On The Job

MARCH 8, 2012

Is it really a big deal to lie on a resume? Nearly 35 percent of resumes are estimated to contain blatant lies about education, experience or the skills to perform a specific job. Of course, as employers have become savvier about lies on resumes, job seekers have become more adept at trying to fudge the truth.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 13, 2008

One of the things I remember, and have put to good use, was a workshop on resume writing. I hope this will help you to write your resume if you are looking for a job or if you just need to update your old resume. In resume writing it is suggested that any experience over 10 years is too old to put on your resume.

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On The Job

MAY 8, 2017

I recently helped a colleague whittle down the number of resumes for a new position. For me, it put the skills of the applicant into perspective. For example, one applicant said that she had experience with project management. Think back on an instance that you felt showcased your best skills. Highlight important skills.

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Success

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

That’s just the way I think a lot of young boys were taught, in America specifically,” Howes says, referring to notions of masculinity where crying is a sign of weakness and expressing emotions is discouraged. Take, for example, Howes’ interactions during the photo shoot for this story. Vulnerability wasn’t an option.

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Job Advice Blog

JUNE 6, 2010

Home Founder Resume Writing Career Coaching Marketing Yourself Selling Yourself Job Stress General Advice Interview Skills "The Relocated Spouse [link] — jobconnection Want to Change Career? Let’s make sure we understand that I’m not referring to a job change. What Does It Take?

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On The Job

DECEMBER 22, 2008

I sent out a HARO request the other day asking for input on resume do's and dont's. I was flooded with so many good suggestions I couldn't use them all for my Gannett News Service and USAToday.com column, so I'm offering you a great deal today: Super resume advice at no cost to you! (I No kidding. Lijit Search.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

DECEMBER 6, 2023

It was almost like going out for coffee, as it was more of a hello, meet and greet, and ZERO questions were asked about my background, skill set, or qualifications. My resume was not even looked at. I know what stories and examples I want to share about each of my jobs. They finally come back and the “interview” resumes.

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Eat Your Career

JANUARY 22, 2014

They allow other people to vouch for your skills and experience, thus increasing your credibility for those who don’t already know, like and trust you. When creating your profile on LinkedIn, you have the option to create a list of skills that define your expertise. For example, in my profile I have the following: Coaching.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 3, 2007

One of the many things I remember, and have put to good use, was a workshop on resume writing. In resume writing they suggested that any experience over 10 years was too old to put on your resume. They also suggested using action words when describing what you do, for example utilizing, preparing and maintaining.

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Allwork

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

What I’m referring to is the globalization of the talent of anything. Video games, for example, are a great example. That inflexibility of the real estate model is a good example of something that is just damning to many corporations right now and contract remote, et cetera. Video games primarily started out as fun.

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Allwork

MAY 8, 2023

In your book, you reference Cisco, Dropbox, LinkedIn, others that are reimagining their workplaces. Phil Simon [00:02:46] Well, those are examples, Frank, as you know, of companies that are doing things correctly and have really leaned into this future of work and hybrid. The Tectonic forces reshaping the workplace.

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Recruit CRM

JANUARY 4, 2022

As mentioned in our last interaction, we kept your resume in our talent database and promised to reach out to you when another vacancy is available of your interest. We have an opening for a [Job_title] and we believe your skills and expertise are an excellent match for this role. However, this doesn't mean you give up.

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 26, 2010

When we reference organizations that have provided us funding in the last year we will note it.   Academic tutoring is a good example of a personal service.    But with economy picking back up this industry should resume its pre-recession growth path. Regards, David. Posted by: Jeff.R.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

First, what you have been up to recently that is exciting, fun or new, why and what sort of job you are looking for, and your contact information and an online link to your resume or a social media profile (more on this later). The kind lady asked me what I did for work so I gave her my resume. She gave me her business card.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 9, 2016

It was almost like going out for coffee, as it was more of a hello, meet and greet, and ZERO questions were asked about my background, skill set, or qualifications. My resume was not even looked at. I know what stories and examples I want to share about each of my jobs. They finally come back and the “interview” resumes.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 31, 2009

You would be surprised how many misspelled words get in there by mistake; for example, instead of pressing Change you press Add to Dictionary when you are going through your SpellCheck. February 03, 2009 Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Join me for a Webinar, Sept. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 4, 2013

But in reality – the most useful skill that opened a lot of doors for me were my soft skills. And as I climbed the admin ladder, when I got recruited for a project manager role, the person who referred me was also someone I had met when I was “just a temp” stuffing those thousands of envelopes. Yes, ZERO.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 7, 2009

For example, "Further to our conversation this morning, attached is a template letter that should meet your needs." For example, "Please send me the following information: - A photocopy of Ms. What do you want? Next, state the purpose of your e-mail. What are you e-mailing them about? Point being. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 31, 2010

The art of saying thank you can sometimes get lost in our busyness, but here are some examples of times it would be nice to send a card from work: To thank presenters who speak at your workplace. It is an American based company and I am in Canada, but the cards I sent were all received within a week. What a neat idea for businesses too.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

It has always amazed me however that once someone becomes a President they start being referred to by their last name by the media and people in general. For example, addressing the Minister of (insert govt agency here) is it Honourable so and so or Mr. or Ms. His children look well behaved and are pretty young girls.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 16, 2010

So bring your experience, wisdom, and people skills to the table, but have a “I’m green, hungry for the job, I’ll hustle” attitude as well. For example, when I’m asked how I got started and to explain my work history, I always want to tell a great story. I also always bring many copies of my resume, cover letter, and recommendations.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 6, 2009

my advice when you suspect a co-worker has a problem with drug or alcohol is to alert HR.but have some specific examples available. 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! One item Ive noticed is mood swings.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 18, 2008

Networking Like a Pro One of the best ways to boost your career and hone your skills as an administrative assistant is to practice networking. You need confidence in yourself, confidence in your abilities, and confidence in your networking skills. I hope you enjoy her article. Be confident. Be a good listener. Keep in touch.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 10, 2009

Example: If youre looking for a Blockbuster in Arlington, Texas you can send this text message: Blockbuster 76001 Pretty neat. 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. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

As an example, I am now helping my boss with a corporate blog he started and because I have experience with blogging in my personal life, I have used that and now do it professionally as well. February 22, 2009 Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Join me for a Webinar, Sept. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 26, 2008

In this example, I did the following: Go to the end of page 1, i.e. the last cell (bottom right), or after the last word on the page. 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! These are instructions for Word 2003. "I

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 10, 2008

In my readers example, the problem was the trials of working for multiple bosses when one or more of them is disorganized. 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. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 24, 2009

Under Leader, click the leader option that suits your needs i.e. ……1 or --1 Click OK Type text you want i.e. Agenda as in example below. 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.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 29, 2009

For example, Patricia Robb on behalf of [boss’s name]. 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

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MARCH 22, 2013

The example of how it could be misconstrued wasn’t helpful to you, but nonetheless, what she was saying was, “My focus is on your social etiquette behavior and I am pointing it out to you.” How good are they with logic, reasoning, critical thinking, and judgment skills? This is how you can change/grow.” How well do they listen?

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Brilliantly Better

AUGUST 19, 2010

The about page should be the place where you should list all your credentials, testimonials and all the other references about you on the interwebs: interviews, collective projects, media appearances and so on. While this may be true, until they don’t make their skills obvious, nobody will even know what they do.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 13, 2009

Many freelancers don’t have to send their resumes to people anymore, so those degrees don’t see a lot of action, but they’re there, collecting dust on our walls. However, if they go to develop skills like writing and critical thinking, to learn more about the world and to connect with future leaders, then university is invaluable.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 9, 2010

One friend refers you to someone who only has an email address, a generic address like annepottertherapist@mail.com. For example, we recently did a website for a dentist in the Houston area. It does take skillfulness to create a domain that someone hasn’t chosen. when referring to the internet. Yellow Pages story.

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Men With Pens

MAY 23, 2010

Speaking of links, if you have an ugly website with horrible copy that doesn’t reflect your skills, please don’t tell us. That said, don’t apply for internet jobs when you just came online, have no skills, no experience, but can definitely learn everything as you go along. Because we won’t. Request, that is.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 23, 2010

I am a professional with excellent communication skills. This sounds like the generic stuff you put on your resume when you’re just out of college and don’t realize that your resume shouldn’t sound like everyone else’s, and also that everyone in the world is lying when they say they are “goals-oriented.” Oooooookay.

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