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3 Bad Habits That Hurt Job Chances

On The Job

You may begin calling contacts to check on job openings, or help your kid write a resume or cover letter. But much of the job hunt is a waiting game, and you and your child will have to be patient. Take your college graduate to a nice restaurant, the opera or anywhere else where people dress up.

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What can assistants expect in 2014?

Practically Perfect PA

This is particularly important if job hunting, as most recruiters will now look for an active engagement in your chosen profession. Assistants will have to keep a close eye on the restaurant scene as 2014 will see a continued growth in the pop up culture made fashionable in 2013. Social Media.

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Is Stress Making You Want to Kiss Your Job Goodbye?

On The Job

He was not surprised to hear how many people were willing to leave jobs -- even entire careers -- and join the job hunt. “A While Blume says she doesn’t “poach” from other companies, that doesn’t mean she’s not sympathetic to their plight and will quietly put out “feelers” to try and help them make job contacts.

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Interview Questions and Answers for PAs, EAs and Administrators Part 2

Practically Perfect PA

We also organised taxis for people to get across London and offered them free use of our restaurant if they needed to stay longer than planned. We wheeled TVs into the catering area so on the breaks they could keep up with events and make a judgement call if they needed to leave at any point.

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When working isn't fun: Ho hum, ho hum, it's off to work I go.

Laughing all the Way to Work

You may even start to think your current job is not that bad afterall. Posted by Patricia Robb at 12:22 AM Labels: Administrative Assistant , bored , interview , job hunting , job satisfaction , professional assistant Reactions: 2comments: Foley-In-Charge said. Were you reading my last post? :) Great article.

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Answering Reader Mail: How Long is it Fair to be a Temp for a Job?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

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?

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