Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Maintaining and building your online persona is a part of the new job search. Building your personal brand is crucial to standing out from the crowd when job hunting. After all, Inc reports that every corporate job opening attracts an average of 250 resumes, but on average only four to six people will interview for the position.

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On The Job

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Six months later, as the economy grew worse and Woody wasn't getting anywhere with her job-hunting efforts, she had a conversation with her sister. She told me that I needed to act and dress like I had a job, and so the next day I should get up and put on a suit," Woody says. "I I thought that was hilarious.

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All Things Admin

JUNE 22, 2023

It makes it easy to share information with anyone, no matter their location. Your professional portfolio is a representation of who you are and what you can do, supported by tangible evidence, such as work samples, visual aids, certificates, etc. A digital portfolio is great for situations where face-to-face interactions are difficult.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MARCH 6, 2013

Google for the UTA list and sign up for all email lists and job boards for the entertainment industry, network with people you know, send your resume and cover letter snail mail to every company you want to work at to the attn of the recruiting department, and establish an online presence so headhunters find you via LinkedIn and job sites.

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On The Job

SEPTEMBER 17, 2008

There's enough instability right now in the economy that everyone -- and I mean everyone -- needs to be in active job-hunting mode. I also learned some disturbing information during my research : Most people only check out what's online about them several times a year. I say this to save your ass. Here's what we did.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Sadly, the most difficult aspect of being in recruiting is how little we are allowed to say because we don't have specific time lines or information. Most often, when we don't get back to people it's because we don't have any new information to give you to elevate you to the next process or you are not our highest candidate.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 13, 2016

For any new readers and for BL, I cover the basics so much of what I say to BL may or may not apply to them. I came across your blog and found it so informative and interesting. I landed my dream job a year ago, I absolutely loved it and had plans to stay for the very long-term. Congrats on the dream job! Should you stay?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 4, 2013

I learned through informational interviews that I should apply to temp agencies. Whether based on your cover letter or resume, recruiters only take 6 seconds to see if you are match. They are looking for a job history with the exact same job they are looking to fill. 1) Do you have the admin skills to be an EA?

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