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A Comprehensive Guide to Hiring an Executive Assistant

LEADERASSISTANT.COM

Executive Assistant Job Requirements Essential Skills and Qualifications Communication skills: The importance of concise and effective communication in writing and speaking for an EA cannot be overstated. Include a specific contact person for queries, an email address or a link to the application portal.

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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. Your resume & cover letter have done their jobs, and have piqued the employers interest - now your job is to make it as easy as possible for them to decide to offer you the job. Wednesday, November 4, 2009 Guest Blogger: David B.

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Announcement: The Shrink for Entrepreneurs is hiring

The Shrink for Entrepreneurs

As my assistant, you will also be tasked with project management tasks and responsibility for those initiatives I launch with the time you created. You have graphic design and/or photoshop skills. Compensation to be determined by your skill set. But that’s not all. A great example?

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The Path to Chief of Staff Whitepaper

Admin Awards

. “After one particularly nightmarish project that I was left to do on my own, I stumbled across the Chief of Staff role and what it required. I put the five questions in the article into an email to my executive and asked, ‘Can you answer yes or no to these?’: ’: 1: Are you implementing a new strategic plan?

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Answering Reader Mail

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

This is why you should give free samples or a great discount and keep in touch with clients at least once a year via a personal email. Then I call and email every vendor. 1) Focus your resume on your skills/talents vs the job title/chronology. You want to highlight how similar your skill set is to what they are seeking.

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The Full Interview - The Person Behind the Professional

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

But in reality – the most useful skill that opened a lot of doors for me were my soft skills. And as I climbed the admin ladder, when I got recruited for a project manager role, the person who referred me was also someone I had met when I was “just a temp” stuffing those thousands of envelopes. 2) How manageable are you?