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Dry promotions: Definition, considerations, and guidelines for employers

BMT Office Administration

This type of promotion saves the company money, but can be frustrating for employees who understandably expect a higher salary for their hard work in their new role. Lateral moves are often requested by the employee based on their career goals or work preferences, or may be initiated by the employer based on changes in business needs.

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Answering Reader Mail: From Lawyer to Executive Assistant?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Any recruiter who sees your resume and finds out you used to be a lawyer will silently wonder the following questions. Whether based on your cover letter or resume, recruiters only take 6 seconds to see if you are match. If the fit isn’t close enough, they toss or file your resume. 1) Do you have the admin skills to be an EA?

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21 Tips for Job Hunting - A Comprehensive Strategy

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

First, what you have been up to recently that is exciting, fun or new, why and what sort of job you are looking for, and your contact information and an online link to your resume or a social media profile (more on this later). The kind lady asked me what I did for work so I gave her my resume. She gave me her business card.

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Bored to Tears at Work - Help!

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I make an incredible salary so when I tell my husband and friends I want to explore other avenues, they think I'm crazy. It also looks bad on one’s resume. I also thought about money, salary negotiation, and how I was spending my time. My boss seems oblivious. We are in an executive wing which is just my boss and I.

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Will This Tough Job Market Change Generation Y?

On The Job

Finnigan says recruiters, who often called young job seekers “challenging,” now report Generation Y job candidates are more willing to compromise on salaries or job duties. Today, more than 50 percent of candidates say they will take the salary offered. Do you have a goal in mind for your career?

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Is Your Education Useless? | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Many freelancers don’t have to send their resumes to people anymore, so those degrees don’t see a lot of action, but they’re there, collecting dust on our walls. If your goal from university is to be rich, then skip it and work on a start up. Written by James - 69 Comments Many freelancers have university degrees. Wish I knew.

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