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Could Changing Your Appearance Get You a Job or Promotion?

On The Job

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons reports that 13.1 I see these men who are trying to be a little too GQ ," says Maggie Jessup , referring to the men's magazine often featuring fashionable clothes. The office isn't Gossip Girl or All My Children. When you go to work, you need to look professional," she says.

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Overworked? Unload Your Workload to a Freelancer!

Professional Assistant Blog

Whether you need help fixing up that company website, proofreading a report that your boss needs right away or even compiling reports that your boss gave you today and is asking for you to complete it yesterday. I work for a magazine and we hire freelancers for all sorts of reasons. Hiring a freelancer can have great benefits.

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EMEA East – Personal Branding Q&A

Practically Perfect PA

I’ve actually written a few blogs on how to work with confidential documents and not being the office gossip. Before I started the blog I did subscribe to a few assistant magazines but really didn’t find the majority of the articles helpful. Can blogging and being active in social media harm your career?

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EMEA East – Personal Branding Q&A

Practically Perfect PA

I’ve actually written a few blogs on how to work with confidential documents and not being the office gossip. Before I started the blog I did subscribe to a few assistant magazines but really didn’t find the majority of the articles helpful. Can blogging and being active in social media harm your career?

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Beyond the Music: DJ Steve Aoki Taps Into Tech and Brain Advocacy Through the Aoki Foundation

Success

The study’s participants were asked to complete self-report measures on depression a week prior to, the week of, and one week after they completed their sauna treatment. This principle guided Aoki through numerous projects, and he founded Dim Mak Records in 1996, which has signed artists such as Bloc Party and The Gossip.

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The E-tiquette of E-mail

Professional Assistant Blog

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) report that, “some 10 million American men – fully 7 percent of the male population – either cannot distinguish red from green, or see red and green differently from most people. If you like this post, please subscribe to my feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you.

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The importance of having someone to talk to

Laughing all the Way to Work

Read professional magazines when you get the opportunity. IAAP has a magazine that comes with being a member called OfficePro and it has very useful articles. The problem that sometimes occurs with sharing with current co-workers is it can turn into office gossip. This is where a strong assistant team is nice to have.

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