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The Admin’s Guide to Career Organization

All Things Admin

Cover letter. Your cover letter is often the first touch point you have with a potential employer, so you need to make the right impression. You should have two versions of your cover letter – a formal one that can be printed and an electronic version for online submission systems. Project plans.

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A Comprehensive Guide to Hiring an Executive Assistant

LEADERASSISTANT.COM

Traditionally, executive assistants were seen as secretarial staff, making copies and answering phone calls. Today’s EAs are strategic partners who manage projects, make travel arrangements, and participate in high-level decision-making processes. What is the Role of an Executive Assistant?

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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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Guest Blogger: David B. Wright, Author

The Office Professionals Place

Youve sent out dozens, or maybe even hundreds, of resumes and cover letters. This morning the phone rang - youve got an interview! 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.

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Is Your Resume Hot? Or a HOT mess?

Melissa Peoples

Initially, I did receive a few responses, asking me to provide video-pre-screens [not my favorite thing to do, I'm discovering] or to participate in phone pre-screens, which I giddily did, with zero results. I have also participated in several fruitful phone screens, and I have an onsite interview scheduled in the coming days.

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The Path to Chief of Staff Whitepaper

Admin Awards

Which three phone apps can you not live without? If you really think you want to do this role, you have to be ready to take on a number of projects and issues at any given time.” “After one particularly nightmarish project that I was left to do on my own, I stumbled across the Chief of Staff role and what it required.

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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.