Office Dynamics

APRIL 24, 2019

I am grateful to everyone that I have had the opportunity to work with, connect with, learn from, mentor and be mentored by, and share best practices with along with sharing some amazing stories and several laughs and memories! Please enjoy Administrative Professionals Day.

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All Things Admin

JUNE 8, 2022

It’s an easy way to share your resume, work samples, credentials, and anything else that you want to showcase about your professional life. Plus, you can include a link to your professional portfolio website at the top of your resume, which is an instant attention-grabber! Project Management. These five simple steps can help.

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Success

JULY 17, 2021

Professional certified coach Jessica McClure elaborates: “Therapy is helping you to understand and come to terms with your past; a mentor is an expert in the field telling you best practices and a coach is in the middle.”. That’s part of the resume, but those descriptions fall short. Mentoring struggling entrepreneurs?

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All Things Admin

JUNE 22, 2023

You can include the link to your social portfolio in your resume header so that recruiters can easily connect to your profile and work samples. Always include the link to your social profile on your resume. 3 Types of Professional Portfolios There are three types of professional portfolios: print, social, and digital.

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All Things Admin

JUNE 15, 2023

Your portfolio should include your resume, letters of recommendation, awards and recognitions, past performance reviews, and certifications. stands for: P – Project or problem A – Action R – Result If you’d like more information on how to bring your work samples up to P.A.R., this post can help !

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 17, 2018

There are a variety of ways administrative professionals and the companies they work for can support multigenerational communication and cross-mentoring. Dana Buchanan is a 20 plus year professional assistant with a passion for writing and offers a unique and professional perspective to projects and brainstorming sessions!

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All Things Admin

MAY 5, 2022

If you’ve followed me for long, you’ve likely heard me say that, aside from a current resume, a professional portfolio is the single best thing you can do for your career. EA Advocate and Mentor. Projects (which you can find under accomplishments). A portfolio isn’t just for job-seekers. City Clerk. College Educator.

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All Things Admin

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Your professional portfolio should contain a combination of these things: An updated copy of your resume. Photos or graphics to represent events, projects, organizing systems, etc. Cover letters. Letters of recommendation. Work samples. Awards and recognitions. Certifications. Past performance reviews. Personality profile summaries.

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All Things Admin

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Did you volunteer for any special projects? • Did you mentor or help another colleague achieve a goal? • Did you update your resume, professional portfolio, and other vital career documents? • Did you participate in any professional networking activities? • Did you create any new procedures or systems for your office? •

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 10, 2019

The meeting topics include: best practices, interacting with other departments, networking, a mentor program for new hires, training, speaker presentations, cross department discussion opportunities, and much more! If you do have meetings set up already, some of the topics Maggie, SK, and Jean discussed could be great additions to add.

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All Things Admin

JUNE 13, 2023

Engage in conversations with mentors, industry professionals, or career coaches who can provide valuable advice, insights, and support throughout your journey. This may involve taking on side projects, internships, or volunteer work in your desired field. Seek Guidance and Mentorship. Fill Skill Gaps and Acquire New Knowledge.

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 7, 2018

Grow & learn; read, talk to mentors, attend training or a conference, watch webinars, etc. If you are going through a change right now, especially professional change, that you don’t quite feel in control of, reach out to mentors, friends, and others. Maybe it’s time to find a better career match.

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 16, 2018

How better to share the conference experience than a conversation with the creator herself – The professional, personable, and mentor to many, Joan Burge! A: Believe it or not, most of my mentoring came from executives; not peers. I do remember one time when an executive assistant mentored me. Be curious. Staying focused.

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Page Personnel

JULY 11, 2021

Identify your key transferable skills and look for opportunities to build on them by taking on new projects at work or in your spare time. Also think about the achievements you’ve made with those core skills, as you can use them to sell yourself on your resume.

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Eat Your Career

MARCH 21, 2011

Keep your resume up-to-date. Even if you aren’t actively job searching, your resume should always be ready to go so you don’t get stuck making last minute updates. Your resume is one of the most important documents you have to offer so you don’t want to rush it or ignore it for years on end. Get a mentor.

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All Things Admin

AUGUST 16, 2023

I’ve been able to add to my skillset, expand my professional network, and take on new roles and responsibilities that improved my resume. weekly calls, status meetings, email updates, project management tools)? Then update your project plan for the next use. I had no plans to become a speaker, trainer, or author.

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On The Job

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Could someone named Jamal have more difficulty getting help from a mentor or attention from a higher-up than someone named Brad? But once they are told they must have rules in place to deal with all mentor requests the same way, they can decide whether they will respond to all — or none — of the requests.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

OCTOBER 29, 2010

I also haven’t been growing or learning anything new since Day 1 because my boss won’t give me projects. 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.

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Allwork

JULY 14, 2022

Yeah, we see ourselves as a Trojan horse, as a gateway into a new way of doing business and people who join us as members where membership based organizations are invited to experiences and content and discussions and projects that. Maybe it’s all, you know, Hollywood style projects of gig workers. Tim Leberecht. Tim Leberecht.

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The Office Professionals Place

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

We all know how difficult it can be to maintain a realm of sanity in the workplace when the phone is constantly ringing, clients are popping in and out of the office, a project is due, and you have a supervisor who is behaving like a ‘helicopter mom.’ My advice is to grab a member and become a mentor or get mentored!

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

OCTOBER 22, 2023

She mentors, trains, and coaches EA/AAs across the region. And they’re like, Hey, we’ve got this role that came up at the Boston Consulting Group, we found your resume that fell behind a filing cabinet as filing cabinets back then. And so like, we have a lot of case teams with different projects that we have.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 4, 2013

And as I climbed the admin ladder, when I got recruited for a project manager role, the person who referred me was also someone I had met when I was “just a temp” stuffing those thousands of envelopes. That one unassuming, non-meaty, first temp gig got me my first CEO EA job and eventually my promotion to project manager down the road.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 16, 2012

Sign up with the major job hunting sites with your resume and profile, join social network sites geared towards work, and meet with every temp agency in town just to be safe. When I entered the workforce, my resume was already pretty lengthy so I didn't have to start from the very bottom. How can you make yourself easily found?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 26, 2014

I also knew everything I was feeling was very true for me, but also confusing because if my boss didn’t need me, I wouldn’t have a job, I wouldn’t get a paycheck, and I wouldn’t have all this experience to put on my resume. I mentored other younger assistants.

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On The Job

DECEMBER 28, 2009

Are you targeting projects so they anticipate market conditions? Your resume should always be able to reflect that you’ve kept up on the latest training and skills. Find a mentor. Or, you can ask a professional organization about helping you find a mentor who can help guide you through some career issues. Stay current.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 11, 2014

It also looks bad on one’s resume. Do NOT go to your boss and say, “I’d love more work and projects.” Volunteer and mentor online by being an email pen pal. And I had to debate with myself if it was worth staying in a job that was pretty great, but not amazing. It’s a grueling process to keep doing for a year or more.

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On The Job

JUNE 29, 2009

But recently I did a story on mentors -- how they can help your career not only when you have a job, but especially when things arent going so hot. As this story show, mentoring may be just what we need: Sometimes in our careers we need a kick in the pants. Both turned to mentors. We’re seeing a huge growth in mentoring.”

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