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The Ultimate Layoff Survival Guide: How To Rebound From A Job Loss

Allwork

Identify gaps: Look for any skills or qualifications that are required for the jobs you want but are not present in your current skillset. Options include online courses, workshops, seminars, webinars, or even self-study through books and articles. These are the gaps you need to address.

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7 Goals to Invigorate Your Career in the New Year

All Things Admin

Your network is also a treasure trove of information regarding upcoming conferences, seminars, and events — and you may even get a significant discount just for being a member of a professional association. It’s who you are, how you act, the way you present yourself, and the impression — favorable or unfavorable — that you make on others.

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Career development for Assistants: 5 common problems and how to solve them

Practically Perfect PA

Explore whether your organisation has a mentoring programme or a buddy system of some kind, that could give you exposure to different roles while you are a PA. Try saying that you want to develop your skills and presenting your manager with clear options to choose from, rather than leaving them with a vague idea of what you want.

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9 ways to make yourself more marketable

Page Personnel

Online seminars and industry publications are also a great way to keep up with your industry, making it easier to transfer into a new career in the future. Get a mentor Talk to your manager, or someone in a role or career you might be interested in down the track about getting a mentor.

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Inside the Peterborough PA Network

Practically Perfect PA

There is no cost for the seminars and we pride ourselves on having had local support since April 2013. We launched in April 2013, with presentations from Hays, the APA and Gail Thomas, a delegation expert, to around 25 Admin professionals. Do you have advisor’s / board members / mentors that have helped with the network?

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Bold Strategies to Create a Balanced and Harmonious Life – Jennifer Lier

Office Dynamics

Jennifer took the stage following lunch to give a powerful, dramatic presentation that encouraged women to boldly create strategies to promote health and balance at home and at work. A strategy for brilliance is “Acting As If” – Find mentors to help you do what you want to do. Be purposeful with what you feed your mind.

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Professional Development for Executive Assistants

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Speeches and presentations. EAs often prepare, write and/or present speeches and presentations. It can be very helpful to learn from experts about what makes a speech or presentation engaging and effective. Skills in effective leadership can always be honed and refined! Event planning.