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Be Careful What You Post Online: 7 in 10 Hiring Managers Are Watching

Allwork

Of employers who admit to viewing applicants’ social media accounts, 38% sometimes take a peek in order to obtain details that can’t be asked in an interview. The safest option is to keep your accounts private, but if you feel discriminated against in the recruitment process, it’s wise to seek legal advice.

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Preparing Your Resume

Laughing all the Way to Work

One of the things I remember, and have put to good use, was a workshop on resume writing. I hope this will help you to write your resume if you are looking for a job or if you just need to update your old resume. In resume writing it is suggested that any experience over 10 years is too old to put on your resume.

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The Holiday Blues Are Normal—These 8 Tips from Experts Can Help You Better Manage Difficult Emotions

Success

It’s important to embrace the fact that the holidays are going to be difficult,” says psychotherapist Amy Morin, author of 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do. Schedule at least one grounding activity each day that can help you get out of your own head and mark the time until “normal” life resumes. Be kind to yourself.

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Employee personnel files — what should and shouldn’t be included

BMT Office Administration

That is fine as long as the process is organized, systematic, and — above all — legal. Thus, employers must be ready to produce accurate, complete I-9 forms that prove identity and legal work status. With help from legal, IT, and other departments, they create a written-out document retention policy. Cover letter.

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5 Administrative Assistant Skills That Add the Most Value

Admin Awards

The best administrative professionals aren’t just supporting players. What does it take to be the kind of administrative assistant businesses can’t do without? Administrative professionals provide real benefits to the people they support and the organization at large. Industry knowledge.

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5 Ways to Manage Your Online Reputation

On The Job

If you dont think so, read this column I wrote for Gannett, and you may just change your mind: Maybe you put countless hours into carefully crafting a resume and cover letter. Use LinkedIn or Plaxo for your professional resume, accomplishments and business networking. They take out their laptops and check out Facebook. And to whom?

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When working isn't fun: Ho hum, ho hum, it's off to work I go.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Polish up the ol resume It is all right to send your resume out and see what kind of response you get. In this new age of not doing anything more than a quick spell check on documents, make sure you do not have any spelling mistakes in your resume. After four years at my previous job I knew it was time to go.