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The Admin’s Guide to Career Organization

All Things Admin

They don’t have an updated resume, a professional portfolio of work samples, or a social media presence. A polished resume that accurately represents you professionally is one of the most powerful tools in your toolkit. Most admins have a resume, but not many consider it a living document. Your resume always needs to be current.

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5 Steps to Creating Your Digital Portfolio

All Things Admin

Portfolios are useful in interviews, at review time, and whenever you want to make a case for a promotion or raise. It’s an easy way to share your resume, work samples, credentials, and anything else that you want to showcase about your professional life. At heart, a digital portfolio is just a website for your career. Certifications.

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Incorporating Green Practices Into Self-Employment

Eco-Office Gals

Two pairs of fictitious resumes were sent off to job listings found around the web, and researchers found that individuals who listed self-employment as their last position were 63% less likely to receive what they requested for salary, or even land an interview at all. Ask for Referrals. Get a Tax Professional.

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Attend a Job Fair Like You Mean It

On The Job

Be honest: The last time you went to a job fair, did you do more than fill out a couple of applications or toss your resume at a recruiter? Eat or drink away from the recruiter tables – keep at least one hand free to shake hands and accept business cards. Have a pad and pen ready so that you can take notes from your interview.

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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). Those who are too busy will probably just read it and delete. Job hunting is a numbers and timing game.

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Be An Unforgettable Speaker – Organization Techniques That Make You Easy to Work With

Stephanie LH Calahan

  What can you put in place in your business to make sure that the event coordinator has a fantastic time working with you? This past Monday, Michele Price interviewed me on #SpeakChat.   Consider having these items on your Coordinator Toolkit: ALL your contact info, One sheet, Speaking resume. So, what do you think? 

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Get A Job With A Thank You Letter

Professional Assistant Blog

Home About Me Advertise Get A Job With A Thank You Letter By The Professional Assistant on Friday, March 28, 2008 Filed Under: Job Seeking , Productivity D id you just get out of an interview ? Last Name: Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to talk to me about the Position Applied For with XXX Company.