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Overqualified and Interviewing

Office Dynamics

I knew with my experience and overqualifications the interview committee would want to know why I would be willing to take a pay cut and less work responsibilities. Be familiar with names of those interviewing you and department heads you’d work with. Prepare answers for anticipated questions the committee might ask.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

Success

She’s passionate about enabling teams of creatives, technology leaders and innovators with the skills, mindset and network to tackle the complex and evolving challenges of tomorrow. She believes the best teams have fun, laughter and optimism for the future.

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Are You Afraid to Just Say "No" at Work?

On The Job

Taylor, we need someone to head up this new committee, and I think you'd be perfect. On yourlunch hour, do you think you could use your great organizational skills and bring order to the chaos?" And, in this rotten job market, we are afraid to say "no" for fear it could cost us our job. Many of us hate to say "no."

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Guest Blogger: David B. Wright, Author

The Office Professionals Place

Wright, Author So Youve Got the Job Interview - Now What? This morning the phone rang - youve got an interview! Obviously you really want the job, and to get this job, youve got to really shine in the interview. Here are some ideas that can really make your first interview different and stand out from the typical interview.

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Reward and Recognition within the Assistant Industry

Practically Perfect PA

We don’t carry much cost – particularly when it comes to training us up. Could you be a little more vocal about your development and your skill set. My boss was wondering how we could build on this momentum so we started a charity committee and I offered to help knowing it was a very visible role.

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Answering Reader Mail: Re-Entering the Admin Field

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Concomitantly, over the last three years I've served as a committee member and conference organizer with an educational nonprofit. Call your old contacts, do informational interviews, network twice removed. I can see that you are already doing the informational interviews, even if only online.

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If You Think You’re Unbiased, You’re Wrong

Success

By masking her identity from the hiring committee, it guaranteed that she’d be judged on her performance, not her gender. In every business, people track what they believe is important: growth, profits, cost per impressions for marketing, whatever,” he explains. “So And if you keep up your skill set, you’re always in demand.”

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