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The Admin’s Guide to Career Organization

All Things Admin

This makes a stressful time even tenser. 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. The formal letter may be longer and include more details since this is the one you’ll likely submit with a job application.

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Critical Steps in Your Career Transition

Job Advice Blog

This exercise will allow you to learn more about yourself and promote increased self awareness. Myers Briggs, DISC) to help you uncover and understand more about what your strengths, weaknesses, likes, and dislikes are. Research the industry. How do you even know what you think you are interested in is a real interest?

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Ready to Quit Your Job? Read This First

Eat Your Career

Workbooks Stress Management Workbook Time Management Magic Reinvent Your Career Workbook More Tasty Goodness Career Management Consulting Job Interview Coaching Resume Revision Group Training & Public Speaking Eat My WHAT?! Manage Your Stress Change of any kind is stressful. A two week notice is a small price to pay.

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The Full Interview - The Person Behind the Professional

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

That one unassuming, non-meaty, first temp gig got me my first CEO EA job and eventually my promotion to project manager down the road. Whether based on your cover letter or resume, recruiters only take 6 seconds to see if you are match. The amount of skill, pressure, stress, and problem solving differs at each of those levels.

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Fear of Success | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

He’s also currently working as a promoter and a waiter to pay the bills. But on the other hand, I don’t have to deal with all the stresses free-lancers do. I graduated and moved to New York, where I landed my first job on the strength of one cover letter. Just a cover letter. I am single.

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