Job Advice Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

Home Founder Resume Writing Career Coaching Marketing Yourself Selling Yourself Job Stress General Advice Interview Skills "The Relocated Spouse [link] — jobconnection A Cover Letter is NOT Optional! They might be of minor value once the resume actually gets to the hiring manager, but that is subjective I think.

Cover Letter 100

Cover Letter Resume Postal Code 2009 100

Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

I have over 20 years of administrative professional experience and proud of my personal and professional accomplishments, yet the conference provided new perspectives, opportunities to talk with others in my chosen field and a reminder to embrace my unique talents and skills. I have never attended such a relevant and inspiring conference!

Interviewing 170

Interviewing Administrative Professionals Social Media Training 170

Job Advice Blog

MAY 15, 2010

No record keeping: It is important to keep a list or spreadsheet of some kind so you can review to whom you have sent your resume or the contacts made. Identifying a few niche job boards where you can post your resume. This doesn’t mean that you should constantly call or email people. You will look desperate.

Resume 100

Resume 2009 2010 Interviewing 100

The Office Professionals Place

JULY 16, 2010

Enhancing your worklife will increase productivity, reduce stress, and maintain focus on job tasks. You cannot expect to succeed if you don’t keep your skills up to date. Then bring those skills back to the workplace and show your employer what you have learned and how you can apply those skills to your job.

Stress 100

Stress 2010 Filing Resume 100

Eat Your Career

MAY 7, 2012

It can be stressful, yes. You’ll start re-evaluating your skills, your values, your career goals and your life dreams in a way that, perhaps, you wouldn’t have done in the safety of employment. That being said, it’s critical that you take a proactive approach to managing your stress. Email this to a friend? Tweet This!

Networking 100

Networking Resume Stress Gifts 100

Eat Your Career

JANUARY 22, 2012

Five years down the line, you could look back and realize you’re not just standing still (professionally speaking), you’re actually regressing—your skills are deteriorating and your resume is becoming a scattered, inconsistent mess. You start blanketing the town with your resume, talking to everyone you know. That’s me!”

Resume 100

Resume Google Facebook Stress 100

Eat Your Career

JULY 21, 2010

Workbooks Stress Management Workbook Time Management Magic Reinvent Your Career Workbook More Tasty Goodness Career Management Consulting Job Interview Coaching Resume Revision Group Training & Public Speaking Eat My WHAT?! Why go through the hassle of building a resume? Get out into the world and use your skills.

Networking 100

Networking Resume 2010 Stress 100

Eat Your Career

JULY 1, 2013

What that means is that you have the opportunity to really make yourself stand out from the crowd by proactively expanding your skills on a regular basis. 3. It keeps your skills up-to-date and razor sharp. In truth, we only use a fraction of our skills and abilities on a regular basis. Highlight It On Your Resume.

Training 100

Training Resume Skills Learning 100

Success

JANUARY 27, 2023

Now, she teaches Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, associations and nonprofits that resilience is a skill that can be learned and honed —a skill she’s mastered firsthand. It’s not something you have or don’t—it’s very much a set of skills and muscles that you can cultivate and build. We try to numb them.

Health 264

Health Medical Skills Resume 264

Eat Your Career

AUGUST 9, 2010

Workbooks Stress Management Workbook Time Management Magic Reinvent Your Career Workbook More Tasty Goodness Career Management Consulting Job Interview Coaching Resume Revision Group Training & Public Speaking Eat My WHAT?! Manage Your Stress Change of any kind is stressful. Send me an email and we’ll chat.

2010 100

2010 Stress Resume Cover Letter 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 29, 2009

Polish up the ol resume It is all right to send your resume out and see what kind of response you get. In this new age of not doing anything more than a quick spell check on documents, make sure you do not have any spelling mistakes in your resume. Job satisfaction is important. They are interested, now what? 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones Resume IAAP Interviewing 100

The Office Professionals Place

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Do you need someone to talk to during the day when you are stressed? I am thankful for the new skills I have received and the old skills I have improved. Not only are you improving your skills and adding to your resume, you are making yourself more indispensable and an asset to your company or the next one.

IAAP 100

IAAP Filing Health Mentoring 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 16, 2010

Good time management skills can help reduce confusion, stress, and even workload levels, so there are many benefits to making sure that time is well spent. Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style!

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP 2010 International 100

Success

AUGUST 17, 2022

Instead, take time to think through your set of skills and what you enjoy doing in your free time. Images of remote islands with fruity drinks and no emails might spring to mind. For many, though, having a side gig bolsters their resume rather than detracting from it. What would you do if money were no object?

Equipment 279

Equipment Skills Social Media Resume 279

Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 9, 2010

Before I left I went over my checklists a few times to make sure I had everything and it was stress free each day as I reviewed the lists and checked off the items to bring. The meetings were stress free and I was able to depend on my checklists and templates. It will make my life easier. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP Holidays International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 20, 2010

You hear something while walking down the hall or are copied on an email and know something about the purpose of a meeting coming up. Many times I am so thankful I had that quick chat or read that email that I was copied on as that was the exact information I needed when they were away. Yes, it is always nice to have a work buddy.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP Meeting Minutes International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 31, 2010

I sent another assistant a comical card about being stressed out at work. We work in a very busy office so it was a nice surprise for her to receive it and helped put the stress of the office in perspective. She loved it! I dont often promote any businesses from my blog, but I thought this one was worth talking about.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP 2010 International 100

LEADERASSISTANT.COM

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Join my email list here if you want to get an email when a new episode goes live. But someone had talked, came to our school and talked about executive secretarial school, and it was a trade school and it’s like, well, maybe I’ll, you know, those skills would be great going into college. So I did that.

Management 98

Management AT&T 2018 Training 98

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

OR if you want to EMAIL me why you would PAY to hire someone like me, I'd love to hear your thoughts. Are you looking for networking advice, job hunting advice, resume services, interview prep, career navigation, LinkedIn self branding, or getting mentored about career/life? In the meeting you mentioned you were having a bad day.

Interviewing 40

Interviewing Medical ASAP Job Hunting 40

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

OCTOBER 29, 2010

One of the best ways to get a raise is to try to ask for more responsibility and increase your skills and talents much like you did. I can not stress volunteering enough to spruce up your resume for when are you ready to leave your current company. Yet it is a waste of a happy, willing student much like yourself.

Job Hunting 40

Job Hunting Promotion PowerPoint Negotiating 40

Allwork

APRIL 3, 2023

Andrew founded Wrike back in 2006 as a way to help people and companies work more productively, cut down on inefficient communication like email, and be more time efficient and cost efficient. Jo Meunier [ 00:01:24] Well, that’s quite a resume. And all they see is like the email handle or Slack avatar.

Collaborate 246

Collaborate Goals AT&T Environment 246

Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 4, 2008

Posted by Patricia Robb at 11:37 AM Labels: Administrative Assistant , kings and queens of the office , problems , professional assistant , royalty , stresses at work Reactions: Newer Post Older Post Home Join me for a Webinar, Sept. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP Meeting Minutes International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 19, 2009

Much easier than searching in Outlook and less stressful. New South Wales Australia Time) Turning Soft Skills Into Tangible and Recognizable Skills That You Can (and Should) Bring to The Office Conference December 6/7, 2010, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia IQPC’s 8th Executive and Personal Assistant Summit is on again in 2010! (New

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP International Meeting Minutes 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 29, 2009

Humour is a powerful stress reliever if done in good taste, but timing is everything. Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Its not that Im funny, because Im not, but I find a lot of things funny.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP Holidays 2009 100

Success

JUNE 20, 2023

Becoming extremely knowledgeable and experienced in using time management techniques will be of great value to you—perhaps more than any other skill you can learn. Limit how often you check and answer emails. You set aside two different times during the day to answer email: once at the start, the second at the end.

Management 306

Management Goals Learning Email 306

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 19, 2012

I had been headhunted by a major company through a word of mouth referral and their interview process required taking a few different skills tests. To make the issue more nerve-wracking, I had to take the tests fairly quickly while I was working a job and trying not to get sick from all the stress. And this is what happened.

Interviewing 40

Interviewing Confidence Stress Resume 40

Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 6, 2008

As an aside, pen and paper will suffice if I have to, but you can see that the checklist can help avoid any unnecessary stresses from happening. Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP International Meeting Minutes 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 14, 2009

Some things I have on this list is a memory stick with the minute templates, tentcards, meals ordered, meeting packages, pen, notebook, highlighter, calculator (I hate math so just in case they ask something that requires mathematical skills) and attendance records to establish quorum for each meeting. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

Agenda 100

Agenda Time Zones IAAP Calendars 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 22, 2008

Perhaps we put a lot of the stress on ourselves because we feel that every e-mail has to be replied to immediately. In response to the email comment "why do we feel the need to answer an email/ or get an answer so quickly." Keep up the good work. Patty Buckner November 24, 2008 Anonymoussaid. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP International 2008 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 12, 2008

One of the things they stressed was to hire well. New South Wales Australia Time) Turning Soft Skills Into Tangible and Recognizable Skills That You Can (and Should) Bring to The Office Conference December 6/7, 2010, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia IQPC’s 8th Executive and Personal Assistant Summit is on again in 2010! (New

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP International Meeting Minutes 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 10, 2008

You will also feel more in control of the situation and less stressed. New South Wales Australia Time) Turning Soft Skills Into Tangible and Recognizable Skills That You Can (and Should) Bring to The Office Conference December 6/7, 2010, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia IQPC’s 8th Executive and Personal Assistant Summit is on again in 2010!

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP 2008 International 100

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 4, 2014

Again, I want to learn how to cope with it for my career (this is a major position for a resume) because I know it's him and not me. For all my new readers, I’ll answer your question by going through your entire email. If you can learn to work with them, you have skills that 99.9% And congrats on landing the interview!

Interviewing 40

Interviewing Self Esteem Stress Salary 40

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MARCH 27, 2013

But I have a boyfriend and a personal life and I don't want to be in an uncomfortable situation. :( It is really stressing me out, I feel as though I need to master the skill of utilizing this sort of "power" over men to my benefit! And anyone can email me questions and I respond only via this blog, not to your personal address.

Stress 40

Stress Travel Resume AT&T 40

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 26, 2014

I hated the mental stress and burden of putting everyone else first and getting only the usual thank you’s and words of appreciation. It may take some time to gain self awareness, self reflection, and self management skills, but over the years I’ve come to know a few things about myself that most likely will not waiver.

Temping 40

Temping Stress Job Hunting ASAP 40

Brilliantly Better

AUGUST 19, 2010

While this may be true, until they don’t make their skills obvious, nobody will even know what they do. On the contrary, if you’re resuming only to openly stating your expertise you will most likely generate the opposite effect of reputation: people will start to avoid you. Rajesh : Very good list and i lked it.

2010 40

2010 Twitter AT&T Skills 40

Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 20, 2010

Minute taking definitely isnt easy, but it doesnt have to be stressful. New South Wales Australia Time) Turning Soft Skills Into Tangible and Recognizable Skills That You Can (and Should) Bring to The Office Conference December 6/7, 2010, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia IQPC’s 8th Executive and Personal Assistant Summit is on again in 2010!

Time Zones 100

Time Zones Agenda IAAP 2010 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 19, 2009

I have a love/hate relationship with the email autofill. Tools Options Preferences E-mail Options Advanced E-mail Options Unclick “Suggest names while completing To, cc and bcc…&# My life is much simply now with less stress. so handy, but yet so dangerous! :) January 20, 2009 Patricia Robb said. I shut it off!

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP 2009 International 100