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The Admin’s Guide to Career Organization

All Things Admin

Go to your human resources department and ask to see your employee file so you can write down all of the job titles, dates, and salary details for each position you’ve held with your current company. Cover letter. The content for both letters can be similar, but they aren’t necessarily identical. Project plans.

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Set Yourself Apart from the Competition » Make or Break Moments

Make or Break Moments

The first project – transcribe a one hour speech from an audio file. I’m familiar with Elance but a colleague who had a similar project told me that she’d had great success with oDesk - so that’s where I started. Within 48 hours 1/2 of the project was complete. Shriram joined my team. Cool beans.

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What does it take to be a successful HR Assistant?

Page Personnel

An HR assistant must be well organised and be able to coordinate multiple tasks and projects at the same time. Related: How to sell your skills on your CV and cover letter They must recognise who works there and what skills they have. A great HR assistant needs excellent people and communication skills.

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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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Riding that Job Wave

Who's the Real Boss?

For example, if you started your career in admin, then moved into retail, then over to a sales role, then did a project role before landing your first proper EA role, it would be best to scrap everything before that first proper EA job. Be upfront in your cover letter. So spell it out, even if you think it’s obvious.

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21 Tips for Job Hunting - A Comprehensive Strategy

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Hello New & Returning Readers, TheLadders.com is currently doing a project where they are looking for people to provide tips to new college grads about to enter the working world. Send your cover letter and resume to a specific person, their general email address, or fill out their online form/application.

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Answering Reader Mail: From Lawyer to Executive Assistant?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I currently work as a lawyer and undertake every day many of the types of responsibilities that make up an executive assistant role, such as administration, communication, project management and so on, usually in a very demanding and high pressure context, and before this I worked in various communications/PR roles.

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