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How to Work from Home as an Administrative Assistant

C-Suite Assistants

You may have been employed at a company that has not yet fully reopened, or you may be assisting your children with remote learning. A work from home administrative assistant handles highly varied tasks that every company needs to be successful. Use tools for video conferencing, company chats and project management.

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4 Ways to Increase Your Chances of Finding Remote Work

On The Job

Sara Fell , the founder and chief of FlexJobs.com , says she's seen a 400 percent growth in telecommuting jobs in the past three years. While many believe only certain jobs lend themselves to working remotely, Fell says her company recently received a job posting for a neurosurgeon in Nevada. "We An early indicator is your resume.

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8 tips to help you find your way in this tough job market

On The Job

Heres what I wrote for my Gannett column: You may not think you have a superpower, but if the only way you’re looking for a job is by applying to companies or job boards on the Web, you’ve just become invisible. You want to make yourself visible to companies, but you’re invisible if you’re applying for jobs that way.” Do your homework.

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Protecting Your Job in Tough Times

On The Job

If you do telecommute, try to put in more appearances at the office. Find out what's going on in other departments so you have a good picture of whether there may be trouble ahead for your company. If you think your employer's in trouble , start getting those resumes out there. Network like crazy.

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4 ways to keep your confidence during a job hunt

On The Job

For example, you didn’t lose your job because you weren’t good at your job, but rather because market pressures forced your company to cut staff in order to stay in business. It could be finding and responding to a job posting, or even going out for coffee with a networking contact. Don’t set the bar so high. Thanks, Rick.

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Will This Tough Job Market Change Generation Y?

On The Job

Often known has Generation Y, these young people for years have turned companies and recruiters inside out as they demanded jobs for more pay and more opportunities. With their technology skills and great social networking abilities, GenY ( born roughly between 1980-2003) previously have found employers willing to meet their expectations.

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2 Big Myths About Work You Need to Ditch

On The Job

But 90 percent of people – and their managers – don’t realize they’re not complying with federal wage and hour laws and it’s a huge – huge – area of risk for companies,” Atkins says. These are ‘bet the company’ lawsuits,” she says. Social networking. Social networking reveals an awful lot.” million, she says.

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