The Marq

OCTOBER 10, 2019

I was speaking with a buddy about the Persistence blog post I've been working on. I told him about online resources, including the HubSpot Blog Topic Generator , as well as my own approach. You need to have a regular schedule that's non-negotiable and dedicated to this activity. Today I'm sharing what works for me. Just kidding!

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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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Job Advice Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2012

For both genders, anxiety before the interview may be present, but studies show that women handle it better. Women adapt more proactively than men do. Women seek social support from colleagues and friends more than men do. And women are more prone to do mock interviews with those colleagues and friends more than men are. [.].

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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. Which secretary skills are worth keeping? How to negotiate a job title change. Below you will find links to my favourite posts from 2014.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 18, 2016

After speaking at the Assist Conference Heather Dallas from Dallas Development has written a great follow up blog on her popular Project Management for Assistants session… Taking on a project is a great way of raising your visibility and getting you the recognition you deserve. Firstly the QTC Triangle. Is it quality, time or cost?

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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 [.]. Today, the quality of the MBA degree itself has become determinative.

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Step It Up VA Coaching

APRIL 23, 2015

They have the skills, the knowledge and the desire to have that success, but they also have these fears that keep them from making it happen. Start a blog on your website, and post a simple paragraph or two once a week. Contract negotiations. They want to have great success. I understand; I get it. I was there, too.

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Step It Up VA Coaching

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

They have the skills, the knowledge and the desire to have that success, but they also have these fears that keep them from making it happen. Start a blog on your website, and post a simple paragraph or two once a week. Contract negotiations. They want to have great success. I understand; I get it. I was there, too.

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Practically Perfect PA

JUNE 13, 2016

Next up in our series of blog posts about regional PA networks, we have the Peterborough PA network. Running the network has only brought positive challenges, the largest of which I would say is honing my negotiation skills in order to keep the events free for our members! Firstly, can I have a little background about you….

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Practically Perfect PA

JULY 2, 2015

A lot of Job Specs tend to focus on a standard set of skills rather than the actual responsibilities. It is imperative to be proactive about self-promotion in order to showcase your skills, achievements and personal brand. CPD – Active learning in relation to both hard and soft skills. Risk Management. Human Resources.

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Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 10, 2017

It is imperative to be proactive about self-promotion in order to showcase your skills, achievements and personal brand. Highlight WIFM (what’s in it for me) and help them to see that you will gain skills and knowledge that will be essential for future growth. Be prepared to negotiate if necessary. Magazine Subscriptions.

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Step It Up VA Coaching

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

They have the skills, the knowledge and the desire to have that success, but they also have these fears that keep them from making it happen. Start a blog on your website, and post a simple paragraph or two once a week. Contract negotiations. They want to have great success. I understand; I get it. I was there, too.

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Service Untitled

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Customer service representatives who are not used to role-playing will need to get used to the heightened awareness of core issues and will actually be able to focus on skills they may have never thought of before the training session began.

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Virtual Moxie

AUGUST 20, 2012

All of us, to greater or lesser extent, were taught social and appropriateness skills as children. Transparency that is appropriate and that isn’t negotiable in business deals with anything that you believe could impact your ability to do the work as you promised to do it, OR that, if shared, could impact a client’s desire to work with you.

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Practically Perfect PA

JUNE 8, 2017

The best venue finders are experienced negotiators able to secure rates that are lower than if you booked direct. This blog post is sponsored by Function Fixers. And in case you’re wondering if that means you’re simply paying a higher venue hire rate, you’ll be thrilled to hear that the opposite is true.

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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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Practically Perfect PA

MAY 22, 2015

The scope and diversity of skills required by todays PA should not be underestimated, despite PAs sometimes not receiving the recognition they deserve. When faced with #BrevityBoss, you are generally expected to add ‘mind reading’ to your long list of skills and attributes. It’s a heartfelt & passionate story, which resonates.

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Job Advice Blog

MAY 15, 2010

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. If you are not skilled with language, I suggest you seek a professional résumé writer who has performed work for others and brought them success.

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Recruit CRM

JUNE 17, 2021

A job seeker would be looking for jobs that match their qualifications and skills. Instead of writing the above, here's something short and sweet: We are looking for a Content Specialist who will write well-researched articles related to our niche, maintain our blogs and work closely with our SEO Specialist.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 26, 2016

Ask questions to assess degrees of urgency, and practice negotiating timelines or redirecting requests. Have a look at your time management skills, and how best to invest your efforts on a daily and weekly basis. Turn to peer networks, blogs and books to support your turnaround. What to do? Separate ideals from necessities.

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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? Read my blog. A career coach holds your hand till you land and provides you with emotional support to get you through job transition.

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The Office Professionals Place

JULY 29, 2009

The Office Professionals Place by Elite Office Concepts The purpose of this blog is to educate, enlighten, motivate, inspire, and strengthen office professionals to grow in their professional development. It is essential to continue to hone in those skills that will make you the indispensable assistant. Lets grow together!

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Job Advice Blog

APRIL 24, 2010

Read my blog. Alex’s clients are gaining knowledge, receiving marketing material, and acquiring the know-how to beat the competition. Alex can be reached at: 609-333-8866 alex@landingexpert.com www.landingexpert.com Follow me on Twitter. Connect with me on LinkedIn.

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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. 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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Eat Your Career

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Develop Your Skills. You should always be looking for ways to expand your existing professional skills and develop new ones. Look for opportunities to practice different skills, implement new processes, take on new responsibilities or try out new technology. Hone Your Leadership Skills. New technology shows up every day.

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Step It Up VA Coaching

APRIL 14, 2011

You roll it out, marketing to your list, social media, blogging and writing articles about it, and maybe even create a live event or teleconference to introduce it to the masses. Let go of ego, and shift your focus. You may have come up with a package that you believe will change the world!

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Productivity Bits

JUNE 10, 2011

9 – Negotiate Flexibility. That negotiation might include adding more staff to the team to help with a project, or negotiating a shared work situation where we work fewer days each week, and sharing the position with someone else who wants to work part time too. 10 – Find an Understanding Employer. You can unsubscribe anytime.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 18, 2013

Following on from Monday’s blog here are another five interview question and answers specifically for assistants. If the new role requires you to work in a department supporting a number of people the answers should detail the excellent skills you have that will help the team succeed. How do you work within a team?

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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. “That was a hard lesson — burnout is a big risk factor in this work.”

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Service Untitled

APRIL 10, 2013

Whereas customer service is and has always been all about communication, Mr. Gallagher’s book provides us with a few of the skills used in hostage negotiations, crisis counseling, and police work in order to handle the worst situations calmly and professionally.

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Brilliantly Better

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Get on a bus and negotiate your arrival later. Yet, we almost never get on a bus, ready to negotiate our arrival later on. Some of them even have presentation skills. Instead of reading blogs (including this one) just go ahead and DO something with your life. And then went on with our lives. Just be out there somehow.

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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

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

After negotiations with one organization, I ended up agreeing to the initial salary offered (knowing the position called for considerably more). Whether via words spoken or actions taken, there is a history of Black people being told to be quiet and accept things the way they are, especially when we attempt to speak up against injustices.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 30, 2012

I found your blog while researching EA positions and I'm hooked! Great work on the blog, and thanks very much!” Good for you! :) I am so glad you found my blog and are hooked! This also means keep track of your accomplishments, any new skills you’ve learned along the way, programs you’ve used that you didn’t before.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 6, 2013

Hi there, I just stumbled upon your blog today and am glad that I've done so! I plan on spending some time going through your blog but was wondering if I could get your input. I'm really interested in progressing and developing my skills but feel that managing the office is hindering my ability to focus on the core of being an EA.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2007

Other Great Business Blogs Social Media for Business WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Martin Everard Benefits Of Building A Home Business Is There More Financial Hardship To Come? One I would add would be to blog as we. You use your language and local knowledge skills and open up a new market for this small business. Do you think.

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Productivityist

DECEMBER 15, 2013

She runs operations in a lean team and has written about her experiences and insights on the official Startup Safary blog (where this piece was initially published ) and on Venture Village. I made the mistake of not giving enough keywords into the oDesk filter system for required skill sets.

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