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Ghosted After an Interview? Here’s Why Companies Do It

Success

You polish your résumé and obsess over the wording in your cover letter. That same survey reported that 51% of job seekers felt that employers were ghosting more regularly now than they did pre-pandemic. After submitting dozens, even hundreds of applications, you get a callback. And then, you wait.

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What does it take to be a successful HR Assistant?

Page Personnel

Related: How to sell your skills on your CV and cover letter They must recognise who works there and what skills they have. Those who work in a human resources assistant position need to be able to analyse data, create reports, understand an employee file and communicate effectively with other departments.

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Riding that Job Wave

Who's the Real Boss?

It’s a given though, that as the years have gone by that they have obtained more experience, and been exposed to greater responsibilities, as they’ve developed internally. Be upfront in your cover letter. But I know that this is a generational thing that can be hard for the older generations to grasp.

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

BMT Office Administration

These types of files include: Cover letters Resumes Employment applications References Interview notes Remember not to include any pre-hire documents that must be kept confidential, such as an employee’s I-9 form. 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

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. For most administrative professionals, the majority of our roles contain functions that recur, such as calendar management, expense reporting and travel arrangements.

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The Path to Chief of Staff Whitepaper

Admin Awards

Topics covered included: – How do the roles of Chief of Staff and Executive Assistant differ? How do you make the transition internally? – SHOULD I EXPECT TO HAVE DIRECT REPORTS? The number of direct reports will likely depend on the size of the organization and its structure, Wood says. BE A ‘SPONGE.’

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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 vs. i.e.