Job Advice Blog

MAY 31, 2010

So let’s talk about the types of interviewers one may face. As a job candidate, if you can quickly identify what type of person the interviewer is and adapt to his style and needs, you’ve already achieved at least 50 percent success. Being interviewed by a red requires that you be direct and to the point. How frustrating!

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Recruit CRM

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

For example, virtual recruiting might be employed at the top of the funnel, with in-person recruiting used for the final interviews. Then, only the top candidates would be invited to in-person interviews. 2. The benefit of this approach is that it widens the new, and more candidates can connect with the recruiting team.

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Recruit CRM

AUGUST 20, 2021

From sourcing candidates, maintaining client and candidate relationships to resume parsing, we are doing it all for you. Lets You Parse Resumes In Seconds Our team has worked hard in creating a powerful resume parser that lets recruiters upload and parse resumes into Recruit CRM.

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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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Page Personnel

OCTOBER 2, 2022

Handling day-to-day administration for one or more executives, a team or network, an admin assistant is the “eyes and ears” of a company, privy to unique and powerful insights about the company culture , performance and future direction. Administrative professionals are highly valuable to the smooth running of a business, team or office.

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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.

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All Things Admin

DECEMBER 18, 2020

They don’t have an updated resume, a professional portfolio of work samples, or a social media presence. A polished resume that accurately represents you professionally is one of the most powerful tools in your toolkit. Most admins have a resume, but not many consider it a living document. Your resume always needs to be current.

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All Things Admin

JUNE 15, 2023

Your portfolio should include your resume, letters of recommendation, awards and recognitions, past performance reviews, and certifications. Best Practice #3: Create and maintain a travel profile for each executive or traveling team member. However, one of the most crucial parts of your portfolio is your work sample section.

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Recruit CRM

JANUARY 4, 2022

Subject line: Interested in joining the team at [Client_company_name]? At [Client_company_name], they are always looking to grow their team with talented people and achieve greater things together! Include specific information about the position or company] I am currently looking for a [Job_title] to join their team.

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Office Dynamics

JULY 10, 2018

Keep the file on your desktop or easily accessible. Create a project checklist and ask all team members to use the form when asking for project assistance. The form may include date received, date needed, specific instructions, project number if applicable, links or shared files to additional information needed, etc.

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Recruit CRM

MAY 26, 2021

Starting from sourcing candidates to managing clients, candidates, open job roles and teams you can do everything related to recruiting here on this software. Lever Image via Capterra Lever was founded back in 2012 to help companies grow their teams. Check out all the features of Recruit CRM. Pricing Recruit CRM has a free version.

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Recruit CRM

MAY 26, 2021

Starting from sourcing candidates to managing clients, candidates, open job roles and teams you can do everything related to recruiting here on this software. Lever Image via Capterra Lever was founded back in 2012 to help companies grow their teams. Check out all the features of Recruit CRM. Pricing Recruit CRM has a free version.

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Recruit CRM

MAY 26, 2021

Starting from sourcing candidates to managing clients, candidates, open job roles and teams you can do everything related to recruiting here on this software. Lever Image via Capterra Lever was founded back in 2012 to help companies grow their teams. Check out all the features of Recruit CRM. Pricing Recruit CRM has a free version.

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Recruit CRM

JANUARY 23, 2022

Besides possessing capabilities that can determine, screen, interview and assess candidates, the software itself can also produce reports and analytics to evaluate the effectiveness of recruitment campaigns. It’s no surprise, given the multiple advantages organisations can get from acquiring an online recruitment system.

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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. This morning the phone rang - youve got an interview!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 3, 2011

This past Monday, Michele Price interviewed me on #SpeakChat.   Consider having these items on your Coordinator Toolkit: ALL your contact info, One sheet, Speaking resume. Think About Easy Retrieval When Naming Files & Creating Pages.   Are you an event coordinator or do you conduct interviews with speakers? 

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On The Job

OCTOBER 12, 2010

The job-hunting experience can be a stressful one: sending out resumes, interviewing, sending out more resumes and interviewing again. That means that you listen carefully to instructions – from how to operate the copy machine to filing reports with the boss – and take notes. Reach out.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 4, 2013

I was interviewed earlier this month and so I pasted it below. When people would ask me in interviews, my first answer was, “No nepotism here!” I learned through informational interviews that I should apply to temp agencies. Any recruiter who sees your resume will silently wonder the following questions.

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Make or Break Moments

JULY 19, 2010

The first project – transcribe a one hour speech from an audio file. Each had a resume, test scores of the tests they’d volunteered to take to show their abilities and each provided a cover letter and their hourly rate. So throwing out the high and the low, I started to look for people to interview.

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 16, 2018

There is a team behind the amazing conference event. From the first phone call to register for the conference to picking up my name tag, the entire team carried out the professionalism of Joan. I still love the 43 hanging file system. I highly recommend reading them more than once (with a notepad!). It never fails me. *

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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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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 17, 2008

Try to anticipate the need so you can have the file or the answer your boss needs, before he or she even knows they need it. A good assistant knows just where to find the document or file needed, or they won’t stop looking till they do. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Be one step ahead of your boss.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 1, 2010

I keep mine in an encrypted Word file on my computer. I also have an encrypted file with various other important numbers like my and my husbands social security numbers and the like. Servers are usually backed up daily, so your file will likely be restored. However, you probably want to password protect file.

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On The Job

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Thursday, September 9, 2010 Should You Feel Sorry for Your Boss? But they cant show fear to their team. I got a lot of feedback after I did the story on alcoholism in the workplace.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 5, 2009

INTERVIEW WELL Make it a conversation. You are interviewing them too so ask questions. Take notes during the interview so you don’t forget what you wanted to ask. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. CONFUSCIUS SAID, “Love what you do and you will never work a day in your life.&#

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 23, 2009

At one office I worked in we had a mail cart with slots for everyones mail, but it was filed First name, Last name. the phone book, standard filing practices etc.) This goes for filing and also how your contacts are ordered in Outlook. If you open the contact card you will see in the first section File As.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 13, 2010

I mentioned this to our team of admins at one of our meetings so when one of my co-workers found out how to do something they thought to share it with the team. This is useful if you want to file the email and change the Subject line to something that better describes what the email is about or to put notes in the email.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 10, 2010

Ctrl + Home moves the cursor to the beginning of the open file or document and Ctrl + End moves the cursor to the end of the open file or document, but if you are in the middle of a document and want to select everything from there down, press Ctrl + Shift + End or if you want to select everything from there up, press Ctrl + Shift + Home.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 15, 2009

Tried and True Method: I set up 12 hanging file folders labelled January through to December. I then put the items in a two-fold file folder with his calendar printed out on the one side and the items he will need for the day on the other side. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Thats great!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 19, 2009

When a meeting is finalized, I put the scheduling sheet in a completed file. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Oh where or where is my password? ► July (4) Guest Blog by Alexis Bonari: 10 Easy Ways to Check. ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Keep an organized filing system and file list. If your boss tends to misplace things when they get it, make an extra copy for your file before giving it to them. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Remind them verbally as well when you meet with them. You will be the one they go to if they want something.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 23, 2009

Posted by Patricia Robb at 6:39 AM Labels: Administrative Assistant , colour coding , coloured file folders , professional assistant Reactions: 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Join me for a Webinar, Sept. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Try it, you may like it.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

I use hanging file folders labelled from January through to December. Every afternoon before I leave for the day, I go through the hanging file for that month to see if there is anything I need to bring forward for the next day. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Otherwise, I never remember to check it.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 26, 2009

Or if you want to attach a file, choose Attach File. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. On the right, make sure Attachments is clicked. I always set reminders on my tasks. Word Tab within a table cell without going to the next cell. If you press Ctrl. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 24, 2009

There is usually an answer if you look for it or speak to others on your team or in your network of acquaintances. Sometimes deadlines are exaggerated and if you talk to your boss you may find that the real deadline is further out, but if it cant be moved, why not look to your team members for help? to hurdles/obstructions at work.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 13, 2009

In some organizations raises are tied to how well you do and it is also a record that is kept on your personnel file. Normally, I put something about needing to get my filing system up to date, but I think I may have missed the point when I have done that. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 29, 2009

Get any files they may need as a result of the e-mail correspondence. Going through some major organizing and filing here at our office and this is another 'a propos' topic that hits home. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. For example, Patricia Robb on behalf of [boss’s name]. THanks for sharing!

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