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Answering Reader Mail on Salary, Finding Great Talent

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

This matters because it translates to how busy, stressful, how much experience you need them to have, and if you need a specialized Executive Assistant. The most popular question on this column is about salary and this is the answer I wrote: How much can the best executive assistants earn in a year?

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How to Write a Job Offer Letter That Candidates Will Appreciate?

Recruit CRM

As satisfying as this moment is, it can also be a stressful one too. You’ll miss out on quality candidates if your recruitment workflow processes are slow and lengthy Move fast and make an offer over the phone first. A generic letter with the details of the position and salary just won’t cut it.

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Why we need to consider switching to a 4-day workweek — now 

Ideas.Ted

After more than 2,500 workers moved to a 35- or 36-hour workweek and declared themselves happier, healthier and less stressed, the country is now moving to make this an option for the majority of its workforce. As a result, companies didn’t cut salaries when they reduced hours.

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Interview Questions and Answers for PAs, EAs and Admins Part 4

Practically Perfect PA

A lot of assistants work with just their manager so it is important to stress that you consider this to be a partnership and in effect you are working together as a team. If this is the first time you have worked with more than one boss stress that you are a good organiser and can prioritise your work well.

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The Admin’s Guide to Career Organization

All Things Admin

This makes a stressful time even tenser. Go to your human resources department and ask to see your employee file so you can write down all of the job titles, dates, and salary details for each position you’ve held with your current company. If you want to include a phone number, set up a free Google Voice number. Cover letter.

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Could You Telecommute From Italy?

On The Job

So at a time when many Americans feel overworked and stressed, could telecommuting from Venice — or another desired location — be possible? His productivity increased, and he kept in touch via email, phone and teleconferencing. He also discovered that cell-phone service was much more widely available and reliable than land lines.

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Feeling Like What You Do Is Never Enough

On The Job

just to answer a few e-mails and you've never been in a car without the cell phone to your ear. When surveys ask people how much more money they need to be financially comfortable, without fail they answer 20 percent to 40 percent more than they are making – whether they have an annual salary of $20,000 or $100,000. del.icio.us.

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