Who's the Real Boss?

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Giving my business a very different focus these last two years, I have been exploring the professional side of Resume Writing and professionalising of other people’s brands, putting my years of experience and qualifications in both writing and recruitment training, to good use.

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Resume Cover Letter AT&T Interviewing 52

Eat Your Career

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Aggressively negotiating with existing vendors for better pricing. And think about it: If this admin tracks her cost-saving initiatives and measures the positive results, she could certainly make a compelling case for a raise in the future. Imagine a resume full of value-add accomplishments like this. Email this to a friend?

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Purchasing Resume Negotiating Administrative Professionals 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Pay attention or it could cost your company money. It was going to cost our company $5,000 plus in cancellation fees. I knew we were going to go back to that city the next year so negotiated with the hotel that if I booked the next event at their venue would they waive the cancellation fee. It is always worth asking.

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Time Zones IAAP Negotiating International 100

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

DECEMBER 18, 2013

I will answer your questions by addressing your entire email and I will answer from two perspectives - 1) I used to and still sometimes work in a recruiting capacity and 2) as a job applicant and EA. Your termination is more “in the past” than being the focal point of your resume because your first job description will be the temping stuff.

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Temping Resume Interviewing Job Hunting 40

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 11, 2014

For any new readers, I will answer your entire email line by line and explain general information which may or may not apply to you, and give you some things to ponder. It also looks bad on one’s resume. I also thought about money, salary negotiation, and how I was spending my time. Many thanks! I feel your pain.

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Job Hunting Salary Temping Learning 40

Men With Pens

APRIL 11, 2010

The more money it costs the more stable you look. What REALLY maddens me are my 20-something fellow karate dojo colleagues – they’re looking for jobs but tell them to put up a personal resume website to highlight their skills, and they react like a deer in the headlights. Siddhartha´s last blog. Do You Have a Phone?

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