On The Job

APRIL 23, 2009

I hear from employers every day who say that one of the things they are most concerned about with job applicants is that these people are who they say they are -- that they actually believe the views they espouse and they have the skills they claim. Let's consider some ways to stay on the up-and-up: * Don't exaggerate.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

OCTOBER 15, 2023

She has always shown up as herself and for that she can proudly say her success has been built through complete authenticity. So took it from there and worked my way up to working in C suite at just 20 years old, I actually wasn’t even old enough to drink yet. So worked my way up from there, I held five c suites at the age of 20.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 5, 2009

I was at the cottage with a friend and she was cranky and started to get wound up about something to do with her husband. By the end of the call her husband had caught her crankiness and it ended up with them both being angry. She ended up calling her husband back and apologizing for her bad mood. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 11, 2009

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. Sign up to some interactive Admin Assistant sites such as OfficeArrow , Admin Secret and DeskDemon. The problem that sometimes occurs with sharing with current co-workers is it can turn into office gossip.

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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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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 10, 2012

However, you also have to know where you want to end up and work your way backwards. Very often, the job description will say up front if they want a career executive assistant. Be willing to do anything and learn a lot of different skill sets and software programs so you are indispensable.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MARCH 22, 2013

I invited half a dozen people but the word spread like wildfire and almost the entire product and engineering team showed up a little after 5:30pm. I originally just invited six people, but about thirty+ showed up. My question however, is… should I disclose the reason for my termination in my job interviews?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 16, 2012

Sign up with the major job hunting sites with your resume and profile, join social network sites geared towards work, and meet with every temp agency in town just to be safe. It also means going on job interviews or meeting with any agency that calls you because they will often keep you in their database when the right job does come up.

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Brilliantly Better

MARCH 4, 2010

The simple act of saying ”thank you“ closes an interaction in a completely healthy way, no room left for any potential harmful follow up. Don’t Gossip Talking behind other people’s back is like putting your exhaustion pipe to somebody else door, while pretending you’re looking in a different direction. Great post. Here is the link.

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