Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

To be very clear, a career portfolio’s primary purpose is NOT about job hunting, and I’m a firm believer that anything done haphazardly is not worth doing. A notable professional portfolio that will serve you throughout your career should be carefully planned out and well-executed. It should impress executives and peers alike.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MARCH 15, 2013

Here are 10 things to consider as you conduct your job hunt. To conduct a job hunt confidentially, only tell those people you MUST (the recruiters you are interviewing with, etc). Plan ahead how you will juggle job hunting and your current schedule. It's like a planned, mutual, friendly break up.

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On The Job

OCTOBER 21, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Wednesday, October 21, 2009 4 ways to keep your confidence during a job hunt I hear from a lot of people who are out of work. Treat looking for a job as a job,” she says.

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Practically Perfect PA

MAY 6, 2015

Administrative professionals make up a fifth of the working population so although there are plenty of jobs the competition is tough, particularly for the senior assistant roles. There are a number of opportunities to sell your personal brand during the job hunting process. Why not assistants?

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Success

JUNE 5, 2022

Things in the financial world are starting to look up for some people. If thinking about your financial situation has your heart rate shooting up and your breath coming faster, take a deliberate moment to pause and take a series of deep breaths (just not so deep you get light headed). Make a plan and keep it simple.

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On The Job

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

I've never met anyone who takes a job and thinks: "I'm going to quit this job in 90 days and start the job hunting process all over again." So why do so many people find themselves quitting a job after less than a year? Then, as time goes on, they start to see those red flags pop up. There's high turnover.

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Allwork

JUNE 19, 2023

In 2022, American workers dealt with levels of inflation unseen since 1981, increasing financial instability and resulting in 63% of workers living paycheck to paycheck — up 6 percentage points compared to the previous year when 57% of workers were doing so.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JULY 13, 2011

Here are some tips as your career progresses that will affect how you job hunt. The lower-level admin you are the more jobs there are. Those jobs support the President, CEO, CTO, CFO, and Chairman. Your job hunt will take a lot longer. Job hunt with focus. Make a decision.

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Practically Perfect PA

JULY 27, 2017

For a generation growing up on Snapchat and YouTube, applying for jobs with a video will seem like the most natural thing in the world. Read on for tried and tested tips on how to nail your video interview…. The post How to nail a video interview appeared first on Practically Perfect PA. However, what if (like me!)

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Recruit CRM

JANUARY 25, 2022

Therefore, make sure you discover the tools and features available that will set your business up for future success. Without necessary integrations, you'll end up with a fragmented system that makes recruiting even more complicated! Read more: Recruiting Database: How to Choose the Best Software for Your Agency?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MARCH 10, 2017

Hello New & Returning Readers, About 2 years ago I wrote an in-depth post about how I job hunt. I had always meant to expound on that post about how the internet, social media, and networking online play a very big role for how I conduct my search and also improve my chances of protecting myself.

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On The Job

APRIL 12, 2013

Read this latest column I did for Gannett/USA Today and see if your job search doesn''t need the same. If you have had a long winter of job searching with no luck, you may need to freshen up your job-hunting strategy, career experts say. Just get up your nerve to do it.

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Practically Perfect PA

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Here are a few tips on how to use LinkedIn effectively: Complete your profile. Make sure all aspects of your profile are up to date and all the details have been completed using your CV as the foundation. It is the way of the world that you will be judged by your photo so keep it sober, especially if you are job hunting.

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On The Job

DECEMBER 16, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Wednesday, December 16, 2009 4 ways to "manage up" Many people feel "stuck" these days. I interviewed John Baldoni recently, and he provide a road map of how to get your career un-stuck.

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Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Try adding a job hunt to the mix of gift wrapping and card mailing and life can all of a sudden seem to be too much! Give yourself a leg up and watch this great video from Career Expert, Alexia Vernon, on how to get the competitive edge during the holidays while seeking your future dream job.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 12, 2016

Hmmm, let me see, hold it up higher, yep I can see them now. See how your list of soft skills is greater than your other 2 lists? How do I know this? Well, having trained 1000’s of people on how to change and develop their personal brand and reputations, I know everyone follows a set pattern when writing up their lists.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 15, 2010

So how is your packaging in comparison? Perhaps you aren’t job hunting, but have an idea you’d like to pitch to management. Presentation: package yourself like you would your resume: tidy things up and keep it current. How current are your eye glasses frame? And, you are well aware that your resume speaks volumes.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 15, 2010

So how is your packaging in comparison? Perhaps you aren’t job hunting, but have an idea you’d like to pitch to management. Presentation: package yourself like you would your resume: tidy things up and keep it current. How current are your eye glasses frame? And, you are well aware that your resume speaks volumes.

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On The Job

DECEMBER 29, 2011

I spent the holidays with family and friends, and the one subject that came up over and over again (apart from the discussion that we were all eating too much) was about jobs. Some people were looking for jobs, and others were complaining about their current positions. Turn off the updates feature.

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On The Job

MARCH 26, 2009

As a psychiatrist, I figured she would have all the answers when it came to dealing with how to handle the stress we're feeling today. If you lose a job, pick up the classified ads and start looking. Job hunting can be stressful, especially if you’re rejected for a position. Do what you can in the moment.

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On The Job

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

It's not near as much fun as say, watching to see if Lady Gaga will show up covered in raw eggs and bran cereal, but it's something I feel I need to do for my job. People depend on me to give them job hunting advice that will help them get out of the unemployment ranks. Today, the news wasn't so great.

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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 30, 2014

I haven’t had the opportunity to complete any formal training but I do keep up to date with the industry by reading lots of articles on LinkedIn and other publications for assistants (like Practically Perfect PA!). I learnt very quickly how to manage my time so that I didn’t neglect my job or my studies.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

Through trial and error I have managed to find a few diamonds in the rough, they are few and far between but out there if you know where to look and how to work with them. This is great if you are looking for an identical job to the one you have currently but not brilliant if you want to move up the career ladder or try a new industry.

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On The Job

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Sitting by a scenic lake near his Ericsson office, Kearney recalls a brief stint as a government contractor after leaving the military and uses the lake as an analogy for his job-hunting strategy. Despite Kearney''s enthusiasm for a new career, he admits, "I spun a lot of wheels initially" by applying for jobs online.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 18, 2013

If you haven’t really had the opportunity to change the working practices in your office I would suggest you embellish what you have done slightly… I wouldn’t say make something up but you do need to answer the question and how will the new employer know the details? How to you work with two or more directors? .

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On The Job

DECEMBER 15, 2008

It's that message that Caprino hopes many people -- especially mid-life professional women -- will hear during these tough times when they may lose their jobs. "My My prayer is that this (job loss) is a wake-up call. Are there are other ways someone can find a job they love? Lijit Search.

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On The Job

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Sitting by a scenic lake near his Ericsson office, Kearney recalls a brief stint as a government contractor after leaving the military and uses the lake as an analogy for his job-hunting strategy. Despite Kearney''s enthusiasm for a new career, he admits, "I spun a lot of wheels initially" by applying for jobs online.

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On The Job

MAY 23, 2011

reports that 85 percent of graduates will go back to their parents' home, up from 67 percent in 2006. You may begin calling contacts to check on job openings, or help your kid write a resume or cover letter. But much of the job hunt is a waiting game, and you and your child will have to be patient. Twentysomething Inc.

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On The Job

OCTOBER 12, 2010

The job-hunting experience can be a stressful one: sending out resumes, interviewing, sending out more resumes and interviewing again. It can take weeks, even months, to nail the job you want. But before you begin to feel too comfortable in your little cubicle, are you sure you’re doing everything you can to hang on to that job?

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On The Job

DECEMBER 22, 2010

As a career columnist, I've been full of advice -- from how to behave at work to how to choose the right career -- since they were about 3-years-old. Or, when I talk to college classes and ask, "How many of you know that what you post online will be checked out by an employer?" -- only a smattering of hands go up.

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On The Job

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

And then help one of them find a job. In 2008, when Jessie Canella returned home from Iraq where he had been deployed as a Marine, he wasn't sure how to get a job in the civilian world. So he turned to what he had heard was a place to find lots of jobs: online job boards. It's like starting all over again.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 26, 2014

He's expressed his appreciation for my hard work and his desire for me to move up in the company once I've decided where I want to be, which I am still figuring out. I started this blog while temping/job hunting and I was allowed to write or do personal side projects as long as it was not interfering with my work.

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All Things Admin

JUNE 22, 2023

Each type helps set you up for success. When you show up to your review with your portfolio, there’s no need for your executive to ask questions about what you’ve done all year. Job Interviews. Most people who show up for a job interview are going to say that they can do the job. Performance Reviews.

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Practically Perfect PA

MAY 29, 2017

Or worse, people are seeing your profile, but it does a poor job of representing you and what you do.” (Melonie Dodaro, LinkedIn Expert). Okay, so hands up, you admit that you are not doing as much as you could. If you don’t currently have an up to date CV you can turn your LinkedIn profile into a PDF. Does this really matter?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 22, 2020

I could get in a breadth of movie history while relaxing and it would help me catch up on iconic pop culture that I was lacking. My existential crisis cooking project came about when I was figuring out how I wanted to pivot and gain more work life balance. Learning how to tell a story is very seldom discussed.

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On The Job

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

As Congress debates health care reform, its worth noting that employers are already taking steps to bring down their health care costs, whether its setting up wellness programs for workers -- or requiring employees who have certain health risks to pay higher insurance deductibles. I think that way you’re sending a clear message.”

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On The Job

SEPTEMBER 17, 2008

There's enough instability right now in the economy that everyone -- and I mean everyone -- needs to be in active job-hunting mode. That means in addition to ramping up your networking efforts, you need to immediately take steps to clean up your online footprint. may pick up web pages that Google missed or ignored.)

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