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On the Outside Looking In

Laughing all the Way to Work

Being a member is not only a great place for networking, but for mentoring and learning of jobs in your area. You will be challenged to learn new software skills or hone the ones you have. I work as a legal assistant and it has been my experience that law firms look for very qualified people.

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Answering Your Questions

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Be willing to do anything and learn a lot of different skill sets and software programs so you are indispensable. Regarding the latter, can he/she even legally ask you to do those things (pick up dry cleaning, get a babysitter for the kids, etc etc?) There are others who mean well, but never have enough time to mentor you.

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Feelings mixed about recent college hires

On The Job

Employers have always complained about a lack of hard and soft skills. Rothberg says he believes part of the problem is that in this tough economy, some employers are “hiring down,” meaning they are bringing inexperienced people on board – for less money – to perform jobs normally reserved for more skilled employees.

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