LEADERASSISTANT.COM

MAY 12, 2024

Join my email list here if you want to get an email when a new episode goes live. Nova Chief of Staff’s online certification course provides you with the knowledge and confidence you need to stand out on the job. SUBSCRIBE Subscribe to The Leader Assistant Podcast so you don’t miss new episodes!

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All Things Admin

JUNE 8, 2022

Portfolios are useful in interviews, at review time, and whenever you want to make a case for a promotion or raise. Next, you need to setup your account with your username, email address, and password. Make sure to add it to your email signature and reference lists, too. This isn’t the time to get cutesy.

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Recruit CRM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Offer Mentorship Mentoring may seem like the obvious solution to training new hires, but it is not something that should be overlooked as it is a crucial step towards developing an effective strategy that will affect a recruiter's performance in the long run. 10 Things To Keep In Mind While Training Recruiters In Your Agency 1.

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Recruit CRM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Offer Mentorship Mentoring may seem like the obvious solution to training new hires, but it is not something that should be overlooked as it is a crucial step towards developing an effective strategy that will affect a recruiter's performance in the long run. 10 Things To Keep In Mind While Training Recruiters In Your Agency 1.

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ProAssisting Blog

MAY 31, 2010

A tough boss also has a reputation within their industry outside of the company and that too can help you when interviewing at a competitor. Once you become trusted, these bosses can turn into mentors who will teach you what they know which then opens up career options for you down the road. it does happen. Enjoy this post?

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On The Job

DECEMBER 5, 2012

I've written a lot about how to craft emails that get the attention of key people, but I was taken aback when I learned of a study that says it could be your name that determines whether you get a response or not. Could someone named Jamal have more difficulty getting help from a mentor or attention from a higher-up than someone named Brad?

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Service Untitled

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

This is the second of a four part interview with Rob Siefker, the Director of the Customer Loyatly Team at Zappos. You can read part one of the interview here and part two here. Do you have something equivalent to personal service level stats or email employees or live chat since it’s kind of a different way to track it than phones?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

OCTOBER 29, 2010

I would like to get better assignments, promoted, or get a raise before a few more years go by. It’s such a shame that there aren’t more managers who are good mentors that help each individual grow and learn more in their roles. We discussed it at length and I “have” my boss’ support. Dear Reader, Thank you so much for your questions.

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Service Untitled

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

This is the fourth and final part of my interview with Rob Siefker, the Director of the Customer Loyatly Team at Zappos. You can read part one of the interview here , part two here , and part three here. They’re still mentors. To read this part, click “read more.” It’s a little different. We used to do that.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Some have even gone above and beyond to personally mentor her throughout her time as an Executive Assistant – and now, Executive Business Partner! Join my email list here if you want to get an email when a new episode goes live. And I’ve had amazing mentors along the way. So here I am.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 25, 2015

Why promote an assistant who is making your life a whole lot easier? So, after some advice from my mentor, I started sending my boss weekly emails detailing what I had achieved that week. The email wasn’t particularly sales-y but I did make sure that I put down everything that I knew would impress her.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

OCTOBER 22, 2023

She mentors, trains, and coaches EA/AAs across the region. Join my email list here if you want to get an email when a new episode goes live. So I When interviewed, I don’t. While supporting J., Prior to joining BCG, she worked for Morrison Knudsen Engineering and is a proud graduate of Executive Secretarial School.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

OCTOBER 30, 2013

When was the last time that you have given a truly powerful testimony for someone's products, services or mentoring?   You can see testimonies on sales pages, on social media, in emails, on brochures, inside products and other marketing locations.  and after story, it becomes great marketing collateral for the person.

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Allwork

JULY 20, 2023

In today’s competitive business landscape, effective promotion plays a crucial role in the success of a coworking space. Here are 8 strategies that will help to unleash the power of PR and provide you with actionable insights to promote your coworking space with confidence.

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On The Job

OCTOBER 14, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Wednesday, October 14, 2009 Could telecommuting be a career mistake? Teleworking makes promotions a little more difficult, but not impossible. 5) You're not comfortable making decisions.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 10, 2009

It used to be the secretary did everything for the boss, now the executives do a lot of their own administrative work, such as email management, so a background as an admin assistant can certainly help. If a more experienced assistant comes alongside you and provides mentoring - dont refuse it. Oh where or where is my password?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

I would like to email her after they meet to let her know I am interested in the role. To email her expressing my interest and why I would be great in the role? Any time you interview where this situation occurs you are allowed to ask very politely. Ask polite questions, know yourself, interview them as well.

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Success

JULY 8, 2021

Got hired after a job interview? Now I coach startup entrepreneurs and get to see my students make their first sales, grow , and start mentoring other entrepreneurs. Those emails no longer get a reply and those customers have disappeared to be replaced with ones I can truly help. Did you convince your partner to date you?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

When you interview for new jobs, do your yearly job performance reviews, network, or whenever appropriate, make it clear you have bigger goals. State you’d love to be an EA and learn so much you can be promoted to coordinator, director, manager. State in 5 or 10 years you’d like to be VP of a division. Work on your weaknesses.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 4, 2014

Came across your blog while doing some research for a position I'm interviewing with on Monday. As I mentioned, I'm interviewing for a very high profile position next week for a Chairman of a major international company. And congrats on landing the interview! My background is in management, but a girl has to pay the bills.

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Brilliantly Better

DECEMBER 24, 2010

Had to mentor projects and give advice to the attendees, evaluate the pitches and pick a winner. From the selection phase, going through the interview and negotiation phases, all seemed incredibly familiar. That post soon became so popular that it attracted an entire interview based on it. Been also a member of the jury.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 26, 2014

It says a lot when your boss wants to grow you within the company and promote you. I mentored other younger assistants. I also had to listen in interviews really well. And anyone can email me questions and I respond only via this blog, not to your personal address. So, many kudos to you for getting to where you are now!

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Practically Perfect PA

JULY 9, 2012

There is always an interview with a high level assistant talking about their day-to-day role or a piece on a well regarding celebrity and how they work with their PA. The magazine doesn’t contain any advertising so it is packed full of articles focussed on training and mentoring assistants. Executive PA. Pro Assisting. Assistant Edge.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 4, 2013

I was interviewed earlier this month and so I pasted it below. When people would ask me in interviews, my first answer was, “No nepotism here!” I learned through informational interviews that I should apply to temp agencies. Just being in their presence means being informally mentored by osmosis. What did you study?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

DECEMBER 18, 2013

I did very well on my interviews and it's down to me and one other EA who already has a full time job. I will answer your questions by addressing your entire email and I will answer from two perspectives - 1) I used to and still sometimes work in a recruiting capacity and 2) as a job applicant and EA.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 27, 2010

Things I didn’t get done that day, emails I meant to send, bills I haven’t paid, posts I haven’t written, product launch process – they all keep me awake in the wee small hours. It doesn’t quite make up for the lost sleep, but at least it’s productive in those hours sometimes! Srinivas Rao´s last blog.

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Success

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

And for the sixth time, we have done the research to find the 25 most influential leaders in this space: the coaches, speakers, authors, mentors and thought leaders to know in 2022. He is a teacher, a mentor, a coach, a convener, and a doer. Coach, mentor, creator. But this year, there’s more. Elena Cardone. Cindy Castillo.

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Admin Awards

DECEMBER 1, 2021

You’re getting paged in the middle of the night with issues or after your shift with issues, you’re having to answer all kinds of questions about these metrics, you’re having to hire people and interview people – it can’t be fun. FIND A MENTOR. Instead, they reached out via phone calls, emails, and texts.

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