Productivity Bits

MAY 26, 2016

Here are a few ways to supercharge your productivity and get everything done with minimal stress. Ideally, get up from your desk and get some air before resuming. A change in environment provides new stimuli for the brain. Regardless of how busy your day is perhaps the biggest impediment to productivity is stress.

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Step It Up VA Coaching

AUGUST 14, 2014

Just as fall is a time for cleaning up your outer environment, in many cultures, fall is a time to cleanse your inner environment as well. Invigorate and strengthen your body, and immune system, with a wellness makeover, to keep stress, and illness at bay in the coming winter months. Don’t forget your own self-care.

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On The Job

OCTOBER 28, 2013

They let software automatically screen for keywords so they can eliminate hundreds of resumes without even looking at them. and anything else that gives them an excuse to dump a resume, such as – gasp! – A recent Urban Institute study finds that these long-term jobless are better educated than the other unemployed Americans.

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Worxbee

MARCH 22, 2021

However, employees who had high levels of autonomy but decreased levels of emotional stability were prone to becoming stressed out while working.”. Some people absolutely thrive in an environment where they can easily turn around and chat with a colleague. For others, it’s the social aspect. How you communicate is going to be huge.

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Step It Up VA Coaching

AUGUST 16, 2012

Just as fall is a time for cleaning up your outer environment, in many cultures, fall is a time to cleanse your inner environment as well. Invigorate and strengthen your body, and immune system, with a wellness makeover, to keep stress, and illness at bay in the coming winter months. Don’t forget your own self-care.

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The Office Professionals Place

JULY 16, 2010

Enhancing your worklife will increase productivity, reduce stress, and maintain focus on job tasks. This adds to your performance review, resume, and skills. Again, the benefits will reflect positively on your performance review, resume, and add to your knowledge of skills. Resolve stress related issues. Be proactive.

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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. A two week notice is a small price to pay.

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Allwork

APRIL 3, 2023

He believes a hybrid environment where teams come together in person several times a week is the best way to re-energize culture and achieve the best productivity. Jo Meunier [ 00:01:24] Well, that’s quite a resume. And in part, again, it didn’t fit that digital environment, didn’t fit the fast pace.

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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?

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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. 3) Have stress reduction and coping mechanisms in place. You may have to use your anger and stress to fuel being productive. And congrats on landing the interview! Figure out how to cultivate that.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

OCTOBER 29, 2010

I can not stress volunteering enough to spruce up your resume for when are you ready to leave your current company. In this manner, you can get really good recommendations from people who know you well in a team environment. I got a lot of my experience volunteering, working for free, or doing internships.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Are you looking for networking advice, job hunting advice, resume services, interview prep, career navigation, LinkedIn self branding, or getting mentored about career/life? So in that moment it could cause him to think it was stress related and that you might act like that if it was ever too busy at the office. So, let’s begin.

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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. I also thought long and hard about why I was so unhappy and stressed at my job and why I had growing resentment. I hated having to do EVERY LITTLE thing for my boss. I learned I need a vacation ASAP.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 16, 2012

Sign up with the major job hunting sites with your resume and profile, join social network sites geared towards work, and meet with every temp agency in town just to be safe. The amount of skill, pressure, stress, and problem solving differs at each of those levels. Branding yourself well and maintaining your presence is the key.

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Success

AUGUST 17, 2022

For many, though, having a side gig bolsters their resume rather than detracting from it. It’s a natural response to change and unknown environments. Remember, the point of a side gig is not to add more stress to your life, but rather to offer a creative outlet, bring in some supplementary income and bolster your life resume.

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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. ► February (5) We did it Canada!

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2007

They are penalized for having a family and this causes additional stress and anxiety. The reasons for this are quite predictable: No safe employment environment, even in big corporations. Have a more flexible work environment, to suit ones needs better. Desire to look after kids, family or friends. if you like.

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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.

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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. Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time ► April (2) Keeping focussed in a busy environment When your boss arranges meetings behind your back.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 4, 2008

How can you survive in this kind of a working environment? 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. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 20, 2010

Having a buddy can take some of the stress off and give you assurance that you have someone you can depend on. Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time ► April (2) Keeping focussed in a busy environment When your boss arranges meetings behind your back. Yes, it is always nice to have a work buddy.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 19, 2009

Much easier than searching in Outlook and less stressful. Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time ► April (2) Keeping focussed in a busy environment When your boss arranges meetings behind your back. When a meeting is finalized, I put the scheduling sheet in a completed file. ► February (5) We did it Canada!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 29, 2009

Humour is a powerful stress reliever if done in good taste, but timing is everything. Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time ► April (2) Keeping focussed in a busy environment When your boss arranges meetings behind your back. Its not that Im funny, because Im not, but I find a lot of things funny.

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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. Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time ► April (2) Keeping focussed in a busy environment When your boss arranges meetings behind your back.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 12, 2008

One of the things they stressed was to hire well. Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time ► April (2) Keeping focussed in a busy environment When your boss arranges meetings behind your back. My former boss gave me an excellent reference on paper and by phone. ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 10, 2008

You will also feel more in control of the situation and less stressed. Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time ► April (2) Keeping focussed in a busy environment When your boss arranges meetings behind your back. ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared? ► February (5) We did it Canada!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 14, 2009

This does increase the preparation time, but on the day of the meeting it goes very smoothly with no stress. Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time ► April (2) Keeping focussed in a busy environment When your boss arranges meetings behind your back. ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared?

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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. Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time ► April (2) Keeping focussed in a busy environment When your boss arranges meetings behind your back. ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared?

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Recruit CRM

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Applicant Tracking System An Applicant Tracking System is nothing but simply a recruitment software that is used to track and source candidates, manage job applications, helps in resume parsing and so on. As a recruiter, it's highly significant to look into an ATS properly before investing in it.

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On The Job

MARCH 30, 2009

There is no question that if employees interview for a new job right now and have AIG stamped on their resume, the discussion will come up. Oxford says that she noticed some former Enron employees “almost had PTSD” (post-traumatic stress disorder).” Schawbel agrees. You shouldn’t avoid it and you can’t get away from it,” he says.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 4, 2013

Any recruiter who sees your resume will silently wonder the following questions. Can you fit in a creative, free flowing environment or a structured corporate environment? Whether based on your cover letter or resume, recruiters only take 6 seconds to see if you are match. My best stress reliever is.’

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 20, 2010

Minute taking definitely isnt easy, but it doesnt have to be stressful. Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time ► April (2) Keeping focussed in a busy environment When your boss arranges meetings behind your back. Lets enjoy our day together.© ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 19, 2009

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. Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time ► April (2) Keeping focussed in a busy environment When your boss arranges meetings behind your back.

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On The Job

JULY 10, 2009

Have a system in place to acknowledge that youve received a resume and/or cover letter when they come flooding in. It may cost you some time in the beginning, but it will save you in the long run when job seekers tie up your phone lines or e-mail asking, "Did you get my resume?" Besides, its just common courtesy.

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Eat Your Career

JULY 12, 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?! And thus, the idea that business is not personal has no place in the modern business environment.

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