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Answering Reader Mail: Confidential Job Hunts, Raises, Promotions & Better Projects

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

However, even after taking many classes on the various programs I still haven’t gotten any new tasks. How do I get a recommendation letter from my boss for a new job hunt without raising suspicion or improve my situation without my boss’ help? Happy job hunting and keep me posted!

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How to Spring Clean Your Job Search

On The Job

Read this latest column I did for Gannett/USA Today and see if your job search doesn''t need the same. If you have had a long winter of job searching with no luck, you may need to freshen up your job-hunting strategy, career experts say. Then make sure you make a case for why you are the right fit to solve those problems.

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Tips on transitioning your career

Practically Perfect PA

Take advantage of being in a relatively well paid job and decide to invest that money in the training you need – yes this does mean you might not have as many fancy dinners or a trip to Thailand this year, but it is worth it when you finally have that new job title. Like Peggy Olsen (sorry another Mad Men reference!)

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Job Loss - It Can Happen to You!

Office Dynamics

I want to control my own destiny, so I've put on my sea legs, spiffed up the resume I left with you, put together a dynamic resume kit packet and a teaser including my brochure (developed at World Class Assistant Part 2), hoping to get through the door of a company I've been eying. One day later, and they bit! Jane Admin. Two weeks later).

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Job Loss - It Can Happen to You!

Office Dynamics

I want to control my own destiny, so I've put on my sea legs, spiffed up the resume I left with you, put together a dynamic resume kit packet and a teaser including my brochure (developed at World Class Assistant Part 2), hoping to get through the door of a company I've been eying. One day later, and they bit! Jane Admin. Two weeks later).

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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. In another answer, I reference 10,000 hours. From what I've heard, the assistants did leave with class and their dignity intact.

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2 Big Myths About Work You Need to Ditch

On The Job

Atkins says class action lawsuits related to wage and hour claims outnumber all other class action lawsuits combined. Although I'm not in the corporate workplace anymore, it was common for many companies to have 'volunteered overtime' and employees felt helpless to say anything for risk of losing their job.

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