Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 26, 2008

A Job is Waiting to Happen to You Long gone are the days of scouring the newspaper want ads and pounding the pavement going from office to office submitting your resume. There are sites that are specifically for job hunters where you can submit your resume and a profile about yourself for any employer to see. First impressions count.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 17, 2012

Any recruiter who sees your resume and finds out you used to be a lawyer will silently wonder the following questions. Whether based on your cover letter or resume, recruiters only take 6 seconds to see if you are match. If the fit isn’t close enough, they toss or file your resume. 1) Do you have the admin skills to be an EA?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 11, 2014

I make an incredible salary so when I tell my husband and friends I want to explore other avenues, they think I'm crazy. 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. I also thought about money, salary negotiation, and how I was spending my time.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

First, what you have been up to recently that is exciting, fun or new, why and what sort of job you are looking for, and your contact information and an online link to your resume or a social media profile (more on this later). Whenever I meet people for coffee or a meal, I am always interested to learn about them as a person and their work.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

DECEMBER 18, 2013

It is known that age only plays a factor because the more years you have worked for a company the more expensive an employee is because of their salary, overtime, and other perks/benefits that are considered in the overall compensation package (401k matching, retirement, etc). What did they learn? How will they improve?

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On The Job

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Finnigan says recruiters, who often called young job seekers “challenging,” now report Generation Y job candidates are more willing to compromise on salaries or job duties. Today, more than 50 percent of candidates say they will take the salary offered. At least they will be that way for a couple of years!

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 13, 2009

Many freelancers don’t have to send their resumes to people anymore, so those degrees don’t see a lot of action, but they’re there, collecting dust on our walls. You put hours of effort and study into learning a certain subject inside and out. You’ve probably forgotten half of what you learned, too. I wanted to learn why.

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