Who's the Real Boss?

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Giving my business a very different focus these last two years, I have been exploring the professional side of Resume Writing and professionalising of other people’s brands, putting my years of experience and qualifications in both writing and recruitment training, to good use.

Resume 52

Resume Cover Letter AT&T Interviewing 52

Page Personnel

JULY 20, 2022

Negotiation skills : HR assistants will be regularly involved in various negotiations, including salary discussions and purchasing meetings. Skilled negotiators usually succeed in such a role. They schedule new hires into the company, review employee performance and manage the flow of information throughout the company.

Payroll 52

Payroll Negotiating Salary Suppliers 52

Eat Your Career

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Aggressively negotiating with existing vendors for better pricing. Imagine a resume full of value-add accomplishments like this. The information you gather will be critically important in future performance reviews or when writing your next resume. Email this to a friend? How much did efficiency or quality improve?

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Purchasing Resume Negotiating Administrative Professionals 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

I arrange quite a few events and have realized the importance of reading and reviewing the contracts carefully, highlighting key dates. I knew we were going to go back to that city the next year so negotiated with the hotel that if I booked the next event at their venue would they waive the cancellation fee. It is always worth asking.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP Negotiating International 100

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Since my last email to you, I have found an executive assistant position. Will you constantly review your job and life every 3 months when a new opportunity comes up? I can only go off of what you state in your email. I still have recruiters seeking me out for higher paying positions. I have an awesome husband, and we're 50/50."

Salary 40

Salary Job Hunting Interviewing Stress 40

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

DECEMBER 13, 2010

As soon as you get an email or piece of paper, deal with it. If I flag it for later I at least say I got their email. In all emails with other assistants we started referring to our bosses by initials only. This is part 3. I hate my inbox filled up with unread messages or paper.

Airborne 40

Airborne Gossip Negotiating Interviewing 40

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 11, 2014

For any new readers, I will answer your entire email line by line and explain general information which may or may not apply to you, and give you some things to ponder. It also looks bad on one’s resume. I also thought about money, salary negotiation, and how I was spending my time. Many thanks! I feel your pain.

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Job Hunting Salary Temping Learning 40