Who's the Real Boss?

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Giving my business a very different focus these last two years, I have been exploring the professional side of Resume Writing and professionalising of other people’s brands, putting my years of experience and qualifications in both writing and recruitment training, to good use.

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Admin Awards

APRIL 24, 2020

What are their administrative skills? Here are five administrative assistant skills that can help you get hired, succeed on the job and drive your career. They look for individuals who proactively update their administrative assistant skills through training. Industry knowledge. Expertise in software and social media.

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C-Suite Assistants

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The most important part of our process to hire an executive assistant is our initial conversation with the hiring manager. The basics – what skills and experience are needed? We select the top candidates for your executive assistant position and present them to you with a written interview summary and a resume.

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Executive Assistant Breakthrough

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Executive Assistants possess a unique combination of skills. Executive Assistants have to call on all of these skills in order to be successful. This is absolutely a quality to highlight on your resume and LinkedIn pages, and during any interviews as well. Management Opportunities. The Times They Are A’Changing.

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C-Suite Assistants

OCTOBER 14, 2020

A great executive assistant possesses a special mixture of experiences, skills, and personality traits. You need someone with top-notch communication skills who knows how to multitask. An executive assistant must have leadership and decision-making capabilities and experience.

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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? Many recruiters and hiring managers take advantage of them, and so should you.

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On The Job

JUNE 20, 2008

Some examples include software design/development; product management; networking/system administration; finance; and government contracts administration. You want a job to increase your knowledge and skills, and make you even more marketable in the future. Negotiate for other compensation/benefits. Ask for reviews.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

I knew we were going to go back to that city the next year so negotiated with the hotel that if I booked the next event at their venue would they waive the cancellation fee. 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

OCTOBER 29, 2010

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. Granted, I understand that many managers are busy and it’s faster for them to do certain projects. 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

If something seems way out of line, you can clear it with your boss if an assignment comes from someone else who is not directly managing you day to day. This also means keep track of your accomplishments, any new skills you’ve learned along the way, programs you’ve used that you didn’t before. 6) Don’t argue, be kind, and be concise.

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Job Advice Blog

MAY 15, 2010

That depends: if you have good writing skills, you can draft a résumé and then have some people whose proficiency and judgment you trust review and edit it for you until it becomes excellent. If you are not skilled with language, I suggest you seek a professional résumé writer who has performed work for others and brought them success.

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Job Advice Blog

APRIL 24, 2010

So, how are you going to positively influence hiring managers, human resources folks, and recruiters? The resume reader’s objective is to eliminate résumés that clearly seem to lack something. In fact, this process of reviewing the résumé is divided into two parts. Alex Freund is the founder of Landing Expert–Career Coaching.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 11, 2014

It also looks bad on one’s resume. I also thought about money, salary negotiation, and how I was spending my time. When you leave your job, other companies will only consider you for jobs of equal or higher pay and skills. So, I manage my life so I ONLY job hunt for the RIGHT job when I absolutely need to look for a new job.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 11, 2010

What REALLY maddens me are my 20-something fellow karate dojo colleagues – they’re looking for jobs but tell them to put up a personal resume website to highlight their skills, and they react like a deer in the headlights. A Short Lesson In Reputation Management Reply Go ahead. Sad, really. Leave a Comment!

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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. I am bilingual and have experience in financial analysis/reporting and database management.

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