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Riding that Job Wave

Who's the Real Boss?

Be upfront in your cover letter. Now I’ve said it a hundred times before in my blogs, that the cover letter is the opportunity to sell yourself. The key to writing a cover letter and resume is to imagine you are never going to get the opportunity to talk to them (which sometimes is the case).

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Is Your Resume Hot? Or a HOT mess?

Melissa Peoples

For most administrative professionals, the majority of our roles contain functions that recur, such as calendar management, expense reporting and travel arrangements. Event planning could also figure into that category. General, but true and perhaps better than just saying that I helped lead a customer-facing event, period.

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Answering Reader Mail

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I work at a travel and event planning agency. Believe it or not, while some EAs do hold tremendous power, because travel is a very expensive and uncomfortable aspect of business, many executives or companies are very specific on what is or isn't allowed and which airlines they will or won't fly. Any suggestions?

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