Job Advice Blog

JULY 13, 2010

Home Founder Resume Writing Career Coaching Marketing Yourself Selling Yourself Job Stress General Advice Interview Skills "The Relocated Spouse [link] — jobconnection So, How about a Career Coach? Payment is made up front and varies, but it’s in the range of 5 percent of a candidate’s annual salary.

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Job Advice Blog

MARCH 21, 2010

Home Founder Resume Writing Career Coaching Marketing Yourself Selling Yourself Job Stress General Advice Interview Skills "The Relocated Spouse [link] — jobconnection While in Transition, Are You Keeping Pace with Technology? And that makes it even more difficult to stay abreast with.

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On The Job

JUNE 20, 2008

These numbers reflect what the Department of Labor is saying, that wages are failing to keep up with inflation. If you're already in a job, ask your boss to set up some quarterly meetings to review where you stand and make sure you're on target to meet goals. Negotiate for other compensation/benefits. del.icio.us.

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Executive Assistant Breakthrough

DECEMBER 13, 2019

According to the World Economic Forum [1] , here are a list of the top 10 skills most needed to succeed in 2020: Complex problem solving Critical thinking Creativity People management Coordinating with others Emotional intelligence Judgment and decision making Service orientation Negotiation Cognitive flexibility. What Does That Mean?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MARCH 15, 2013

2) Keep in mind, if you work work for someone high level and are basically chained to your desk, you have to find a way to interview while keeping up your workload at your current job. It's like a planned, mutual, friendly break up. 5) List your resume confidentially on resume sites.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

DECEMBER 18, 2013

I do know that the more experienced an EA is the PERCEPTION is they are less hungry, less flexible, less tech savvy, or less open to learning than new EAs who are trying to get their foot in the door, prove their worth, and are new to the EA role. What did they learn? I’m sure they have received a lot of resumes.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

I called them and thankfully they had space available on the date I needed and we were able to amend the contract, but imagine if I hadnt noticed and we showed up on the 7th? Negotiation As you saw above, negotiation is possible. ► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!"

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

I am very happy with my position, responsibilities, opportunity for learning and the support from all my colleagues and managers, but there is always the idea of greener pastures and higher salaries lingering in the back of my mind. A 20% increase in salary seems too good to pass up. This means saying no to 99% of stuff.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

OCTOBER 29, 2010

I also haven’t been growing or learning anything new since Day 1 because my boss won’t give me projects. It’s such a shame that there aren’t more managers who are good mentors that help each individual grow and learn more in their roles. You also have more negotiating leverage for a better salary and projects.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 30, 2012

Just like new CEOs do, your first 6 months or year are really about learning about the company, your department, office politics, and how things work. Regardless of your age, seniority, or years of experience you will always find something new to learn. Be open to learning, be open to change, and be grateful, have fun, and be eager.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

DECEMBER 13, 2010

I hate my inbox filled up with unread messages or paper. Whenever I am new to an office, if I’ve worked with someone before, but they may not remember I usually speak up. I constantly add new people to my network and spruce up my profile. It can take me up to 15 minutes to figure it out. This is part 3.

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Men With Pens

JULY 21, 2011

It looks good on a writer’s/blogger’s resume. Even though it’s not a paid publishing credit, getting an article on one of the top blogs is still impressive and can give you a leg up when trying to land a new client. Learn to identify and capitalize on your individual strengths and gifts. More than your “15 minutes of fame”.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 11, 2014

Prior to this role, I supported 4 Executives at a Security company for 8 years and loved it but they relocated the division to another city so that's how I ended up where I am currently. If I had more work to do and would be learning along the way, I would stay. It also looks bad on one’s resume. station for almost 2 years.

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Recruit CRM

AUGUST 10, 2020

Most candidates have one format of resume that they have created painstakingly, and they end up sending it with every job application. So, if a candidate is applying for a ‘customer service’ job, she needs to highlight in the resume , similar jobs held before or even the ‘service’ or ‘support’ aspect of other jobs held earlier.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 11, 2010

Even if he never made one sale through his website, he still needed to have one up there. So the CEO toys with his pen, glances up from the contract and says, “What’s your website again?” He could put up a darned snazzy website that reflects just how successful he is. It’s the way professionals operate.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 23, 2010

This sounds like the generic stuff you put on your resume when you’re just out of college and don’t realize that your resume shouldn’t sound like everyone else’s, and also that everyone in the world is lying when they say they are “goals-oriented.” No problem, we say. No one is goals-oriented. You aren’t a scary HR person.

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