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How To Hire And Manage Freelancers, According To Experts

Allwork

And the key to good management — freelance or otherwise — is communication. Clear communication up front, and continuing conversation through regular check-ins and transparent project management helps streamline workflows and prevent confusion. They have stellar resumes. They can hit the ground running.

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5 Steps to Creating Your Digital Portfolio

All Things Admin

It’s an easy way to share your resume, work samples, credentials, and anything else that you want to showcase about your professional life. Plus, you can include a link to your professional portfolio website at the top of your resume, which is an instant attention-grabber! Project Management. Work Samples or Portfolio.

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A Comprehensive Guide to Hiring an Executive Assistant

LEADERASSISTANT.COM

Technical proficiency: An executive assistant should be very comfortable using Microsoft Office suite, Google Workspace, and other business software as they need to produce documents, manage emails, and handle other technical tasks quickly and accurately.

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Construction Work Ahead–Part 1 of 4

The Marq

So much so that the economic meltdown of 2008 didn’t seem to affect him, even though he worked in the construction industry as a Senior Project Manager. Thanks to advice from a best friend (who shall not go unnamed, Arash) I learned how to search the job boards for possible opportunities, [network] and to completely rework my resume.

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Answering Reader Mail: Re-Entering the Admin Field

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I thoroughly enjoy the diversity of these positions, the project management, and the role of admin support. 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. This experience spanned from 1997 to 2010.

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Some People see Roadblocks -- Others see Hurdles.

Laughing all the Way to Work

I am part of the project management office at my company and I hear the term roadblocks all the time. Posted by Patricia Robb at 11:18 AM Labels: Administrative Assistant , creative solutions , going forward , problem solving , professional assistant Reactions: 4comments: Anonymoussaid. Hi Patricia: What an encouraging message this is.

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Answering Reader Mail

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

9 times out of 10, whenever I need to take care of task, the first thing I do is Google it, look for it on Yelp, or look on LinkedIn. 1) Focus your resume on your skills/talents vs the job title/chronology. This will help you get your foot in the door and be on people's minds once the right event comes along. Timing is everything.

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