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4 Ways to Leverage Your Comprehensive Professional Portfolio Strategy

All Things Admin

Your portfolio will be instrumental during every step of your career and even into retirement. Julie applies her administrative expertise and passion for lifelong learning to serving as an enthusiastic mentor, speaker and author who educates admins around the world on how to be more effective every day. Obviously, that’s false!

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21 Tips for Job Hunting - A Comprehensive Strategy

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Whenever I meet people for coffee or a meal, I am always interested to learn about them as a person and their work. I love doing informationals because I like learning about what people do, even if I am not in that industry, and perhaps get an office tour down the line, and make a new friend if they introduce me to someone else.

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Answering Reader Mail: From Lawyer to Executive Assistant?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Whether based on your cover letter or resume, recruiters only take 6 seconds to see if you are match. Learn to answer why being an EA appeals to you more than any other job. Do a lot of soul searching and be willing to learn what you DON’T like as well. 1) Do you have the admin skills to be an EA?

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My Boss Has Been Fired. Now what?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

It’s not unheard of that while a CEO is about to retire they start looking about 2-5 years prior to their exit. You really enjoyed working there, but you look forward to learning new things and new adventures, etc. State that on your resume, in your cover letter, over the phone, and don’t tell anyone at work.