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What Are 5 Components of Emotional Intelligence & How Do They Shape Your Future?

Success

include: Self-awareness Self-regulation Internal motivation Empathy Social skills Together, these attributes enhance your ability to create strategic partnerships, make better decisions, lead more effectively and build a safe and thriving work culture. It reflects your inner drive as well as your passions.

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The What, Who and How of Outsourcing… So You Can Let Go

Success

You uncover outsourcing talent the same way you find employees: by networking in person or online, asking for recommendations and interviewing carefully. As a company, we lead with our hearts and are very transparent with our suppliers,” she says. I use it with my interns for my blog. Who you gonna call?

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Workspace Design Show returns (and so do we)

Workplace Insight

The future of work and sustainability The Workspace Design Show lounge In a series of talks, interviews and discussions, the Sustainability Works programme will bring together a selection of key figures behind the workplace market’s leading sustainable initiatives, projects and product developments.

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Core soft skill: Resilience

Practically Perfect PA

I was used to answering the standard interview questions about soft skills but I hadn’t really delved very deeply into the practical aspects of that skill and how it made me stand out as a better candidate and Executive Assistant. I was pretty flummoxed! I had not been asked that question before. Networking.

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Day in the life from Cressida Ford, PA at Cardiff University

Practically Perfect PA

The diary claims a lot of time – scheduling and rescheduling meetings – and I also have a shared inbox with the other assistants so we can cover each other and make sure everything’s getting done that needs to be; that can be processing overtime payments for technical staff, arranging catering for supplier meetings, international travel, expenses….

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Job descriptions for Personal Assistants – Merited or inherited?

Practically Perfect PA

You applied for the role and after an interviewing process were offered the coveted position. The Skill-set of the modern PA is a far cry from tea and typing: Exceptional Communication – with colleagues, clients, suppliers, peers and the public (includes Active Listening). I’m curious to know how the original Job Spec evolved.

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Guest Blogger: David B. Wright, Author

The Office Professionals Place

Wright, Author So Youve Got the Job Interview - Now What? This morning the phone rang - youve got an interview! Obviously you really want the job, and to get this job, youve got to really shine in the interview. Here are some ideas that can really make your first interview different and stand out from the typical interview.