names of potential employees to see if they are online, not only on interactive job sites, but also what we may be saying on other social networking sites such as blogs and Facebook or MySpace. That may not be what you want an employer to know?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

2) Ask to meet for fun and to conduct informational interviews When you send out an email as mentioned above, those who are happy to hear from you and want to help you will respond. You can hang out with your friend and informally conduct an informational interview. Those who are too busy will probably just read it and delete.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 4, 2014

Came across your blog while doing some research for a position I'm interviewing with on Monday. As I mentioned, I'm interviewing for a very high profile position next week for a Chairman of a major international company. And congrats on landing the interview! If you can learn to work with them, you have skills that 99.9%

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

“I just came across your blog and really enjoy the information you posted! I have heard of EAs working for successful international corporations and earning a very large salary. If you’ve decided you want to be an EA or have a career that leads to a great salary, it all starts with growth. I was wondering about career path.

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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. That depends: if you have good writing skills, you can draft a résumé and then have some people whose proficiency and judgment you trust review and edit it for you until it becomes excellent. Read my blog.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 25, 2015

I wrote a blog about this a few weeks ago and shared some of the responses to that question. Could you be a little more vocal about your development and your skill set. You need to know that it is okay to develop yourself and that you have to take time out of your busy schedule to develop your skills.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

OCTOBER 29, 2010

One of the best ways to get a raise is to try to ask for more responsibility and increase your skills and talents much like you did. You also have more negotiating leverage for a better salary and projects. And constantly learning new skills and gaining a wide range of knowledge is vital to getting to the next step.

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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. Right now, whether you believe it or not, you have talents, time, energy, and skills unique to you that must be safe-guarded for the mere fact that you are alive and no one lives forever.

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Bonnie Low Kramen

DECEMBER 28, 2021

These are reasons for quitting that would be reasonably offered in letters of resignation and at an exit interview. Reasons that are more difficult to be written down in a letter or spoken aloud in an exit interview. It costs a company 6-9 months of an employee’s annual salary to replace them. It’s just not that simple though.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 10, 2012

Be willing to do anything and learn a lot of different skill sets and software programs so you are indispensable. You can ask in the interview in a nice way. This is something you should think about while interviewing for jobs. When I interview, I'm pretty clear about what I'm looking for.

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Brilliantly Better

MAY 16, 2010

An entrepreneur and paramedic she retired from a Multi-Million dollar business and give up a 6-figure salary to have more Time and Freedom! She blogs about Ultimate Lifestyle Design at the Freedom Venture Project ™ Blog. Eduard @ People Skills Decoded´s last blog. Makenzie Makenzie Kelly´s last blog.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 19, 2014

” Driscoll added, “Professionals considering job moves should evaluate not only salary but also where they will have the greatest opportunity to build skills and advance their careers.” Gaining new skills. ” Survey respondents cited the following five greatest benefits of job hopping.

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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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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 5, 2015

The CEO I was working for at the time was very busy and my meeting scheduling skills were put to the test. 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.

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On The Job

AUGUST 26, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Wednesday, August 26, 2009 What Can We Learn From the Bad Job Market? For employees, it may be that they never again let their networks lag and their skills become outdated.

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On The Job

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Wednesday, September 9, 2009 Feelings mixed about recent college hires In the last year there has been a noticeable shift in the mood regarding recent college graduates.

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