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Is College Still Worth It?

Success

the ongoing Great Resignation); and for higher education institutions themselves, which are increasingly struggling to justify astronomical tuitions and which, according to studies, overestimate their debt-burdened graduates’ entry-level salaries by 100%. As owner of the manufacturing firm InterTech Plastics, he knew about it all too well.

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Want to hire great people and keep them from quitting? 4 strategies that work

Ideas.Ted

These types of requirements are standard in job postings, but researchers found that for many jobs, employees will still need to learn 10 additional skills within the next 18 months. In other words, even if your new hire meets all the job requirements today, that means 10 new skills will be needed as they settle into their new role.

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If You Think You’re Unbiased, You’re Wrong

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By masking her identity from the hiring committee, it guaranteed that she’d be judged on her performance, not her gender. Plus, he earned an annual salary roughly $4,000 higher than Jennifer’s for the same work in an entry-level lab position. And if you keep up your skill set, you’re always in demand.” for competence on average.

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Love CSI? How About a Career in Computer Forensics?

On The Job

The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates computer forensics jobs are expected to grow more than 13 percent in the next several years with starting salaries of about $46,500. This kind of job requires you to have great people skills, be able to write good reports and be intuitive."

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What can assistants expect in 2013

Practically Perfect PA

It is getting so much easier for Committees to meet virtually and this will become more and more popular over the next year as will virtual conferences and events. Salary and financial reward . This is the same for assistants and we should be seeking salary increases if we are taking on extra work.

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Reward and Recognition within the Assistant Industry

Practically Perfect PA

Could you be a little more vocal about your development and your skill set. My boss was wondering how we could build on this momentum so we started a charity committee and I offered to help knowing it was a very visible role. He sponsored the committee and volunteered a few more members of staff.

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Experience vs. a university degree part two

Practically Perfect PA

Yes, Outlook Training and Training in Supporting a University Committee. Yes, I have taken job-specific software classes, classes to learn organizational and people skills, and took computer certification classes which I was not aware I needed coming right out of high school. Again, these are skills I was able to cultivate on the job.

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