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The Vanishing Executive Assistant—NOT!

Office Dynamics

She received the biggest salary of her lifetime with all kinds of perks. I talk with thousands of assistants and managers who think they are communicating with each other because they text or email each other all day. Being an excellent assistant is not just about PowerPoint and Excel. She is living it up.

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The 4 Most Difficult Interview Questions

Professional Assistant Blog

What kind of salary are you looking for? Another suggestion is to find out the salary range that was posted for this job and use that. If you get a question that doesnt relate to the job that youre applying for, this type of question is related to how well you work under pressure. Try to give a range, never give a fixed figure.

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Highlights from a Talk With the CEO of SHRM: What HR Really Thinks About EAs

Bonnie Low Kramen

On the other hand, I hear from assistants that job descriptions are obsolete, salary bands are slow to move, and job titles do not reflect the level of responsibility for the role. With the article attached, I sent Johnny a short email introducing myself and asked for a conversation with a brief explanation about why. Taylor, Jr.

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How to Lose a Customer and a Few More!

Professional Assistant Blog

Keep in mind that they are the ones that are paying your salary. This happens so often within large corporations, since most of them care only about the bottom line - money! Money, of course, is important, but what about the customer? Providing excellent customer service is crucial.

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4 Ways to Cope with Difficult Colleagues

Professional Assistant Blog

Try following these 4 simple steps and you will find that your work performance will increase and hopefully, so will your salary! Remember that you are there to do your job because you have the skills and qualities that your manager hired you for. Don’t let your work performance suffer.

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

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

You also have more negotiating leverage for a better salary and projects. 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. Progressive work experience is always a smart goal.

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Is it that time of the year already?

Laughing all the Way to Work

I have asked for a raise however, but it was after I considered a move somewhere else and wasnt sure I wanted to go, so gave my employer a chance to match the new salary and they did. Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared? ► February (5) We did it Canada!