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The U.S. Job Market Is Slowing — Should We Be Worried?

Allwork

Slowing job growth may curb inflation but can reduce disposable incomes, purchasing power, and overall economic output, potentially signaling underlying structural issues like skills mismatches or economic vulnerabilities. The latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey from the U.S. Recent BLS data points to a cooling U.S.

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Core Administrative Skills Always Need Improving

Office Dynamics

Now I am going to surprise you by telling you one of the most awesome administrative skills you can work on is being brilliant at the basics. Basics include: travel planning, appointment coordination, meeting preparation, all facets of communication, organizational skills, and time and project management. The basics. Joan Burge.

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10 Traits of High Sales Performers

Success

I once read about a big benefits-management company that conducted a survey where it asked 365 CEOs and sales-management executives, “What are the three key factors that separate high-performing sales professionals from moderate- to low-performing sales professionals?”. Further down the list were experience and teamwork skills.

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Three Culture-Building Steps To Create A World-Class Company

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You can’t manage what’s not measured, so it’s important to conduct a survey to measure values to get a baseline for the current state of your company.  People interacting with these companies can feel safe, secure, and confident when purchasing their products or services.   . Do a culture survey. Jairek Robbins.

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Your Top Job Candidate Is Probably A Liar

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The best way to confirm a candidate’s true level of skill is by giving them aptitude tests. Common areas of embellishment Just as common as embellishment itself are the areas on resumes people tend to exaggerate the most.

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Assistants Must Excel at the Fundamentals

Office Dynamics

I know many seasoned executive assistants who think they do not need to focus on or pay attention to their basic skills, what is also known as the fundamentals. Every career has certain core fundamental skills. I never take for granted the basic ‘platform’ skills I learned in the early days as a speaker. This is not smart.

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Only a quarter of firms say that staff will need to work full time from an office in future

Workplace Insight

The survey of over 1,000 businesses, of which 96 percent were SMEs, found just 27 percent of respondents predict their staff will be fully in-person over the next five years. 47 percent anticipate their staff to be mostly in-person, 16 percent expect mostly remote and 8 percent fully remote. Flexible working makes good business sense.