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Paying Candidates for Interviews: What Should Be Covered and Why?

Success

In a 2021 LinkedIn article , author Sue Ellson writes, “ the interview preparation , selection criteria answers, mini-project or portfolio requests, travel, attendance, self-reflection, rumination and chats with friends, family, mentor or coach—that could be anywhere from two hours to 20-plus hours.

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An Admin’s Guide to Effective Checklists

All Things Admin

It led me to create one of my favorite checklists ever – a four page travel planning checklist that I still use to this day. You might have a checklist for travel planning, one for event planning, one for preparing for quarterly board meetings, and one for ordering office supplies. You can do the same thing with any recurring task.

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Introducing the SUCCESS 125

Success

And for the sixth time, we have done the research to find the 25 most influential leaders in this space: the coaches, speakers, authors, mentors and thought leaders to know in 2022. He is a teacher, a mentor, a coach, a convener, and a doer. Coach, mentor, creator. But this year, there’s more. Armando Cantu. Elena Cardone.

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7 Goals to Invigorate Your Career in the New Year

All Things Admin

It’s who you are, how you act, the way you present yourself, and the impression — favorable or unfavorable — that you make on others. Go back to school. Plus, professional associations look amazing on your resume! Refresh your administrative brand. Whether you know it or not, you have an administrative brand. Take another look at your resume.

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The Future of the Administrative Profession

Office Dynamics

And it is changing again as executives recognize that administrators aren’t just for typing emails or making travel plans. Competencies – Calendaring, travel, task organization, projects. Cross-training, Mentoring – Open your heart and be a mentor to others. These core competencies are your stronger core foundation.

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Stand Out at Your Next Performance Review With a Professional Portfolio!

All Things Admin

And in my opinion, the best way to do that is to present your professional portfolio at review time! And this is a copy of a template I designed for travel planning. And they allow you to discuss your career plan and aspirations as you set goals for the year ahead. What is a Professional Portfolio?

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Shaping Sara Blakely: Meet the Billionaire Founder of Spanx

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She even signed up for a fear-of-flying seminar to help calm her nerves, but she missed so many classes because of her schedule and constant traveling that her instructor told her, “I don’t know if I should be mad at you or proud of you, but you’re never here because you’re always on a plane.” How does she manage it all? “I

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