All Things Admin

APRIL 28, 2021

Talk with your manager. If you’re already meeting with your manager on a consistent basis, use the meetings as an opportunity to discuss your career path. If you don’t have a weekly meeting, it’s time to set up one so your manager can stay connected to what you’re doing. If the answer is no, start preparing for a job hunt.

Job Hunting 52

Job Hunting Telecommuting Mentoring Administrative Professionals 52

Practically Perfect PA

JULY 9, 2013

So you’ve bagged a job interview, you’ve picked your outfit, you’ve researched the company and planned a few answers. You’ve made your way to the company building and have managed to get through all of the tricky questions. How do you like to work with their assistant in terms of diary and email management?

Interviewing 100

Interviewing Job Hunting Budget Promotion 100

Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 30, 2014

I would like to manage a team at some point and lead projects. Don’t whatever you do give an example of something that was completely your fault and caused a lot of problems – like that time you forgot to organise your manager’s VISA to Russia and they ended up in prison. I was really pleased with my success.

Interviewing 100

Interviewing Job Hunting Skills AT&T 100

On The Job

DECEMBER 16, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Wednesday, December 16, 2009 4 ways to "manage up" Many people feel "stuck" these days. But how would you feel about managing your boss? What’s going to happen?” Baldoni says.

Management 100

Management UPS 2009 Telecommuting 100

Practically Perfect PA

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

If you intend to use your personal account for your life outside of work I would suggest you think about which colleagues to connect with socially because you never know what could get back to senior management. Don’t post anything you wouldn’t want your manager to see. Do promote yourself and your achievements.

Social Media 100

Social Media Job Hunting Networking Suppliers 100

Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 26, 2015

The description lists all of the core skills (diary and email management, travel arrangements, expenses etc) followed by one or two more bullet points relating to tasks designed specifically for the role (managing in-house IT software, supporting certain departments, managing social media for the organisation for example).

Job Hunting 100

Job Hunting Project Management Social Media Skills 100

Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 5, 2011

I decided to leave my previous employee in June 2010 but was job hunting for 6 months and when I did get the role I am in currently I had to complete a detailed application form, attend three interviews and sit two psychometric tests (for language and numerical skills). However, this just isn’t the case anymore.

Interviewing 100

Interviewing 2003 Job Hunting Assertiveness 100

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MARCH 10, 2017

Hello New & Returning Readers, About 2 years ago I wrote an in-depth post about how I job hunt. Have more than one phone number and email address - Besides your personal cell number from your iPhone, get another free number just for job hunting or work. If your job is in social media, that’s another story.

Social Media 40

Social Media Job Hunting Resume UPS 40

Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Are you “gift wrapped” to best promote your professionalism and spirit of excellence? Perhaps you aren’t job hunting, but have an idea you’d like to pitch to management. And, you are well aware that your resume speaks volumes. So how is your packaging in comparison? You are waiting for the perfect timing.

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Gifts Job Hunting Resume Skills 100

Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Are you “gift wrapped” to best promote your professionalism and spirit of excellence? Perhaps you aren’t job hunting, but have an idea you’d like to pitch to management. And, you are well aware that your resume speaks volumes. So how is your packaging in comparison? You are waiting for the perfect timing.

Gifts 100

Gifts Job Hunting Resume Skills 100

On The Job

APRIL 15, 2008

. -- Will Rogers (1879-1935) Let's not even think about taxes anymore today, and instead focus on Tidbit Tuesday: * Bring on the Rogaine: Sometimes you have to be really creative in promoting your business and your professional abilities, and a guy with a blog on balding has done just that. Can't pull anything over on these folks, huh.)

Job Hunting 100

Job Hunting Policies International Facebook 100

On The Job

SEPTEMBER 17, 2008

There's enough instability right now in the economy that everyone -- and I mean everyone -- needs to be in active job-hunting mode. Last week I sent out a HARO request for my Gannett News Service/USAToday.com column asking for input on how to manage your online reputation. and MSN right away. Here's what we did. to "Joshua P.

Yahoo 100

Yahoo Google Cover Letter Job Hunting 100

Practically Perfect PA

MAY 29, 2017

Don’t self-promote too much. Share interesting content and actively contribute to discussions. Always follow the 80/20 rule. When in doubt, ask yourself ‘so what’? Will this inform, educate, inspire or motivate? This is equally as boring in both the online and off line worlds!

Social Media 233

Social Media PDF Business Cards Etiquette 233

Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 12, 2016

Not getting promoted. Review all your expertise and experiences and make sure that you are specific in the way you describe them e.g. Organise events could sound better as senior executive events management. Having worked as a PA and office manager she knows first-hand the challenges faced by those in this amazing profession.

Skills 100

Skills Networking 2016 Management 100

All Things Admin

JUNE 22, 2023

Do you want to prove that you can do what you say you can, stand out in a job search, take advantage of career opportunities that come your way, and easily demonstrate why you deserve a raise or promotion? Then you need a professional portfolio! A social portfolio helps you stay in front of current and prospective employers.

Resume 52

Resume Interviewing Cover Letter Mentoring 52

Office Dynamics

MARCH 12, 2015

A certification can certainly help you get promoted to an executive assistant position or be considered for an executive assistant position. There are some certification programs out there that, unfortunately, don’t teach you how to build partnership with your executive or how to manage your executive’s day; but our programs do. (JB).

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IAAP ASAP Administrative Professionals Training 100

Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Recently, I’ve been reading quite a bit about job hopping and how common it is becoming, particularly for younger people entering the work force. It’s an interesting topic for me because as I said I have always been a job hopper.

UPS 100

UPS Salary Negotiating Interviewing 100

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 21, 2012

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. Cast a wider net and be flexible.

Temping 40

Temping Resume Social Media Job Hunting 40

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

When you interview for new jobs, do your yearly job performance reviews, network, or whenever appropriate, make it clear you have bigger goals. State you’d love to be an EA and learn so much you can be promoted to coordinator, director, manager. 5) Look for jobs under different titles with the same skill set.

Temping 40

Temping 2012 Job Hunting Salary 40

On The Job

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

an online career management service in Palo Alto, Calif., job seekers only talk, or e-mail, an average of eight people outside of their current organization on a monthly basis. Nothing will help you find another job or protect your career more than having a monster business network. Most people won't do that.

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Networking 2010 Job Hunting Skills 100

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 16, 2012

Sign up with the major job hunting sites with your resume and profile, join social network sites geared towards work, and meet with every temp agency in town just to be safe. Don't be an assistant to a Director or Manager if at all possible. If anything, they sometimes marvel at how long the assistant did manage to last.

Agencies 40

Agencies Resume Job Hunting Temping 40

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 26, 2014

It says a lot when your boss wants to grow you within the company and promote you. More importantly, once you figure that out, it can help you MANAGE your feelings and perspective during the day whenever you get frustrated or every hour if needed. It sounds like things are going swimmingly with your productivity and work performance.

Temping 40

Temping Stress Job Hunting ASAP 40

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Successful executives are rarely lazy and slow if they earned their title from being promoted through hard work and not nepotism, etc. Don’t automatically assume because the package looks good or the job sounds great on paper you will like it. Job hunting and dating are very similar.

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Email Calendars Retirement Legal 40

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 11, 2014

I knew I didn’t want to job hunt for more than 6-9 months if I didn’t have to. And as I was working, job hunting and/or temping, I had to find other sources of happiness. So I read a lot about happiness, job hunting, and a meaningful life. I’m not sure how your job hunting experience was.

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Job Hunting Salary Temping Learning 40

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Because I knew nothing about the job except my title (EA) and the dept (I think it was in marketing). And I had a lot of temp work coming my way, I had a lot of interviews about to be booked, I had just started my job hunt, and I had so many unanswered questions. Would I like my boss, my team, my role, my compensation package?

Temping 40

Temping Resume Interviewing Job Hunting 40

On The Job

DECEMBER 28, 2009

Those who help the company become more innovative or strategic will make themselves key players – and those are the people a company is more likely to retain and promote. The theme I got from the list is that everyone needs to manage his or her own career, because no one else will manage it for you. Get more training.

Gifts 100

Gifts 2009 Social Media 2010 100

On The Job

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Unfortunately, say the authors of a new book on managing your career, those differing communications styles at work can become “gender traps” that hurt your chances of assuming a leadership role on the job. Don’t be afraid to ask for a well-deserved promotion “for fear of not being seen as appreciative.” Stop hedging.

Telecommuting 100

Telecommuting Job Hunting Assertiveness Interviewing 100

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 4, 2013

And as I climbed the admin ladder, when I got recruited for a project manager role, the person who referred me was also someone I had met when I was “just a temp” stuffing those thousands of envelopes. That one unassuming, non-meaty, first temp gig got me my first CEO EA job and eventually my promotion to project manager down the road.

Interviewing 40

Interviewing Temping Resume Agencies 40