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Is Your Resume Hot? Or a HOT mess?

Melissa Peoples

After giving notice, and thinking now that it wasn't perhaps the best time for clarity or objectivity, I dusted off my resume, added my now former role, and began applying to likely-sounding prospects. Bear in mind, I had been recruited or referred into my past couple of roles, so my resume hadn't been top of mind for a while.

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The Holiday Blues Are Normal—These 8 Tips from Experts Can Help You Better Manage Difficult Emotions

Success

Feelings don’t obey the calendar,” says psychotherapist Tina Gilbertson, author of Constructive Wallowing: How to Beat Bad Feelings by Letting Yourself Have Them. Schedule at least one grounding activity each day that can help you get out of your own head and mark the time until “normal” life resumes. RSVP with “maybe next year.”.

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11 Effective Ways for Assistants to Work From Home

Office Dynamics

Since you are not eating out, getting your Starbucks, going to concerts or events, put aside any money you can. Take time to spruce up your resume and Linkedin profile with recent job titles, courses, and certifications that give you a competitive edge. Create a running list or add items to your calendar to revisit at a later time.

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TikTok Is Here to Stay—Is Your Brand Ready?

Success

White’s TikTok videos cover everything from tips to boost a resume to insider advice she gleaned from 20-plus years as an HR professional. With these goals in mind, she advises businesses to create a content bucket list, or a checklist of regular talking points within your company, to map out on a calendar.

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Calendar "ah ha"

Laughing all the Way to Work

.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 16 January, 2010 Calendar "ah ha" I was participating in a Harvard sponsored webinar with my boss the other day. One of the things they recommended to executives was to use their electronic calendar to leave themselves reminders. I guess he thought I needed the help. Another one I never use.

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A Comprehensive Guide to Hiring an Executive Assistant

LEADERASSISTANT.COM

Organizational abilities: Experts in managing multiple tasks and schedules efficiently, an executive assistant must keep everything on track, from managing calendars to coordinating meetings. You can mention specific examples of team events, leadership styles, and company missions.

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What makes a great administrative assistant?

Page Personnel

It means staying on top of diaries and calendars, keeping paperwork (whether digital or physical) filed neatly, and always thinking ahead to what’s next. Clear communication skills – admin assistants absorb all the communications that executives haven’t time to deal with.