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Some Gen Zers Are Including Their Social Media on Resumes—Should You?

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Gone are the days when job applicants scrambled to update their privacy settings and delete compromising photos of party nights from their social accounts before a job interview. They are even using social media to create their resumes. So social presence was essential, but it had to be appealing to be beneficial.

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5 Tips for Successful Online Networking

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Since starting my own company in 2014, networking has been the lifeblood of my new business development , and online networking has been a huge component. Now, to some extent, networking of any kind has a numbers component—you meet and talk to many more people than actually become valuable contacts or clients. Start local.

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Why Networking Is Not Overrated

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The piece, written by Professor Adam Grant of the Wharton School, is called “ Networking Is Overrated.”. In other words, accomplishments are more effective calling cards to success than a business network. Networking is not overrated. Women are either not networking or are networking ineffectively. But I don’t.

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Using social media to empower assistants

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If you are reading this post it is more than likely that you are involved in some sort of social media platform be it LinkedIn, Twitter or Facebook (I´m not sure how else you would have found this blog!). There are many many benefits for assistants to be involved in social media activities.

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Using social media to empower Assistants

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Despite my passion for social media I haven’t always been adept at it and was a twitter virgin until The Assist Conference 2015. It is never too late to add a new string to your bow and social media seems to be the way forward for the future Assistant. Check out my PA Network list – you could be already on it!

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10 reasons to attend Assist 2016

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Over the last few months I have been busy behind the scenes working on the programme for Assist 2016. We have a dedicated social media session run by assistants who are all social media gurus, including Jacqui Quigley from LinkedIn and Jennifer Corcoran, Finalist for Social Media PA of the Year 2015.

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4 Friendship Apps to Help You Connect with New People

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Bumble began as a dating app in 2014, and Bumble for Friends was launched in 2016 to foster different relationships. Nextdoor Sometimes the best friends are closer than you think—as illustrated by Nextdoor , an app developed for hyperlocal networking among neighbors. Bumble for Friends Swiping left or right isn’t just for dating apps.