Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 14, 2012

I have been involved in conducting a few interviews for admin jobs and here are two of the main things I have noticed about those who are unsuccessful: resumes are out of date and not relevant to the job applied for and the person was not prepared for the interview. 3) Find someone to mentor you. What could you have done better?

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Productivityist

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

This candid conversation reveals what John Lee Dumas has learnt throughout his life – which includes interviewing thousands of entrepreneurs on his show – and steps you can take on a common (yet simple) path that can lead to uncommon success. So I’m excited to find out more about what he’s learnt through these interviews.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Are you looking for networking advice, job hunting advice, resume services, interview prep, career navigation, LinkedIn self branding, or getting mentored about career/life? Today I had an interview and just as I arrived, I got really sick and wasn’t feeling well at all. And what sort of online content you would pay for?

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 16, 2018

How better to share the conference experience than a conversation with the creator herself – The professional, personable, and mentor to many, Joan Burge! From the first phone call to register for the conference to picking up my name tag, the entire team carried out the professionalism of Joan.

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Service Untitled

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

This is the second of a four part interview with Rob Siefker, the Director of the Customer Loyatly Team at Zappos. You can read part one of the interview here and part two here. Do you have something equivalent to personal service level stats or email employees or live chat since it’s kind of a different way to track it than phones?

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Success

APRIL 3, 2023

If you had asked me a week before that accident if I was happy, I would’ve said yes,” I told life coach Martha Beck over the phone. “ Over the phone, she relives her moment of clarity with me, recalling the incident that inspired her 1999 book, Expecting Adam. “I And everything changed. “If I don’t belong at that job.

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Virtual Moxie

MARCH 31, 2015

There are a bunch of requirements our Virtual Mentoring Program participants have to meet before they can graduate; the final exam is the last of them. I always proctor the exam and they are given a phone number to use to communicate with me if they have questions or challenges. But that''s all part of the exam, you know?

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Service Untitled

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

This is the fourth and final part of my interview with Rob Siefker, the Director of the Customer Loyatly Team at Zappos. You can read part one of the interview here , part two here , and part three here. They can listen to phone calls. They’re still mentors. And it comes through in the phone call.

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Eat Your Career

MARCH 21, 2011

Get a mentor. A professional mentor can help guide you through your career by sharing his or her experiences and offering practical advice. Additionally, you might want to make time for two phone calls during the month for quick check-ins and progress updates. Become a mentor.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 7, 2008

Finally, I got a job interview through the temp agency for a one-year contract. It would be the longest contract I had been offered so I was anxious to do well in the interview. I didn’t have much choice so I plunged ahead and went to the interview, all the while thinking it was not my first choice, but I needed a job so I had to try.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 4, 2013

I was interviewed earlier this month and so I pasted it below. When people would ask me in interviews, my first answer was, “No nepotism here!” I learned through informational interviews that I should apply to temp agencies. I opened the phone book and signed up with every single one in town. Where did you go to school?

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Allwork

JANUARY 22, 2024

Then you’ve got incubators which say all that, both of those, plus mentoring, you’ve got accelerators, say yeah, incubators plus access to capital. One, right, the laptop that I’m recording on, I don’t know if that’s what you’re using, but also our cell phones. All these offshoots as well.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Some have even gone above and beyond to personally mentor her throughout her time as an Executive Assistant – and now, Executive Business Partner! And I’ve had amazing mentors along the way. So I was very blessed in my roles that I’ve had with my C suite, that they were mentors to me. So here I am.

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On The Job

AUGUST 21, 2007

There are the book rankings (see below for “A Recovering Amazoniac”); the number of visitors to this Web site; the readership of my syndicated workplace column; the number of e-mails in my “in” box; the phone messages awaiting my attention; and the amount of money I’m earning. Tags: mentoring sharing ideas performance evaluations.

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Allwork

JANUARY 22, 2024

Then you’ve got incubators which say all that, both of those, plus mentoring, you’ve got accelerators, say yeah, incubators plus access to capital. One, right, the laptop that I’m recording on, I don’t know if that’s what you’re using, but also our cell phones. All these offshoots as well.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 24, 2013

I passed the HR interview and I am waiting for the answer from the CEO interview. I had 2 initial interviews or tests before I came down to meeting the CEO. Be a student and view them as your mentors/teachers. I am hoping the secretary will be a good boss, mentor, and leader to you. Second, the personal side.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 22, 2008

There is a lot of work that goes into preparing for the interview and to know that you were successful is a great feeling. In the interview you were probably asked if you had initiative, but once you are in the job will you show it? Tags: go-to assistant leave it with me attitudel interview best you can be.

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On The Job

DECEMBER 28, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Monday, December 28, 2009 10 gifts to give your career As the gift-giving season draws to a close, it’s time to remember that you still have one more gift left to bestow: The gift of a better career.

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On The Job

JULY 24, 2007

Up-to-date phone numbers and e-mails of anyone you’ve worked with such as customers, vendors, co-workers and bosses. (If That person had gotten him an interview with an employer within two days – and my friend got the new job within the week. Having mentors in place will not only help you professionally, but personally.

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Admin Awards

DECEMBER 1, 2021

You’re getting paged in the middle of the night with issues or after your shift with issues, you’re having to answer all kinds of questions about these metrics, you’re having to hire people and interview people – it can’t be fun. FIND A MENTOR. Instead, they reached out via phone calls, emails, and texts.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 13, 2011

I enjoy doing this and it helps when I volunteer or make suggestions to those I'm mentoring or friends who ask me questions. We swapped stories about interview attire. It has paid off where I got a phone call or an interview. I'm by no means an expert in social media at all. Hi, @AllyRae! out of frustration.

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Service Untitled

JUNE 30, 2010

You would take lessons, learn the skill, and try your newly learned abilities while accompanied by your coach or mentor. Offer role-playing, mentoring and carefully select those employees who can resolve, address and deal with customers in a positive manner. Consider using social media the same way. Remember train, train, train.

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Small Business CEO

OCTOBER 21, 2013

Farrah got bored with this over the next couple of years and decided to start his first business, the “Urban Neighborhood Enterprise Economic Club” along with co-founder Roi Tauer, his mentor – this was shortly after Farrah’s 8th birthday! One Stop Mailboxes and More. mil in the first year of operation).

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 24, 2009

While on a job interview not too long ago, I was asked how I ended up working for everyone I have and how I got started in the industry. To all my college professors and mentors, hats off to you for teaching me about gratitude, showing appreciation, and passing on the knowledge as a way of giving back to the community.

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Virtual Moxie

OCTOBER 1, 2012

I find that 98% of the time, if I've interviewed well, listened to my intuition about who should join my team, given that. answer, and further that I won't do the phone tag thing. committed to on the phone and get yourself off the hook, Some great language for doing that is, "I know I said I would do X, but I find that I just can't.

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On The Job

OCTOBER 14, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Wednesday, October 14, 2009 Could telecommuting be a career mistake? We use all kinds of technology to communicate, from instant messaging to Skype. Do I wish we could meet more often face-to-face?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 30, 2011

  In this audio program, Lisa Montanaro is interviewed by Shelley MacDonald Beaulieu of One Roast Vegetable.    Everything you need to take a quick message, whether on the phone or leaving a note for a loved one. .  But somehow, when it piles up and has a paper party with its friends, it becomes dreaded clutter! 

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 10, 2009

If a more experienced assistant comes alongside you and provides mentoring - dont refuse it. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. So if you want to get your foot in the door as an admin, there is no shame in that and it will be valuable training for whatever career you ultimately choose. Oh where or where is my password?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

DECEMBER 18, 2013

I did very well on my interviews and it's down to me and one other EA who already has a full time job. You wrote, “I did very well on my interviews and it's down to me and one other EA who already has a full time job.” certain that I was the only candidate to be interviewed for my current role. In hindsight, I am 99.9%

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The Shrink for Entrepreneurs

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Influence - can you pick up the phone and secure a job interview for a trusted friend. Leadership - mentor, coach and lead others to grow. Spread of ideas - you’re reading this on the internet. How far can you spread one really great idea? I can’t think of a better measure of your awesomeness. just like that!? Pull some strings.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

OCTOBER 29, 2010

It’s such a shame that there aren’t more managers who are good mentors that help each individual grow and learn more in their roles. In this manner, when you go into job interviews you can bring all the sales presentations or documents you put together into a portfolio to showcase your work. I hope I can be of some help to you.

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On The Job

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Tuesday, December 1, 2009 Will This Tough Job Market Change Generation Y? Bret, I interviewed Prof. Hochwarter over the phone. I would love to see it myself. Keep up the good work!

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 4, 2014

Came across your blog while doing some research for a position I'm interviewing with on Monday. As I mentioned, I'm interviewing for a very high profile position next week for a Chairman of a major international company. And congrats on landing the interview! My background is in management, but a girl has to pay the bills.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Photos help you to come across as sharp, professional, and help put a face to the name, especially for phone interviews. Throughout the year, ask people for recommendations after a big project, when they compliment you, if you volunteer, or mentor someone that is relevant to your career.

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Small Business CEO

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

360° feedback can also be in the form of one-on-one interviews that a third party conducts with each rater in person or by phone. Using a 360° feedback process would not be as effective as developing through gaining financial acumen and one-on-one mentoring from a CFO or financial expert. Determine the behaviors for feedback.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Any time you interview where this situation occurs you are allowed to ask very politely. In light of Enron and a lot of these CEO scandals you should be interviewing your boss and about the role as well. Ask polite questions, know yourself, interview them as well. It is ill advised to get engaged on the first date.

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The Small Business Blog

AUGUST 11, 2006

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk Before my meeting with Steve yesterday, I was interviewed by the Government of New Zealand, asking my opinion about doing business with New Zealand. OnlineOffice: Overview Get the Flash Player to see this player. External Links External Links SynergyOne.co.uk

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