Job Advice Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2010

But if you’ve just met the person, how are you to know if they’re a lousy interviewer – or you’re a lousy interview? But if you’ve just met the person, how are you to know if they’re a lousy interviewer – or you’re a lousy interview? I speak often about the importance of an interview being a two-way street.

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Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

After all, Inc reports that every corporate job opening attracts an average of 250 resumes, but on average only four to six people will interview for the position. LinkedIn is a popular and powerful network for job searchers and employers, and with the right details you can increase traffic to your profile dramatically.

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Eat Your Career

DECEMBER 20, 2011

With a focus on finding and living your life’s purpose, this book covers every conceivable job search topic including networking, research, resume and cover letter creation, successful interview techniques and so much more. Share this on Facebook. What new insights are offered in the latest edition of the book.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

MARCH 13, 2022

RESOURCE – Candice mentions The Assistant’s Guide to Crafting the Perfect Resume online course, and you can sign up for the course at resume.assistantsguide.com. Do you have questions you’d like me to answer, guests you think I should interview, or suggested topics you’d like me to address on the show? LEADERSHIP QUOTES.

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Go Burrows

AUGUST 1, 2021

You recommend a one-page resume in chapter 17 of your book. Join the Leader Assistant Global Community here, or the Facebook Group here for bonus content and to network with other assistants who are committed to becoming leaders! What does this say about the executive or the organization? JOIN THE FREE COMMUNITY.

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Job Advice Blog

MARCH 21, 2010

Home Founder Resume Writing Career Coaching Marketing Yourself Selling Yourself Job Stress General Advice Interview Skills "The Relocated Spouse [link] — jobconnection While in Transition, Are You Keeping Pace with Technology? At the very least, one should use LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook but also potentially some others.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Network solely when you’re looking for a job. Use tools such as LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter regularly to keep in touch with professional contacts. Interim assignments provide a source of income as well as a chance to network and build new skills. Use a standard resume template. Try This Instead.

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Job Advice Blog

JULY 6, 2010

Home Founder Resume Writing Career Coaching Marketing Yourself Selling Yourself Job Stress General Advice Interview Skills "The Relocated Spouse [link] — jobconnection Social Media: So, What Is It for People in Transition? The more popular are Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn (which is oriented more toward business contacts).

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Office Dynamics

JANUARY 21, 2010

You've got to get a great resume in order that sells you and your expertise. The approach to resume writing and interviewing has changed. Many times, a computer is sifting through resumes and kicking them out if the right word was not used in the resume. You have 1 opportunity to get a 2nd or 3rd interview.

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Office Dynamics

JANUARY 21, 2010

You've got to get a great resume in order that sells you and your expertise. The approach to resume writing and interviewing has changed. Many times, a computer is sifting through resumes and kicking them out if the right word was not used in the resume. You have 1 opportunity to get a 2nd or 3rd interview.

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Success

JULY 17, 2021

That’s part of the resume, but those descriptions fall short. Moving through a certification program will connect you with a network of mentors and peers that you can lean on for support, and collaborate with.” Are coaches consultants who give advice or cheerleaders who motivate? Coaches without certifications are unethical charlatans.”

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On The Job

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Previously, the only way your employer might get a hint that you were looking for another job was when you showed up in a nice outfit suitable for interviewing during your lunch hour instead of your usual scruffy khaki pants and T-shirt. Or, maybe you were careless enough to leave your resume in the office copier. Stay mum.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MARCH 10, 2017

I had always meant to expound on that post about how the internet, social media, and networking online play a very big role for how I conduct my search and also improve my chances of protecting myself. Except in this day and age, it also starts even before they’ve contacted you for that interview to walk through their door.

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On The Job

OCTOBER 7, 2010

So she revamped her efforts, networking in person several times a week, joining Facebook and LinkedIn to make more connections and letting everyone know she was looking for work. She says she learned of the job through a former colleague on Facebook. Then, when I got the interview, I really stepped it up.

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On The Job

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

I asked for more details and then sent in my resume." Within weeks, she was called in for an interview and then offered the job. "To Within about 10 minutes of posting the job on Twitter and Facebook , responses from interested job seekers were arriving, which "was so remarkable and so wonderful," he says. Do your homework.

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Eat Your Career

JANUARY 22, 2014

By now, most of you probably know that LinkedIn is the gold standard for online professional networking. Regardless of your opinion of social networking in general, LinkedIn is a site you simply can’t afford to overlook. Resume Writing. Interview Preparation. Share this on Facebook. Career Development. Tweet This!

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Eat Your Career

MARCH 21, 2011

Keep your resume up-to-date. Even if you aren’t actively job searching, your resume should always be ready to go so you don’t get stuck making last minute updates. Your resume is one of the most important documents you have to offer so you don’t want to rush it or ignore it for years on end. Share this on Facebook.

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On The Job

OCTOBER 13, 2011

Fast forward to today, and we have Facebook and Twitter and blogs. They have employees tweet or post Facebook comments to sway others about a product or business, but Seidman says the influence of employee behavior goes beyond connecting via social networks. That was our ability to tell our own story in an interview," he says.

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The Office Professionals Place

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Wright, Author So Youve Got the Job Interview - Now What? Youve sent out dozens, or maybe even hundreds, of resumes and cover letters. Youve posted your resume on all the top job boards plus the various industry-focused and niche job sites related to your type of work. Youve been networking your little tail off.

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On The Job

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Use social networking tools such as Facebook or Twitter to become more connected to hiring managers or key personnel. She also suggests trying to close the distance between an applicant and the decision-makers or gatekeepers as much as possible. We have to make sure that rules are race and gender blind.”

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On The Job

SEPTEMBER 17, 2008

That means in addition to ramping up your networking efforts, you need to immediately take steps to clean up your online footprint. Learn how to manage your privacy settings within each social network you use. He interviewed extremely well and the final check we did was his reputation in Google. and MSN right away. to "Joshua P.

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On The Job

AUGUST 10, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Monday, August 10, 2009 5 Ways to Manage Your Online Reputation Are you your own worst enemy? They take out their laptops and check out Facebook. Weber advises you to: Lead separate lives.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 26, 2008

A Job is Waiting to Happen to You Long gone are the days of scouring the newspaper want ads and pounding the pavement going from office to office submitting your resume. There are sites that are specifically for job hunters where you can submit your resume and a profile about yourself for any employer to see. First impressions count.

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Eat Your Career

MARCH 8, 2015

Again, I took my own advice and activated my professional network. My very first official interview resulted in a job offer, which I declined (with great anxiety!). Surprise, surprise—the ideal position came from an early morning resume submission through Indeed.com. Share this on Facebook. Share this on del.icio.us.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 3, 2011

As a speaker you have a number of things to juggle -- proposals, marketing collateral, networking conversations, presentation material, contracts, travel, etc.  This past Monday, Michele Price interviewed me on #SpeakChat. Sample tweets and facebook updates promoting you. Any product images. So, what do you think? 

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 21, 2012

So, it's best to search for temporary, short-term admin work via temping, volunteering, applying for part time work so you have something to put on your resume. Through volunteering, you can network and keep your pulse on the industry of your choosing. Call your old contacts, do informational interviews, network twice removed.

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On The Job

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Wednesday, February 10, 2010 5 Ways to Avoid Freaking Out About Networking Hear that? In other words, it’s time to network, still the best way to land a job. That growling noise?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 13, 2011

1) Tweet My Jobs - I know most of us may roll our eyes or not believe that people have found jobs through Twitter or Facebook because it seems so far-fetched and unlikely. We swapped stories about interview attire. A friend of mine got her job via a Facebook status update when she ranted "I need a job!" Hi, @AllyRae!

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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). You can hang out with your friend and informally conduct an informational interview.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

When I started out, no one really had a website/blog/Twitter/Facebook/MySpace so I just opened up the YellowPages and called every single one. You'll find that every major movie studio, tv network, or entertainment company usually has their own in-house temping agency. Lucky for you, there's Google! I was once offered a job.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

JULY 17, 2022

.” And then I, I applied to be a PA, which was a productions… production assistant, and I was, you know, gonna… I was hoping to get that job and then, uh, they saw my resume and pulled it out of the pile of PA applicants so that I could apply to… so I can interview to be Conan’s assistant.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JANUARY 15, 2010

The goal of this project isn't so much to network, but to gather information via informational interviews. It isn't a joke when one is asked in a job interview if you know how to roll calls. 4) Grow your network and spread the word you are looking to relocate to LA.

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The Office Professionals Place

JANUARY 5, 2010

If you want to find a new job, first set the goal of updating your resume. Do you need to review interview techniques? Join Me on My Social Media Networks " target="_blank" class="fb_share_link" onclick="return fbs_click()">Share on Facebook Simple template by Josh Peterson. Be consistent. Template images by luoman.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 1, 2010

I logged onto my computer last week and put in my network password, then to open my Outlook account I had to put another password in for that. Along with our multiple work passwords, we have a password for our home computer, and if we sign up for Facebook, Twitter or any other website, we have another password to remember.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 11, 2009

This is where an assistant network can come in handy. I often reach out to my network to get answers to problems that come up at the office or just to lend a sympathetic ear. When you leave a job, you dont have to leave your network behind. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 15, 2009

Always get the persons permission and never post someone elses photo on a social networking site such as Facebook without asking the person first. 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!

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On The Job

DECEMBER 28, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Monday, December 28, 2009 10 gifts to give your career As the gift-giving season draws to a close, it’s time to remember that you still have one more gift left to bestow: The gift of a better career.

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