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The 4 Most Difficult Interview Questions

Professional Assistant Blog

What kind of salary are you looking for? Another suggestion is to find out the salary range that was posted for this job and use that. If you get a question that doesnt relate to the job that youre applying for, this type of question is related to how well you work under pressure. Try to give a range, never give a fixed figure.

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How Big Corporations Are Cutting Their Energy Usage

Eco-Office Gals

In 2008, they created a program that is called the Climate Corps. So far, thanks to the efforts of Climate Corps, companies like Google, Facebook and Verizon (collectively) have been able to uncover close to a billion dollars in savings that are directly contributed to making wiser decisions as it relates to energy efficiency.

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How to Lose a Customer and a Few More!

Professional Assistant Blog

By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, September 09, 2008 Filed Under: Client Service D o you find that people are passing calls and e-mails from person to person, getting the client more and more frustrated? Keep in mind that they are the ones that are paying your salary. Money, of course, is important, but what about the customer?

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4 Ways to Cope with Difficult Colleagues

Professional Assistant Blog

Try following these 4 simple steps and you will find that your work performance will increase and hopefully, so will your salary! Remember that you are there to do your job because you have the skills and qualities that your manager hired you for. Don’t let your work performance suffer.

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Top Five Tips for Paying Yourself

The Small Business Blog

Salary and bonuses are taxed differently to dividends. My Web StumbleUpon Google Bookmarks Technorati BlinkList Newsvine ma.gnolia reddit Windows Live Tailrank If possible, get some advice from your accountant regarding the level of pay you plan on taking from the business. Research the going rate for CEOs in your industry.

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Reducing Overheads Can Save A Business | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

Free alternatives (Google Talk, Twiddla) are catching up in terms of functionality, and I am starting to test them out with clients that share my interest in new technology. My Web StumbleUpon Google Bookmarks Technorati BlinkList Newsvine ma.gnolia reddit Windows Live Tailrank Tools like Basecamp, WebEx, Skype, etc.

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Small Business world News Round-up - 2009/10/27

The Small Business Blog

Here’s how to tell if your salary is sound. My Web StumbleUpon Google Bookmarks Technorati BlinkList Newsvine ma.gnolia reddit Windows Live Tailrank Do you earn what you should? Some entrepreneurs chronically pay themselves too little; others, way too much. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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