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Want to Reach Your Potential? Be a Learner

Success

Extension classes abound at colleges and universities. He notes that “learning agility”—the deftness at gaining and using knowledge—is the “biggest predictor of long-term leadership success,” according to research by the Korn Ferry Institute. Plus, if your industry hits the skids, you’d better have some options.

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Assistant Certifications: free webinar replay & handout

Office Dynamics

We had an incredible webinar event with over 1,300 assistants registered to learn more about why, as an administrative professional, they should consider a career certification. It’s not so much about receiving a ‘certification’ as it is about what will be covered in a class or online course. The classes are held in Las Vegas.

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Interview with Rob Siefker of Zappos – Part 1 of 4

Service Untitled

After interviewing Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh and seeing the company’s HQ outside of Las Vegas , I knew I wanted to learn more about the nuts and bolts and day-to-day operations of Zappos. And I started in the company as a temp worker in 2004. And this class is mixed. That would be a large class but just as an example.

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Even More Questions Answered

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Sign up with the major job hunting sites with your resume and profile, join social network sites geared towards work, and meet with every temp agency in town just to be safe. Before I graduated college, I also did a lot of internships alongside well-respected people in the industry or at well-known companies. You will die trying.

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13 Best Recruitment Podcasts Recruiters Need To Listen To [Updated]

Recruit CRM

Matt Alder interviews thought leaders who are influencing and changing an industry Spotify Evergreen Podcasts Crafted for senior HR professionals and recruitment entrepreneurs, this podcast by Matt Alder is based on interviews of thought leaders who are changing the recruitment industry with innovation.

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Bored to Tears at Work - Help!

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

If I had more work to do and would be learning along the way, I would stay. And as I was working, job hunting and/or temping, I had to find other sources of happiness. As you may know, I mainly work in the entertainment industry for CEOs. How would you discuss this with your boss without sticking your foot in your mouth?

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10 Tips on Taking a Vacation (and Derek DelGaudio)

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

We also got 2 floating/personal holidays, about 3-10 sick days, and also working in the entertainment industry, most places shut down for the last 10-14 days of the year. Other jobs, because they were temp to full time, I didn’t even have the benefits of paid vacation time or paid sick days for almost a year.

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