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Some Gen Zers Are Including Their Social Media on Resumes—Should You?

Success

They are even using social media to create their resumes. Social media’s importance in establishing yourself as an excellent employee begs the question: Should social media be displayed more prominently on resumes? second average it takes for recruiters to scan resumes, according to Ladders’ 2018 “ Eye-Tracking Study ”?

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Dry promotions: Definition, considerations, and guidelines for employers

BMT Office Administration

If you’re not familiar with the term or are unsure whether your company is guilty of using dry promotions in a manner that can hurt employee morale, read up on the definition of the term below and explore some common examples of dry promotions. When and why do companies give employees dry promotions?

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Dana’s Administrative Professional Advice – Ask an Admin

Office Dynamics

When setting goals, a typical guideline method is S.M.A.R.T.E.R In summary, she aligned her goals to the company’s strategy; setting goals that support and add value to the business and future thinking about how to support the growth of the company. Pauline’s goals directly support the values and goals of the company.

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5 Ways to Manage Your Online Reputation

On The Job

If you dont think so, read this column I wrote for Gannett, and you may just change your mind: Maybe you put countless hours into carefully crafting a resume and cover letter. Perhaps you had weeks of sleepless nights as you planned your new company. You make some great suggestions.many thanks for your thoughts and your guidelines!

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Guest Post: What Makes Virtual Administrative Assistants Work?

Laughing all the Way to Work

Administrative assistants do more than just assist with the day-to-day activities of a company – in fact, for most employers, they’re Person Fridays without whom nothing gets done. Since there is no chance of a face-to-face interview where you can convince people of your abilities, your resume should say it all.

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When working isn't fun: Ho hum, ho hum, it's off to work I go.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Polish up the ol resume It is all right to send your resume out and see what kind of response you get. In this new age of not doing anything more than a quick spell check on documents, make sure you do not have any spelling mistakes in your resume. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy?

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Atlanta, Georgia: The City that Smiles

Laughing all the Way to Work

Click on that and you will find a wealth of templates from a resume, cover letter, minutes, agenda and many others. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Whoever had the idea to put the templates on their site should pat themselves on the back. I believe someone mentioned there were almost 500 to choose from.