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4 Ways to Leverage Your Comprehensive Professional Portfolio Strategy

All Things Admin

© 2023 Julie Perrine International, LLC HOW TO USE THIS ARTICLE IN YOUR NEWSLETTER OR WEBSITE Want to use this article in your newsletter, ezine or website? Your professional portfolio is a representation of who you are and what you can do, supported by tangible evidence, such as work samples, visual aids, certificates, etc.

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Employee Files: What to include, what to leave out, and what’s confidential

BMT Office Administration

Recruitment documents Human resources departments should retain documents related to the hiring process, especially if you need to refer back to them later. Also, you’re legally obligated to retain these records for at least one year by the EEOC.

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Is Your Resume Hot? Or a HOT mess?

Melissa Peoples

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. At first blush, my pride flared up and my internal Vanessa started to craft a sassy retort to the gentleman about the awesomeness of my resume, yada yada. And boy was this a huge mistake on my part!

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21 Tips for Job Hunting - A Comprehensive Strategy

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Send your cover letter and resume to a specific person, their general email address, or fill out their online form/application. And since I was there, I dropped off my resume and cover letter. In college, I sat next to this girl and I overheard she interned at a very prominent radio station. No, maybe 1 minute.

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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. Whoever had the idea to put the templates on their site should pat themselves on the back. Once you log on click on the tab Productivity and you will see on the right Templates. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Answering Reader Mail: What Do Employers Look for in High-Level EA Candidates?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

If appropriate and true, during the interview process, you can mention you take the time to have lunch with other assistants, interns, or other co-workers just to understand them better as people, the office environment, and pick their brain for advice. I also always bring many copies of my resume, cover letter, and recommendations.

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The Full Interview - The Person Behind the Professional

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

And as I climbed the admin ladder, when I got recruited for a project manager role, the person who referred me was also someone I had met when I was “just a temp” stuffing those thousands of envelopes. Whether based on your cover letter or resume, recruiters only take 6 seconds to see if you are match.