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5 Ways to Include Soft Skills on Your Resume

Success

Whether you’re interested in an internal promotion or looking for a role with a new company, showing how you’ve used your interpersonal skills to succeed in past positions can make you a much more attractive candidate. Identify the soft skill keywords in a job posting and include the relevant ones in your resume and cover letter.

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Covering cover letters

Practically Perfect PA

In amongst all of my files and paperwork I discovered a handful of my old covering letters for various jobs I had applied for over the years (one was hand written – that is how old I am!). I wondered how many of us still write covering letters when we apply for jobs?

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4 Ways to Leverage Your Comprehensive Professional Portfolio Strategy

All Things Admin

An executive, hiring manager, interviewer, or recruiter can go through this cohesive, easy-to-read collection of career highlights and instantly see the value you bring to an organization. Job Interviews. Most people who show up for a job interview are going to say that they can do the job. Why else would they be applying?)

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The How and Why to Creating a Career Portfolio™ for Administrative and Executive Assistants

Office Dynamics

. · Competing for an internal job. External interviewing. Thank you letters from other divisions or executives on a job well done. Examples of your work (very important) : graphic work; spreadsheets (be careful you do not divulge confidential company information). Customer appreciation letters. Office Dynamics.

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The How and Why to Creating a Career Portfolio™ for Administrative and Executive Assistants

Office Dynamics

. · Competing for an internal job. External interviewing. Thank you letters from other divisions or executives on a job well done. Examples of your work (very important) : graphic work; spreadsheets (be careful you do not divulge confidential company information). Customer appreciation letters. Office Dynamics.

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Riding that Job Wave

Who's the Real Boss?

When recruiters and employers scan through your employment summary and see more than four to five roles in a period of five to six years for example, it can often just land in the recycling bin with the other scrap paper. Be upfront in your cover letter. We all have fear of having a resume that you could play hop scotch on.

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Employee Files: What to include, what to leave out, and what’s confidential

BMT Office Administration

For example, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) requires that employers must keep personnel records for one year. These types of files include: Cover letters Resumes Employment applications References Interview notes Remember not to include any pre-hire documents that must be kept confidential, such as an employee’s I-9 form.

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