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Is Earned Wage Access A Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing?

Allwork

This has led countless people to switch jobs hunting for higher pay, continuing the Great Resignation, and leaving companies to struggle to fill roles. The ability to access capital is great — but not when it comes at the expense of the workers.

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7 Unexpected Ways Your Finances Matter When Job Hunting And Working

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

One of the most surprising things for me was to learn that not all companies will give you an expense account or a company credit card. That’s assuming you have enough free time to do an expense report immediately for 2 hours on top of your already busy schedule. Have money for job hunting and working.

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The Gender Pay Gap Impacts 41% Of Women – Here’s How To Infuse Equity Into The Hiring Process

Allwork

Nearly 2 in 5 employed women are job-hunting, with higher pay as the goal, according to a survey from ResumeBuilder. . 37% of women who are currently employed are looking for a new job . 75% of women consider a company’s maternity and family leave policies when applying for jobs .

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Two in five people are working extra hours as cost-of-living crisis bites

Workplace Insight

Faced with declining real incomes and mounting expenses, almost half (46 percent) of respondents have taken on additional hours at work, one in five (19 percent) now has a second job for extra income, and one in three (34 percent) has been actively job hunting for a higher salaried role.

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Are assistants overqualified?

Practically Perfect PA

The description lists all of the core skills (diary and email management, travel arrangements, expenses etc) followed by one or two more bullet points relating to tasks designed specifically for the role (managing in-house IT software, supporting certain departments, managing social media for the organisation for example).

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How to Find a Job Using Social Media

On The Job

It's not near as much fun as say, watching to see if Lady Gaga will show up covered in raw eggs and bran cereal, but it's something I feel I need to do for my job. People depend on me to give them job hunting advice that will help them get out of the unemployment ranks. Today, the news wasn't so great.

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Is My Career Specialty TOO Specific?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

2) Now that I'm job hunting again my biggest obstacle is HR or executives see not working for a CEO is a step down for me even though I don't see it that way. All my jobs have been with major corporations or conglomerates which also means only so many exist in the world and also in Los Angeles/entertainment industry.