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5 Ways to Include Soft Skills on Your Resume

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For example, if you’re interested in a project management role, highlighting your time management and analytical thinking skills may be more important than focusing on customer service or creativity. Identify the soft skill keywords in a job posting and include the relevant ones in your resume and cover letter.

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A Comprehensive Guide to Hiring an Executive Assistant

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Additionally, certifications in project management, administrative support, or relevant software proficiency can be advantageous, showcasing a dedication to ongoing professional growth and mastery of essential skills. Describe a time when you had to handle confidential information.

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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. Dewoun Hayes at worklifecoach@excite.com for more information.

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Riding that Job Wave

Who's the Real Boss?

So ensure all the irrelevant information is kept to the last page/s (i.e 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. And remembering, that the first one to two pages must encapsulate the most important things.

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The Path to Chief of Staff Whitepaper

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And, Pearson adds, an EA typically compiles only the information their executive asks for, whereas a Chief of Staff “focuses on the information they know their boss needs — even if the boss doesn’t know it yet.” But a Chief of Staff will focus on the months, quarters, and years ahead. ” LEARN MORE ….

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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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The Full Interview - The Person Behind the Professional

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I learned through informational interviews that I should apply to temp agencies. 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. 1) Do you have the admin skills to be an EA?