C-Suite Assistants

OCTOBER 14, 2020

They will also interview you to make sure all of the important jobs responsibilities are included. If you are trying to squeeze in time to peruse resumes here and there, or call references between meetings, the hiring process can stretch out for weeks or even months longer than it needs to.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MARCH 15, 2013

If your boss has the time, energy, and is okay with you moving on to another job, department, or leaving them and are happy to refer you and help you in every way they can, you have a a great personal rapport with your boss. To conduct a job hunt confidentially, only tell those people you MUST (the recruiters you are interviewing with, etc).

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

I knew we were going to go back to that city the next year so negotiated with the hotel that if I booked the next event at their venue would they waive the cancellation fee. Negotiation As you saw above, negotiation is possible. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. It is always worth asking.

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The Marq

OCTOBER 10, 2019

You need to have a regular schedule that's non-negotiable and dedicated to this activity. To warm up, I re-read and edit a blog post I’m working on, if there is one, or read my Idea Box and refer to the list of blog topics there. What ideas from disparate practices seem to merge together (based on reading, interviewing, observing)?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JULY 13, 2011

Even if you aren't that aggressive in marketing yourself while you have a job, it's likely that previous companies that interviewed you or HR people that you knew will remember you and keep you in their database. You will find yourself having to juggle an interview schedule and working to continue networking or to not get bored.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

OCTOBER 29, 2010

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. Short of that, looking for a new job elsewhere is your second best bet.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 10, 2012

You can ask in the interview in a nice way. While you won't ever know until it's too late, try to find the boss that can already say they promoted their last couple of assistants after 2 years WHILE you are interviewing for the job. If you are their #1 candidate, you have some power by how much they court you or negotiate with you.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

DECEMBER 13, 2010

In all emails with other assistants we started referring to our bosses by initials only. Be prepared that sometimes the job description you’re given when you interview is vastly differently once you’re in the job. Or when we would place calls, because we had caller ID, instead of saying, “I have John Doe,” we would say, “I have him.

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BMT Office Administration

MAY 9, 2024

Important Changes to Know About The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 was signed into law in December 2022, and it’s collectively referred to as SECURE 2.0 – an update to the SECURE Act from 2019. This refers to whether the worker can earn profits or incur losses through independent effort and decision-making.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

You shutter when someone refers to you as an expert or wants to put you in the spotlight. I have shared in articles and podcast interviews that I am a recovering workaholic, a recovering people-pleaser, and a recovering perfectionist. You will launch that next whatever as soon as you get your next degree/certification/etc.

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Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Due to an emergency for the executive speaker just a couple days before the conference, we were provided with an amazing alternative: six administrative participants shared their interviews with their executives on three important questions: What five skills are most important for an assistant to be successful?

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Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Due to an emergency for the executive speaker just a couple days before the conference, we were provided with an amazing alternative: six administrative participants shared their interviews with their executives on three important questions: What five skills are most important for an assistant to be successful?

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Success

AUGUST 3, 2021

Twos are sometimes referred to as the office “mom” or “dad” because of their warm dispositions and tendency to know what’s going on in everyone’s personal lives. Their first impressions are hard to beat and, in an interview, Threes have a way of making past failures look like success. Type Two: The Helper.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 23, 2010

It Isn’t an Interview You’re all savvy readers, so I’m sure you recognize the problem here. Fun Gets Real Answers Write your client back and explain that this isn’t an audition or a job interview. I am a professional with excellent communication skills. I work well in teams and independently. Oooooookay. Team player?

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