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A guide to job hunting

Practically Perfect PA

Firstly, make sure both documents are customised for the role you’re applying for – employers are very good at recognising and discarding blanket CVs. The post A guide to job hunting appeared first on Practically Perfect PA. Long CVs – Make sure it’s no more than 2 sides of A4. Harmony between your CV and cover letter.

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From Layoff To Liftoff: 5 Steps To Rebuild Your Career

Allwork

Take this attention to detail a step farther and have a friend also proofread the document. When you’ve looked too closely at something for a long time, it’s easy to miss typos, which can cost you a job. These tips should benefit you, especially if you can approach job hunting with an open mind to new opportunities.

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How to Leave Your Job and Start Your Career

Success

Stop—stop typing that email, stop crunching numbers, stop filing documents—and think about what you’re doing. Does your job match what you’d dreamed your career would be? Step back and take a look at the work you’re doing in your current job. Have you been contemplating a new job or complete career switch for a while now?

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Answering Reader Mail: Confidential Job Hunts, Raises, Promotions & Better Projects

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

How do I get a recommendation letter from my boss for a new job hunt without raising suspicion or improve my situation without my boss’ help? Perhaps you will be able to put together documents, presentations, grants, and portfolios using Excel, Powerpoint, Word and any other databases or programs you have taken classes for.

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4 Ways to Leverage Your Comprehensive Professional Portfolio Strategy

All Things Admin

By documenting your accomplishments as they occur, you’re creating a permanent record of everything you do, ensuring that nothing is forgotten. And if you consistently document your accomplishments all year, there’s no need to worry that you’re forgetting something important. A career isn’t just something that happens on its own.

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What can assistants expect in 2014?

Practically Perfect PA

This is particularly important if job hunting, as most recruiters will now look for an active engagement in your chosen profession. Social Media. Most organisations now understand the importance of social media and allow (within reason) staff to use their working hours to look at Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.

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10 Tests Administered During Job Interviews

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Here are the 10 types of tests I've encountered during my job hunts. It starts off with a question of opening a document, saving it, printing it, and editing text, enlarging text to doing mail merge, making labels, and inserting a graph. 10) Event Planning This test is usually administered on the computer in a Word document.