Job Advice Blog

APRIL 22, 2010

Many of my clients have asked me to help them prep for a phone interview. What do you do on the phone? Despite the limitations associated with a phone screen you can still make a powerful impression – powerful enough to get the real deal – an invite to the office. This is probably going to be your home and cell phone.

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Success

JULY 5, 2021

Was it actually a phone notification plugged into a loudspeaker? When he was a teenager, the world taught him that life isn’t fair, at the expense of those parents. Khaled was about 16 and DJing a party in Orlando, Florida where he spent his formative years, when his phone rang. I’d be lying if I told you it didn’t startle me.

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Success

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

My plan was to cut my expenses as low as humanly possible, move to Greece with my wife, finish learning the language and write—one of the things that have always made me feel most alive. I didn’t even make it all the way home before a phone call would change my life. The phone call was from my business partners.

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Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Expensify’s moto is “Expense reports that don’t suck!” ” Founded back in 2008 Expensify have a number of features that make processing expenses easier. Expensify enables users to import expenses directly from personal and corporate card transactions. Processing expenses does suck!

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Audacious Admin

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Candidates may not need previous work experience as a receptionist or assistant, there are several crucial soft skills that make a candidate the best person for an administrative or executive assistant position. Soft skills are those character traits and interpersonal skills. Strong Communications Skills Communication is key.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 6, 2015

The Camscanner App allows users to convert and save any document into a PDF using their mobile phone. From a mobile phone users can: Scan any kind of document in seconds, texts or graphics. What is Camscanner? Camscanner uses a freemium pricing plan, with a free basic account. What does it do? Camscanner has a number of features.

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Brilliantly Better

OCTOBER 12, 2011

There were no cell phones. Information, on the other side, was very expensive. Information is extremely accessible, while action seems to became the most expensive merchandise in the world. Some of them even have presentation skills. Tweet Remember how understandable it was to be late 20 years ago? It’s all backwards now.

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Allwork

APRIL 22, 2024

Then you’re going to get your phone for the week. Thinking of the teenager example, if your room isn’t cleaned by Saturday at noon, you don’t get your phone for the week. I don’t have to have the phone agreement to clean my room because I want to live in a clean room. And it might be a simple system.

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Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 13, 2013

This app is slightly expensive but worth paying for if your manager travels a lot. Although I still do print everything off this is a great app to have on your phone so you can check details on the go. I use the website all the time, not just for planning travel but also for expenses, so it is helpful having the app on my phone.

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Allwork

AUGUST 26, 2022

While technologically savvy, panelists shared they often prefer to seek input or ask questions in person or via a phone call as opposed to chatting or emailing. Sitting next to someone sharing that knowledge goes a long way to strengthening your technical skills. ” Image courtesy of SmithGroup. What We’ve Learned: From A to Z.

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Allwork

APRIL 15, 2024

Jeremy Fennema [ 00:11:07 ]: I also think it’s going to shift that skill set into testing. And I know the holographic technologies are available, very expensive to manage, not just the cameras and the technology, but the energy consumption. It’s very expensive. Jeremy Fennema [ 00:26:34 ]: Nice.

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Success

JULY 25, 2022

I’m no stranger to setting lofty money goals : At 9 years old I became cognizant of the idea of college—a seemingly far-off milestone that my parents described as “important” and “expensive”—and decided I needed to proactively save money for my college education. I would love to get to a number that we can collaboratively agree on.”.

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Practically Perfect PA

MAY 14, 2014

I will go back and forth to it; check my emails, answer a phone call, make a coffee or just generally procrastinate. So every Friday morning I would insist my boss gave me all the receipts he had and I would spend Friday afternoon processing the expenses. Set deadlines for completing each task. Figure out when you are most productive.

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Tips From T. Marie

APRIL 29, 2015

For example, people may contact a virtual assistant without knowing just what a virtual assistant can do or how they would put those skills to use to grow their business. When the iPhone was first introduced people were skeptical about the expensive phone with things that a phone didn’t really need.

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Virtual Moxie

OCTOBER 25, 2011

To be profitable means that the business pays you, pays expenses not passed through to clients for their own work, and has a little left over. And I say that because I’m realizing that many people who share the outcomes of their formulas do not do this piece—the piece about adding in time off as an indirect expense.

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C-Suite Assistants

OCTOBER 14, 2020

A great executive assistant possesses a special mixture of experiences, skills, and personality traits. You need someone with top-notch communication skills who knows how to multitask. An executive assistant must have leadership and decision-making capabilities and experience. Finding the Perfect Fit.

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C-Suite Assistants

OCTOBER 1, 2020

While Executive Assistant responsibilities can vary greatly from one employer to another, the common thread is that a great Executive Assistant must be able to handle anything that is thrown at them with grace and skill. Strong technical skills are an absolute must in this position.

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C-Suite Assistants

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

The demand for highly-skilled, tech-savvy, multitasking administrative professionals who perform business and personal tasks has become so great that a new position is trending—the Executive/Personal Assistant (EA/PA). What if you need someone to do both?

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Allwork

MARCH 25, 2024

So the design shifted, I think, from kind of a classic American, almost law office kind of layout that was, Frankly, very expensive, space wise and construction cost wise, furniture wise, to this very fluid, very flexible, very cozy kind of model that is popular today in the open areas within coworking. We have open bar. We have talks.

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Recruit CRM

JANUARY 13, 2021

Some benefits include: Turnover rates turning low Hiring quality enhances Minimal hire time Better & shorter onboarding Affordable hiring conditions Unlike the branding of an employer, setting up a quality employee referral program won’t be expensive at all based on the results it showcases in a quick time frame.

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Productivityist

JULY 2, 2021

This means no meetings, and perhaps even limited phone calls. Constantly learning can help you become more productive, because the more you learn, the more skills that you master, and you, in turn, can perform tasks quickly and with fewer errors. An easy habit to start today is by scheduling an administration day every week.

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Practically Perfect PA

MAY 11, 2016

In five year’s time you may find that everything you do for a new manager has to be on their phone, watch or whatever piece of tech is invented next! Well, keeping track of their expenses is going to be even more difficult and using a spreadsheet for this task is still unbelievably common. What does this mean for assistants?

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Eat Your Career

AUGUST 15, 2022

These things aren’t all that expensive, given how they can positively impact your confidence. First, there’s a concern that older candidates are not digital natives, meaning that you weren’t born with a cell phone in your hand the way the younger generations were. It’s a little smoother.

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Melissa Peoples

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Initially, I did receive a few responses, asking me to provide video-pre-screens [not my favorite thing to do, I'm discovering] or to participate in phone pre-screens, which I giddily did, with zero results. I have also participated in several fruitful phone screens, and I have an onsite interview scheduled in the coming days.

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 16, 2010

For instance, as an administrative assistant, maybe your leader delivers her travel expense receipts just before the statement deadline…and it becomes easy to think, “She’ll just pay a late fee monthly.” Tags: Admin Assistant Training Organizational Skills. She has a writing, copyediting and ideation business, “Phrase, Ink.”

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On The Job

JANUARY 14, 2011

You don't "borrow" office supplies to take home, and you don't pad expense reports. Playing Angry Birds on your smartphone instead of returning phone calls promptly won't help you get ahead. It means you don't show up late for work and you don't try to sneak out early. Being a go-getter. Stepping forward. Stepping forward.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 16, 2010

Good time management skills can help reduce confusion, stress, and even workload levels, so there are many benefits to making sure that time is well spent. Check: Are phone calls planned? For each one, write down what you hope to accomplish with the phone call to help you stay focused. Check: How much time is spent on e-mail?

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Jen Lawrence

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Expense reports were taking twice as long to get done. So I learned to multitask and marketed my skill. Utilize Do Not Disturb – Whether in chat or on your phone, do not disturb is your electronic gatekeeper. Why was it taking me so long to book travel and get it on calendars? I was drowning. Something had to change.

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Productivityist

DECEMBER 15, 2013

While some contractors offer skills that are useful for one-time jobs, our favourite VAs—apart from becoming our friends—became a part of our team and were involved in several projects regularly. This required web research, data entry and a lot of emailing & phoning back and forth throughout the course of 2 days.

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Jen Lawrence

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Expense reports were taking twice as long to get done. So I learned to multitask and marketed my skill. Utilize Do Not Disturb – Whether in chat or on your phone, do not disturb is your electronic gatekeeper. Why was it taking me so long to book travel and get it on calendars? I was drowning. Something had to change.

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BMT Office Administration

MAY 9, 2024

The IRS e-help desk phone number is 866-255-0654. Opportunity for profit or loss depending on managerial skill. Use of skill and initiative. This factor looks at the worker’s skills. Here are the stipulations: The expense must be for a business purpose. If it’s an essential part (i.e.,

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 13, 2011

" That is what I heard from her as we were talking on the phone.  Wordpress is not just a software, but a platform for managing, creating and publishing information on the Internet without having any technical and programming skills. Record Your Phone Calls Like A Pro. " Stephanie you are such a geek."

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 16, 2010

For instance, as an administrative assistant, maybe your leader delivers her travel expense receipts just before the statement deadline…and it becomes easy to think, “She’ll just pay a late fee monthly.”

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Admin Awards

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Showing employees that you care doesn’t have to be expensive. Instead, they reached out via phone calls, emails, and texts. “We’ve been blown away by the impact a phone call makes to somebody,” says Nan Barry, Managing Director of Southwest. BEWARE OF FALSE NICETIES.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 5, 2009

I have a network of assistants that I call friends, although some are just phone colleagues, but we help each other. If you know what works best for you and if your job is 80/20 on what you like then you can put up with the small stuff like filing and filling out expense forms. GET TO KNOW YOUR CO-WORKERS. We are not an island.

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The Small Business Blog

APRIL 8, 2008

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk Even if you are not creative enough to design your own signs, if you possess the right skills you will be able to manufacture them to order. The other skills you require will depend on the type of signs you plan to make (e.g.

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Service Untitled

APRIL 2, 2013

Call centers can range from one or two people in a small office to thousands of customer service representatives in huge office complexes, but a customer’s view is set by their first impression or that first phone call needed for help. A supervisor should always be available at a call center if a problem has not been resolved.

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