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Is job hopping the only way up the career ladder for assistants?

Practically Perfect PA

Apparently, being loyal to one company doesn’t necessarily pay off (both in terms of salary and promotion) and moving from one role to another in pretty quick succession is becoming less frowned upon. Here are a few of my thoughts… Salary increase. Applying for jobs outside of the PA role. Download the eBook.

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Tasty Tidbits: Professional Development News & Views (April 2017)

Eat Your Career

Read the article here >> 3 Reasons to Never Skip Salary Negotiation When Accepting a New Job. By the time you make it through the rigorous interview process and finally land an offer, the temptation to scream, “Yes! Read the article here >> Master These Soft Skills to Improve Your Chances for Promotion.

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4 Ways to Get a Bigger Paycheck

On The Job

In fact, I should be making more, which is why I was so interested in interviewing an expert in the art of negotiation. Men have been found to be about four times as likely to negotiate as women while women are more than twice as likely to report they are greatly apprehensive about negotiating, research shows.

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The Good and Bad of Freelancing

Small Business Labs

There are no set salaries, no limits on how to direct one's efforts. Having to generate, fight for, promote, and defend your work can be downright exhausting. But we also interview lots of people who see the bad of freelancing outweighing the good and prefer traditional employment.  Being one's own boss is great.

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Answering Reader Mail: Confidential Job Hunts, Raises, Promotions & Better Projects

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I would like to get better assignments, promoted, or get a raise before a few more years go by. You also have more negotiating leverage for a better salary and projects. In this manner, when you go into job interviews you can bring all the sales presentations or documents you put together into a portfolio to showcase your work.

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The Realities of Job Hunting As A High Level Executive Assistant

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Perhaps you are already a 2nd or 3rd assistant to someone high profile and you want to run the office of your executive as you get promoted through the years. Although your title is Executive Assistant, in reality, your job hunt will reflect that of an executive in years of experience, salary, and specialty. Make a decision.

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Answering Your Questions

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Or they will say they want people to be in the training program or how previous assistants have gotten promoted after a couple of years if they were the right fit. You can ask in the interview in a nice way. There are those bosses that will promote you and help you out as much as possible.