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Career Success A to Z: E is for Etiquette

Eat Your Career

This article is part of a series. Learn more about it and access links to other articles in the series here. When traveling alone, they keep their eyes firmly planted on the numbers ticking by, indicating the floor the elevator is passing. Negotiation. Etiquette can influence your ability to negotiate effectively.

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Shining a Light on Black Assistants: It’s Not Black & White

Bonnie Low Kramen

Duncan and other colleagues who care about having meaningful and respectful conversations between Black and White assistants to promote mutual understanding and positive communication. I wrote an article in 2018 called “ Times Up for the Boss ” and I raise these ideas in our Be the Ultimate Assistant workshops. Your voice matters.

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Write The Best Job Descriptions In 7 Easy Steps | Free Templates

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For instance, consider the following example: We are looking for a Content Guru who will help us out of the content disaster we are currently in– craft well-researched, keyword-optimised articles, maintain our official blogs and work extensively with our SEO Wizard. Ability to travel as necessary. Maintaining monthly minimum goals.

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So do assistants think the role has diversified?

Practically Perfect PA

Here are your responses… “Very interesting article but not surprising. Last September I successfully negotiated a change in title and salary, but am still the lowest-paid manager in our company, even though I have more management experience than several other managers. Has the role really diversified?

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Answering Reader Mail: Career Progression, Wearing Different Hats, and Realistic Expectations

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I've heard of EAs who are promoted to Operations or Facilities roles later on in their careers but at this point, I am playing both roles. You can google for the article, but this is what it said: “Everything starts with an idea. EA work is typically admin work - phones, travels, calendars, expense reports, mtgs/luncheons, etc.

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How To Invest In Yourself (And Why)

Brilliantly Better

And with that I finally reach the topic of this article, so please excuse the long introduction. Maybe you think you’re a brilliant negotiator, but that may be just an inconsistent cloud in your ego. Let’s say you want to travel the world and you’re saving money for that. Suddenly, it became useless.

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Answering Reader Mail: The Other Assistant Isn't As Qualified - Should I Express My Interest?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

If this new executive is high-profile in your industry or field, I am sure by reading articles about them or talk of the town, what you wrote above is again, pretty accurate. Successful executives are rarely lazy and slow if they earned their title from being promoted through hard work and not nepotism, etc. What shift(s) can you work?

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