Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

As he's been interviewing everyone would ask him the same questions. 3) As I'm interviewing around town, I've noticed a lot of roles require expert-level usage of software programs that me or my supervisors never had to use - Quickbooks, Powerpoint, and Excel or bookkeeping, accounting, and sales-related skills.

Project Management 40

Project Management PowerPoint Skills Resume 40

Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

It was expensive,but when I brought it home I had to do all the work to get it up and running. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Now, there doesnt seem to be a difference in price at all, it is just common practice that we have to do it ourselves. Recently, I bought a new laptop. What is wrong with this picture?

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP 2010 International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 16, 2010

Make sure that tasks directly associated with clients come first, consider the financial impact of a project and its completion date on the company, don’t let deadlines control the priority list (expense reports can wait when there are more important tasks), and consider cause and effect (do A to enable B, which accomplishes C).

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP 2010 International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 29, 2009

He wrote in one sentence that he had " expensive experience" instead of "extensive" and in another wrote "tits" instead of "its." Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. He relied totally on spell check so you can imagine what typos were missed. Good thing I checked. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP Holidays 2009 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 31, 2009

He wrote in one sentence that he had "expensive experience" instead of "extensive" and in another wrote "tits" instead of "its." Years ago, when I worked for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), I took a training course on a Telex machine. I bet they never asked you that question at a job interview). Good thing I checked.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones 2010 IAAP International 100

Recruit CRM

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Ever wondered why recruiters do not even see 70% of the resumes ? If you think the resume is going to be carefully analysed by a recruiter in the first go, then you're wrong. If you think the resume is going to be carefully analysed by a recruiter in the first go, then you're wrong. The resume gets first processed by an ATS.

Resume 69

Resume Agencies Social Media Interviewing 69

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. A communications degree got me an interview but after a few years, no one bothered to ask me about my communications degree. With that said, you only get out what you put in.

2009 40

2009 AT&T Learning Resume 40

Men With Pens

MAY 23, 2010

Any email that begins with, “I probably don’t have enough experience,&# “I’m not sure I’m what you’re looking for,&# or even “I’m sure you probably have much better writers sending in their resume,&# pretty much forces the reply, “You’re right. DO take a chance.

2010 40

2010 AT&T Self Esteem Email 40