All Things Admin
DECEMBER 18, 2020
As admins, we’re always trying to organize all the pieces and parts of our professional lives – from workspaces to meetings to travel plans. 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. Protect Your Admin Career.
LEADERASSISTANT.COM
MARCH 28, 2024
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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Who's the Real Boss?
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
So if you went travelling for six months, then you need to spell that out. But if you leave it off then you need to replace it with something else (travel, working on your own business, caring for a family member etc). Be upfront in your cover letter. Now whatever gap you have on your resume you need to account for.
Melissa Peoples
FEBRUARY 21, 2020
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.
Laughing all the Way to Work
SEPTEMBER 18, 2009
Click on that and you will find a wealth of templates from a resume, cover letter, minutes, agenda and many others. I am now leaving Atlanta to travel to Birmingham and the impression I am left with is I have never been in a city that smiles so much. I believe someone mentioned there were almost 500 to choose from.
Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant
FEBRUARY 3, 2015
Send your cover letter and resume to a specific person, their general email address, or fill out their online form/application. And since I was there, I dropped off my resume and cover letter. It’s easier for someone to discreetly check their emails while in a mtg, but holding a phone up to their ear is hard to hide.
Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant
AUGUST 16, 2010
The reality of being an EA is that while the phones, calendar, and travel are essentially the same in every office your boss and your team are always unique people with their own work styles and needs. I also always bring many copies of my resume, cover letter, and recommendations.
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