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Laughing all the Way to Work

The CEO I was working for at the time was very busy and my meeting scheduling skills were put to the test. He was also an international traveler so I had to learn everything about time zones, flights and everything in between when your boss travels to a foreign country. I was calling it early retirement for lack of a better term.

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What can assistants expect in 2014?

Practically Perfect PA

I think assistants will have an interesting 2014, particularly as it is the International Year of the Secretary and Administrative Assistant with lots planned for our professional development. Employment opportunities and salary. The International Year of the Secretary and Administrative Assistant.

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Reaping the Rewards of Meaningfulness

Energage

says at least a quarter of his staff started as college interns. Our first intern, Jennifer, started in 1994, and she still works here,” Rolband said. We hire a lot of people right out of school, and we hire a lot of college students as interns. We have a lot of interns who have been here 10 to 15 years already.

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Will This Tough Job Market Change Generation Y?

On The Job

With their technology skills and great social networking abilities, GenY ( born roughly between 1980-2003) previously have found employers willing to meet their expectations. Like the rest of job hunters, Generation Y has found jobs can be tough to come by, even with their skills. But do they (GenY) have less of an attitude?

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21 Tips for Job Hunting - A Comprehensive Strategy

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

In college, I sat next to this girl and I overheard she interned at a very prominent radio station. I secured a position as an intern for the drive home radio DJ who is a celebrity now too. 6) Have a list of references I assume you’ve interned, had a part time job, a full time job, or volunteered at some point in your life.

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During a Recession, Entrepreneurs Are in the Driver’s Seat

Success

Mel Robbins, international best-selling author and motivational speaker, calls attention to the recession mindset. And companies that weren’t cutting jobs cut benefits, from retirement funds to healthcare coverage. Maybe it’s the words: recession, depression, collapse, layoff. They’re very powerful words,” Robbins says.

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Is Your Education Useless? | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

However, if they go to develop skills like writing and critical thinking, to learn more about the world and to connect with future leaders, then university is invaluable. They don’t have to like it, mind you, but they DO have to internalize logical ways on HOW to think. And now I coach public speaking skills.

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