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Overqualified and Interviewing

Office Dynamics

I have applied for positions I was overqualified for and thankful for what I learned from them. 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. Prepare answers for anticipated questions the committee might ask.

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How Administrative Professionals Can Prepare for the Office of the Future

Office Dynamics

If your office has a planning committee, join it. Forty-seven percent of respondents to the Office of the Future survey said they want to be involved when hiring incoming administrative professionals by posting job ads, screening resumes and interviewing candidates. Learn more about Brandi’s session and plan to join us this fall.

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Getting the Most Out of Your Next Performance Evaluation

Office Dynamics

Learning is always a win-win for an employee & manager and progress is easily tracked. Serve as department liaison and attend or participate in company-wide committee meetings to stay up to date on new policies and announcements and report back to manager and department. Explore ways to reduce supply costs by 5% to 10%.

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Bad Career Advice: It's Not WHAT You Know, It's WHO You Know

Eat Your Career

Workbooks Stress Management Workbook Time Management Magic Reinvent Your Career Workbook More Tasty Goodness Career Management Consulting Job Interview Coaching Resume Revision Group Training & Public Speaking Eat My WHAT?! So, if it’s now what you know and it’s all who you know, why bother learning anything at all?

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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. So, it's best to search for temporary, short-term admin work via temping, volunteering, applying for part time work so you have something to put on your resume.

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Guest Blogger: David B. Wright, Author

The Office Professionals Place

Youve sent out dozens, or maybe even hundreds, of resumes and cover letters. Youve posted your resume on all the top job boards plus the various industry-focused and niche job sites related to your type of work. And youve been following all the best career advice and job search tips youve read, heard, learned, and developed.

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Colour Coding Works.

Laughing all the Way to Work

I was in back-to-back Committee meetings and I decided to use two different colours of folders, a blue one for the Committee members, with an attendance sheet stapled to the inside cover for my purposes, along with their meeting packages, and a red one for the Chair with everything the Chair was going to need. (New