Fri.Oct 10, 2014

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5 Ways to Shine at a Job Fair

On The Job

'During the height of the Great Recession, job fairs were a mob scene. People with 30 years of experience were standing next to recent college graduates, all clamoring for work. But as things have improved, many people don''t think that job fairs are worth their time. They''re wrong. Job fairs are a great chance to practice your networking skills and develop your personal brand pitch.

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Stakeholder management tips for assistants

Practically Perfect PA

'As some of you will know I used to work in a department full of ‘change management professionals’ Their job was to initiate projects that would improve procedures or systems within other departments. As you can imagine they were not always the most popular members of staff! The organisation was 250 years old and some of the employees had been working at the company their entire adult lives.

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OFFICE DYNAMICS CONFERENCE RECAP PART I: AN EVENT OF DISTINCTION BEGINS

Office Dynamics

'After so much anticipation, the Office Dynamics Conference, titled the 21st Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence , opened on Tuesday evening September 30th with the Social Fusion Mixer. We met for cocktails outside on the resort veranda overlooking the turquoise pools and red stripe cabanas, with a Western view of the Red Rock National Preserve.