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A Comprehensive Guide to Hiring an Executive Assistant

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Today’s EAs are strategic partners who manage projects, make travel arrangements, and participate in high-level decision-making processes. How to Handle the Hiring Process Screening and Shortlisting Candidates Begin by reviewing resumes and cover letters for evidence of the necessary skills and experience.

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What makes a great administrative assistant?

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Administrative assistants also often work closely with senior-level employees and executives to take care of organisational duties such as answering phones, booking meetings and making travel arrangements on their behalf. IT literacy – this is essential to an admin role.

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Riding that Job Wave

Who's the Real Boss?

Are you hanging around in your own role because you feel you haven’t served a long enough period of time for it to be justifiable on your resume? We all have fear of having a resume that you could play hop scotch on. But let me flip this around for you and present another perspective.

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The Full Interview - The Person Behind the Professional

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

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. Any recruiter who sees your resume will silently wonder the following questions.

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Answering Reader Mail: From Lawyer to Executive Assistant?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I currently work as a lawyer and undertake every day many of the types of responsibilities that make up an executive assistant role, such as administration, communication, project management and so on, usually in a very demanding and high pressure context, and before this I worked in various communications/PR roles.

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Some People see Roadblocks -- Others see Hurdles.

Laughing all the Way to Work

I am part of the project management office at my company and I hear the term roadblocks all the time. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Hi Patricia: What an encouraging message this is. We all face hurdles in our jobs, but often see them as roadblocks. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh.