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Gossip Girl!

Practically Perfect PA

Secondly, how do we have effective working relationships with our team when they know that we are privy to information that may concern them and lastly how do we maintain this trust when other members of staff are spreading office gossip? Office Gossip. The post Gossip Girl! You can follow me on Twitter @PracticalPA.

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Steel Magnolias, Barbie, and Other Wise Women – In Celebration of a Complicated Women’s History Month By Bonnie Low-Kramen

Bonnie Low-Krayman

Olympia loved that at the beginning of the movie, the women could be seen as the beloved and well worn Southern female stereotypes – preoccupied with gossip, clothes, hair, flowers, and food. When you’re a star, your skills and talents will always be welcomed elsewhere. The script was about the friendship of women. Thanks, Olympia.

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How Even Obnoxious Colleagues Can Help Your Career

On The Job

If I didn't overreact, I could not only save her from herself, but demonstrate the kind of skills that are necessary to reach the higher levels of any career. I didn't try to lie to the co-worker by making up a salary or trying to be evasive. Namely: By listening. When 99.1%

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A PA’s guide to confidentiality

Practically Perfect PA

In many cases, you’ll know about promotions, salary changes, redundancies, acquisitions and mergers before anyone else. You’ll also hear all manner of gossip directed right across the business. For more tips on honing your skills as a PA or EA, check out our other career guides. There’s no easy way of handling this.

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The 4 Most Difficult Interview Questions

Professional Assistant Blog

Discuss your skill set, experience and abilities in a confident manner. What kind of salary are you looking for? Another suggestion is to find out the salary range that was posted for this job and use that. Why should we hire you? Try to relay this type of question to some part of your past jobs.

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4 Ways to Cope with Difficult Colleagues

Professional Assistant Blog

Remember that you are there to do your job because you have the skills and qualities that your manager hired you for. Try following these 4 simple steps and you will find that your work performance will increase and hopefully, so will your salary! Don’t let your work performance suffer.

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Answering Your Questions

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Be willing to do anything and learn a lot of different skill sets and software programs so you are indispensable. Other people would probably much rather find a new job immediately while not burning bridges or gossiping about it. This is something you should think about while interviewing for jobs.