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The Gender Pay Gap: 3 Steps to Work Toward Workplace Parity

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For years, we’ve been told the reason the gender pay gap exists is that women don’t negotiate or advocate for themselves. This narrative has been a constant hum over the course of my career, which is odd considering nearly every raise and promotion I’ve ever received has come as a result of my own asking.

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Getting buy in from the boss

Practically Perfect PA

It is imperative to be proactive about self-promotion in order to showcase your skills, achievements and personal brand. Be prepared to negotiate if necessary. Like everything in business, it’s about negotiation for both funds and time. There was less sharing of information, silos in place and limited collaboration.

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

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I would like to get better assignments, promoted, or get a raise before a few more years go by. You also have more negotiating leverage for a better salary and projects. In this manner, when you go into job interviews you can bring all the sales presentations or documents you put together into a portfolio to showcase your work.

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Job descriptions for Personal Assistants – Merited or inherited?

Practically Perfect PA

The lady to the left of me had inherited a 12 page job spec which had not been updated in 10 years whereas the lady to the right had a 6 page document. It is imperative to be proactive about self-promotion in order to showcase your skills, achievements and personal brand. Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others.

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Write The Best Job Descriptions In 7 Easy Steps | Free Templates

Recruit CRM

The person will be in charge of overseeing the promotion of our company's brands. Educate other junior staff on the use and how to work on social media and promote its use. Promoting strong relationships with key accounts to sustain a high level of service and client commitment. Maintaining monthly minimum goals.

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Ensuring payroll compliance in 2024: What’s new?

BMT Office Administration

There were also lots of scam promotions promising companies ridiculous credits and returns. If the worker has the power to negotiate their pay and hire other workers, they’re an independent contractor. Documents showing the wages you paid to employees as well as how you apportioned their health benefits.

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Are You Copy Pasting Your Life?

Brilliantly Better

GTD one-liners: re-negotiate your commitments constantly Life Device Drivers: What Are They and When You Need To Upgrade Still think productivity means getting things done? It’s like my life “document&# should be ready and I don’t have time to write by hand all the paragraphs. Well, I dont.

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