Office Dynamics

JANUARY 21, 2020

And yet assistants help file digital documents and manage calls through their cell phones, so the skills required for these tasks haven’t completely gone away. Executive assistants are running meetings, making hiring decisions, giving presentations, negotiating contracts, managing budgets and are considered co-leaders.

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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 19, 2016

For many assistants trying to negotiate a pay rise is extremely difficult and many are turned down because of their organisation’s internal structures. It can be a lot easier to find a new role and negotiate an increased salary during the recruitment process. Applying for jobs outside of the PA role. Download the eBook.

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Executive Assistant Breakthrough

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Executive Assistants possess a unique combination of skills. Executive Assistants have to call on all of these skills in order to be successful. This is absolutely a quality to highlight on your resume and LinkedIn pages, and during any interviews as well. Hopefully this list is music to your ears! The Times They Are A’Changing.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Impostor Syndrome reflects a belief that you are inadequate and, or incompetent despite evidence that you are skilled and successful. Social media users have created a voyeuristic environment where we can easily get caught up in “comparisonitis.” How to Overcome Impostor Syndrome. Next Steps and a Challenge.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 5, 2015

The CEO I was working for at the time was very busy and my meeting scheduling skills were put to the test. My boss left for another opportunity and couldn't take me with him because it was a very French environment and I unfortunately only speak English. It was certainly exciting at first and my boss was great to work for.

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Retirement Travel Negotiating Agenda 100

Energage

APRIL 12, 2016

Use the interview process to determine whether or not people are a strong fit for your organization. Identify the values that are the most important to your organization and ensure they are non-negotiable hiring requirements. . We want to learn continually to improve our skills and improve business.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

I knew we were going to go back to that city the next year so negotiated with the hotel that if I booked the next event at their venue would they waive the cancellation fee. Negotiation As you saw above, negotiation is possible. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. It is always worth asking.

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Time Zones IAAP Negotiating International 100

Admin Awards

DECEMBER 1, 2021

How Admins drive and influence culture rituals that create connection in any work environment, including remote. – They want to know what’s going on and what they can do to make the company or office environment better. Then, keep personal feelings out of hard conversations by negotiating from the point of the data.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 10, 2012

A: I've been extremely lucky and have NOT worked for anyone difficult or nightmarish - high standards and extremely fast-paced or high-pressure environments, yes. Compared to, say, a more corporate environment where an executive assistant's career ceiling is really only that of a more senior executive assistant?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

OCTOBER 29, 2010

One of the best ways to get a raise is to try to ask for more responsibility and increase your skills and talents much like you did. You also have more negotiating leverage for a better salary and projects. In this manner, you can get really good recommendations from people who know you well in a team environment.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Her skill set it basically calendar and coffee. Any time you interview where this situation occurs you are allowed to ask very politely. Her skill set it basically calendar and coffee. This is a bad idea! This person is not bringing their assistant, and I've learned they will get the assistant to her predecessor.”

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Brilliantly Better

APRIL 16, 2010

Maybe you think you’re a brilliant negotiator, but that may be just an inconsistent cloud in your ego. Interview With Yourself But the most useful tools of all in the stage of assessment is the interview with yourself. The conclusions you’ll draw from this interview won’t be appealing, that I can tell you. Of course I do.

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Brilliantly Better

APRIL 29, 2010

What’s interesting is that I noticed an increased ability to juggle with different programming environments and languages, switching easily from Objective C (yes, I finally become a friend of Xcode) and Lua (using a somehow exotic SDK for cross-platform game development). Eduard @ People Skills Decoded´s last blog.

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Brilliantly Better

DECEMBER 24, 2010

Took some time to familiarize myself with the iPad environment but in the end I made it. I thought I lost the skills to hire people, but apparently I didn’t. From the selection phase, going through the interview and negotiation phases, all seemed incredibly familiar. Gave My First Live Interview On Skype.

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