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8 Tips On How To Get A Promotion

Productivity Bits

Usually, promotion reviews concentrate on how well you are performing currently, are you doing your job and are you excelling and doing more than you were assigned to? Update your CV and create a cover letter for the position. Once you get that promotion be sure to thank and say goodbye to your co-workers.

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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. Professional Portfolio.

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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. However, here are my 21 tips on entering the workforce, whether for the very first time or not. Did the receptionist throw it away? No, maybe 1 minute.

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Employee Files: What to include, what to leave out, and what’s confidential

BMT Office Administration

These types of files include: Cover letters Resumes Employment applications References Interview notes Remember not to include any pre-hire documents that must be kept confidential, such as an employee’s I-9 form. Also, you’re legally obligated to retain these records for at least one year by the EEOC.

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How to Find a Job Using Social Media

On The Job

I heard about the job when they promoted it on Twitter," she says. "I I'm not wading through a bunch of cover letters where someone is describing how they're a 'people person' and ways they can transform our organization. However, she says that using it incorrectly can also cause problems, so she offers these tips: 1.

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Ready to Quit Your Job? Read This First

Eat Your Career

Read This First Dia August 9, 2010 | 4:27 pm Thanks Chrissy for sharing these tips Elizabeth August 9, 2010 | 5:48 pm What an excellent post! I was in the “I hate my job&# phase not long ago and did the exact opposite of all of these tips. Seriously, I’ve done the exact opposite of these tips as well.

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Want to Work at a Startup? Read This First

Success

So to see if you’re cut out for the job, check out these tips and tidbits: 1. If you want to stand out from the crowd , remember that you’re being evaluated on more than just your cover letter and résumé. How you do one thing is how you do everything. Mark Krassner, Knee Walker Central. There is no room for average input.