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5 tips to help you identify your next career opportunity

Page Personnel

For others, a new career opportunity could involve moving into a new industry, or even breaking out on their own to set up a business. If you are interested in job opportunities further afield, make sure you stay current with your industry network. Keep on top of the latest news and trends, and attend relevant industry events.

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So do assistants think the role has diversified?

Practically Perfect PA

Event Management, Project Management, Human Resources and Finance have become a big part of my job. Tasks and responsibilities involving heavy project management are becoming commonplace for the admin too.” In this role I managed staff, but was not given a manager title.

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Write The Best Job Descriptions In 7 Easy Steps | Free Templates

Recruit CRM

Here are three core pointers of a good job description: Explains the reality of the role Showcases the organisation's culture, and A bit of marketing for the company In short, a job description is used for a variety of reasons— starting from the most obvious, which is recruiting, determining salary ranges, creating job goals, job titles and more.

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Answering Reader Mail: From Lawyer to Executive Assistant?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I like many aspects of my job, but the most important thing for me is working for the right company, in the right industry and with the potential for growth, and my current position offers none of those things. 3) Can you afford to live off of an EA’s salary after being a lawyer? Most admin stay admin. Why be an EA?

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Answering Reader Mail: Taking Your Career to the Next Level

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I have heard of EAs working for successful international corporations and earning a very large salary. If you’ve decided you want to be an EA or have a career that leads to a great salary, it all starts with growth. State you’d love to be an EA and learn so much you can be promoted to coordinator, director, manager.

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Experience vs. a university degree part two

Practically Perfect PA

Every situation is different and I think it depends on the industry you work in. If you are expected to know about a specific industry or style of management then yes a degree would be necessary – but in most cases you only need to know what your direct support wants you to know and you can only learn that on the job from them.

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