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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

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. Then they get initiated into this job market.

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Allwork

APRIL 29, 2024

Due to the high volume of applications job seekers will likely have to make, AI can help in adjusting applications to many different jobs and companies in a very efficient way. A recent survey published by Resume Builder included 1,000 respondents who were actively job hunting in the past year. 18% of U.S.

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Success

MAY 1, 2023

2022 research revealed that in a large-scale experiment, candidates having “information available on social media through hashtags and liked pages can have a crucial effect on a candidate’s chances of obtaining a good rating” from the employer. Experts weigh in on the pros, cons, do’s and don’ts of this modern-age phenomenon.

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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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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JULY 10, 2012

It occurred to me that even the most basic information isn't common knowledge sometimes. I only realized this when I had the below conversations with my friends who had great jobs, but were not executive assistants or outside of the corporate realm. Have money for job hunting and working. I hope these tips help you!

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Allwork

JULY 14, 2022

While in its infancy it was used simply for entertainment purposes, it is now used for a plethora of other things—such monitoring employees, shopping, arguing with strangers online about politics, and job hunting. . Did Musk set up a precedent that might make tactics like this more common?

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Pew Internet's  Searching for Work in the Digital Era  illustrates the growing role online resources are playing in the job hunt. It also covers online job seeking differences by demographic groups. And the information in this report is up to their usual high standards. Key quote: A majority of U.S.

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Office Dynamics

JANUARY 12, 2014

With so much of our private information available on many a public domain, this makes it easier than ever to stalk keep track of certain individuals and businesses. Last year it was reported that 4.2 billion people use their mobile device in order to access social media sites, and with Facebook home to over 1.15 Anti-social networking.

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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. Here are my 10 tips on setting yourself up for a great job search, whether for the very first time or not. Here are my 10 tips on setting yourself up for a great job search, whether for the very first time or not.

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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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On The Job

JULY 9, 2018

They will try to scam you with fake job offers, lure you into giving them money or even try to steal all your personal information. Before you fall into any of these traps, here's what you need to know about work-from-home jobs: 1. If someone wants to interview you about a job, you need to communicate via phone or email.

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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. Come up with an innovative idea that supports the company’s overall mission strategy.

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Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Maintaining and building your online persona is a part of the new job search. Building your personal brand is crucial to standing out from the crowd when job hunting. After all, Inc reports that every corporate job opening attracts an average of 250 resumes, but on average only four to six people will interview for the position.

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On The Job

OCTOBER 7, 2010

In 2008, Linda Woody was a stay-at-home mom for two daughters, sometimes picking up work as a public-relations consultant. Six months later, as the economy grew worse and Woody wasn't getting anywhere with her job-hunting efforts, she had a conversation with her sister. "She There are jobs out there," Woody says.

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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

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

DECEMBER 5, 2011

I decided to leave my previous employee in June 2010 but was job hunting for 6 months and when I did get the role I am in currently I had to complete a detailed application form, attend three interviews and sit two psychometric tests (for language and numerical skills). However, this just isn’t the case anymore. Tell me about yourself?

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On The Job

DECEMBER 22, 2010

But the reason I feel so strongly about giving them as much information about the workplace as possible is because I hear all too often from employers who have unbelievable tales about young people who come in for interviews and say, "So, what is it you do here?" Don't just show up for an interview and say, "So what is it you do here?"

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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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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. Candidates create profiles based on skills, video and ratings and are intelligently matched to jobs, based on their experience and preferences; and the entire process can be managed online.

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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. Will this inform, educate, inspire or motivate? Does this really matter? Contribute in LinkedIn Groups.

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All Things Admin

JUNE 22, 2023

Each type helps set you up for success. It makes it easy to share information with anyone, no matter their location. 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. Performance Reviews. Business Development.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 11, 2014

Very informative and I spent hours reading your former posts. Prior to this role, I supported 4 Executives at a Security company for 8 years and loved it but they relocated the division to another city so that's how I ended up where I am currently. I knew I didn’t want to job hunt for more than 6-9 months if I didn’t have to.

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On The Job

APRIL 15, 2008

He recently sent me some information that pointed out we haven't had a bald president since Dwight D. Ah, that first job: While teens connect through Facebook and MySpace, they often spend their time discussing the latest music, school event or romantic attachment. . * Eisenhower. Some of the excuses: 1.

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On The Job

JANUARY 27, 2011

Blogs such as The Cynical Girl (by Laurie Ruettimann) have generated some entertaining -- and informative -- discussions about what older applicants should wear to an interview. Give up multitasking. If you have trouble remembering names, Small recommends using mental imagery.

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Job Advice Blog

AUGUST 2, 2010

Every person is unique, and every company and job is unique. Job hunting isn’t that different from dating. Sign up for her free newsletter and receive a comprehensive resume report in return! In a bad match, both parties will be unhappy and resistant to being changed by the other.

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On The Job

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Monday, November 23, 2009 Is Your Career in Jeopardy Because of Your Weight? Still, Wheeler says that she believes companies may step up calls for workers to maintain healthier weights.

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On The Job

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Thursday, September 17, 2009 What to Do When Youve Run Off Into a Career Ditch If I could leave you with one thought today, it would be this: You are a work in progress. Works everytime!

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Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 8, 2014

Throughout 2013 we noticed a huge increase in PA networking with a number of local networking groups springing up across the UK. This is particularly important if job hunting, as most recruiters will now look for an active engagement in your chosen profession. Information Security and confidentiality. PA Networking.

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On The Job

AUGUST 28, 2009

In your bio, provide more information on LinkedIn or another professionally focused site. Provide links to current industry news, or information on how to solve a problem – or how you solved a problem. We all know the job market is tough and looking for work can be difficult. In other words, tweet up, not down!

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MARCH 6, 2013

Google for the UTA list and sign up for all email lists and job boards for the entertainment industry, network with people you know, send your resume and cover letter snail mail to every company you want to work at to the attn of the recruiting department, and establish an online presence so headhunters find you via LinkedIn and job sites.

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On The Job

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Tuesday, November 17, 2009 8 tips to help you find your way in this tough job market While I knew there was a good chance the unemployment rate would go up, when I heard the latest figures were 10.2

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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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Office Dynamics

MARCH 12, 2015

Live Webinar Question and Answer Follow up! You can access more information about coaching with Joan virtually or in person. I worked in 12 different companies in 5 states and worked my way up to Executive Assistant supporting Presidents and CEOs. Or that your organization requires a degree before you can move up?

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On The Job

MAY 31, 2007

I worked on coming up with examples of each item I discussed. I also followed up with hand written thank-you notes to the producers and the interviewer. Never forget that even if you don’t get this job, your good manners may help land you a spot with them in the future. I practiced.

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