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Getting your foot in the door.

Laughing all the Way to Work

If a more experienced assistant comes alongside you and provides mentoring - dont refuse it. She said it wouldnt look good on my resume if I was seen as a job hopper. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? If you have chosen this path, give it all youve got and really get your hands dirty so to speak.

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The Full Interview - The Person Behind the Professional

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Any recruiter who sees your resume will silently wonder the following questions. Whether based on your cover letter or resume, recruiters only take 6 seconds to see if you are match. If the fit isn’t close enough, they toss or file your resume. Just being in their presence means being informally mentored by osmosis.

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Bored to Tears at Work - Help!

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

It also looks bad on one’s resume. Volunteer and mentor online by being an email pen pal. And I had to debate with myself if it was worth staying in a job that was pretty great, but not amazing. I knew I didn’t want to job hunt for more than 6-9 months if I didn’t have to. It’s a grueling process to keep doing for a year or more.