On The Job

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Rather youre trying to get a job, starting a new career, in mid-career, or thinking about retiring, you can never write the ending to your story. Even those nearing retirement are sometimes on auto-pilot in the later days of their career, believing theres nothing new for them to learn, no new paths waiting to be explored.

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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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On The Job

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Employers have to weed through hundreds of resumes for even the most basic jobs, so they immediately discard ones where the skills don’t match their requirements. Haynes says the way you get opportunities is often by selling your skills to a company leader face-to-face. Don’t be desperate. Don’t be ashamed. Do follow up.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 17, 2012

Despite this, I get the feeling that convincing employers of my suitability for an executive assistant job is not going to be an easy task - in a competitive job market, employers don't want to hear about skills as much as they want to hear about experience in the field. 1) Do you have the admin skills to be an EA? Thanks very much!”

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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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On The Job

DECEMBER 1, 2009

With their technology skills and great social networking abilities, GenY ( born roughly between 1980-2003) previously have found employers willing to meet their expectations. Like the rest of job hunters, Generation Y has found jobs can be tough to come by, even with their skills. But do they (GenY) have less of an attitude?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 28, 2009

1) This candidate has no current computer or technology skills. 1) This candidate has no current computer or technology skills. As my sister and I were having our discussion, I shared with her what I learned through all of my reading of business and financial planning books. 5) This candidate is too much of a risk to hire.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

DECEMBER 6, 2023

It was almost like going out for coffee, as it was more of a hello, meet and greet, and ZERO questions were asked about my background, skill set, or qualifications. My resume was not even looked at. The only thing I could think to do after a few moments of waiting was to offer my resume.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 13, 2016

It’s not unheard of that while a CEO is about to retire they start looking about 2-5 years prior to their exit. Ultimately, I don’t know enough of your situation (finances, single/married, kids, unemployment percentage wherever you live, your age, your education/skill set) to give you definitive advice. Explain it in the same manner.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 9, 2016

It was almost like going out for coffee, as it was more of a hello, meet and greet, and ZERO questions were asked about my background, skill set, or qualifications. My resume was not even looked at. The only thing I could think to do after a few moments of waiting was to offer my resume.

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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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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 11, 2014

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. Aside from someone to love, something to do (job, a hobby, or life calling), you also need something to look forward to, and something where you learn and grow that is not too easy but not too hard. Many thanks!

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Success

JULY 17, 2021

But the way we process them can be skilled or not. Clients of professional certified coach Victor McGuire are working on “anything from learning how to be better leaders and communicate more effectively to dealing with common confidence issues such as imposter syndrome.” That’s part of the resume, but those descriptions fall short.

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