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Some Companies Are Asking Employees to Pay for Training to Increase Buy-in. But Does It Work?

Success

You make it through hurdle after hurdle, from multiple interviews to onboarding, and you are ready to start training. And then, you are asked to sign a Training Repayment Agreement Provisions (TRAPs) agreement. And as sketchy as the name sounds, you do it because, well, you need a job!

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Paying Candidates for Interviews: What Should Be Covered and Why?

Success

William Stonehouse III, president and co-founder of Crawford Thomas Recruiting, has an eye on the trend of paying for interviewing expenses. One offering company she turned down had required her to fly at her own expense, which she says felt “a bit crummy.” If this sounds like the kind of place you want to work, you aren’t alone.

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Want to Become a Mentor? Follow These 5 Steps

Success

You’ll learn about key mentorship skills, whether you should get mentorship training, and what’s required to start a professional mentoring business. Consider getting certified As someone new to mentoring, you may want to consider mentorship training through certification programs. From there, you can start building on it.

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Choosing Administrative Training That’s Right for You

Office Dynamics

The challenge may come when you realize there are a plethora of training programs, conferences, webinars and other learning events for administrative assistants and executive assistants. I thought I would give you a quick overview of the various training platforms for assistants and a few words of wisdom. Last several days.

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5 reasons every assistant should attend external training

Practically Perfect PA

There have been so many times over the years that I have received an email about a fantastic training course or conference that I would love to attend. It really is unheard of in any other profession: so why don’t assistants attend training courses? I’m sure many of you have had a similar experience.

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Annie Särnblad Wants to Teach You How to Read Facial Expressions—So You Can Get Ahead in Business

Success

She did much of her training on her own before getting certified—and a lot of that training took place outside of the United States. Annie Särnblad becomes certified Särnblad got her certification in Facial Action Coding Systems , developed by Paul Ekman and Wallace Friesen, and was trained by one of Ekman’s students.

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The Great Mismatch: Why Employers And Employees Are No Longer In Sync

Allwork

The pandemic presented a unique opportunity to work differently, which meant that most had to make a quick transition to remote work — often for the first time. The Great Mismatch refers to a misalignment in expectations between employees who want more remote work and employers who wish to return to traditional, office-based work practices.