Jen Lawrence

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

I’ve taken everything from project management courses to writing workshops. I’ve worked hard to expand my business acumen and build up a toolbox of skills. We can fill pages and pages of our resume or LinkedIn to set ourselves apart, listing every skill we claim to have. Why get certified?

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Page Personnel

AUGUST 7, 2017

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. Ensure you have an up-to-date resume and you can confidently articulate what you are looking for in your next career move. Keyword Join over 60,000 readers!

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The Office Professionals Place

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Wright, Author So Youve Got the Job Interview - Now What? Youve sent out dozens, or maybe even hundreds, of resumes and cover letters. Youve posted your resume on all the top job boards plus the various industry-focused and niche job sites related to your type of work. This morning the phone rang - youve got an interview!

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Who's the Real Boss?

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Are you hanging around in your own role because you feel you haven’t served a long enough period of time for it to be justifiable on your resume? We all have fear of having a resume that you could play hop scotch on. But let me flip this around for you and present another perspective.

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The Marq

MAY 10, 2012

You recall, I was doing Randy a favor by walking a job site, where I’d met up with a previous contact from a project, Angela. Now I have to call Randy, AND tell him that I will be interviewing with Sam at Erik’s old Company! He’s not surprised about the project, nor how I am remembered. I see my resume on his desk.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 21, 2012

Thank you so much for taking up this blog. My question regards the difficulty I am having in reentering the admin support field despite the fact that I have ten years of office management and administrative support experience. I thoroughly enjoy the diversity of these positions, the project management, and the role of admin support.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 17, 2012

I currently work as a lawyer and undertake every day many of the types of responsibilities that make up an executive assistant role, such as administration, communication, project management and so on, usually in a very demanding and high pressure context, and before this I worked in various communications/PR roles.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

He had a great, cushy job at a studio and decided he wanted to be closer to family so he quit without having anything lined up. He had risen in his career to the mid-level management and has almost been doing his job for 10 years at other well-known companies. As he's been interviewing everyone would ask him the same questions.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 24, 2009

A roadblock in the office is a problem that comes up and on first glance makes you think you are not going to be able to move forward. They will normally try to help you come up with a solution if you explain what happened. Construction Ahead: Planning ahead helps you anticipate last minute things that might come up.

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On The Job

NOVEMBER 17, 2008

I'm very excited to have this opportunity to interview with Blubber, Inc." I'm sure we can clear that up." "OK, You also say that you had the project management job with XYZ Corp. But their records show you worked as an office assistant, and never headed up a $2 million project." "Yes, "Welcome, Ms.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 4, 2013

I was interviewed earlier this month and so I pasted it below. When people would ask me in interviews, my first answer was, “No nepotism here!” I learned through informational interviews that I should apply to temp agencies. I opened the phone book and signed up with every single one in town. Where did you go to school?

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Success

JULY 17, 2021

It depends on your aims, but all good coaches are this: a mirror held up to you so you can see the parts you wouldn’t on your own. That’s part of the resume, but those descriptions fall short. That certification will cost you $1,000 to $10,000 and three to 24 months of your life—just for some made-up title after your name.”

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