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Beyond the Org Chart: How Procedures Elevate Leadership in Administrative Professionals

All Things Admin

Before leaving, I was able to spend a few days going over the binder with my temp. She was very appreciative to have such a detailed point of reference to help her quickly get up to speed. offices, and train them in how to create their own desk reference guide. As a result, she felt more confident about covering for me.

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8 reasons why contract employment is popular

Page Personnel

Valuable skills-building As a contractor, professionals usually have to hit the ground running, learn the job at hand quickly, communicate effectively, and build rapport with other team members. Doing this builds up soft skills and transferable skills fairly quickly, as the short time frame requires adaptability in order to be successful.

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How Assistants Manage Their Workload (and all the extras, like training!)

Office Dynamics

If you don’t have that luxury consider proposing an office temp to cover for a day or two while you’re away. A Desk Reference Guide is an extremely useful tool. Find someone who can cover for you while you’re away. Get organized! Julie Perrine at All Things Admin has great advice on how you can do this. >

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Is Your Resume Hot? Or a HOT mess?

Melissa Peoples

Bear in mind, I had been recruited or referred into my past couple of roles, so my resume hadn't been top of mind for a while. Below this, add short segments listing your skills and abilities, then your professional experience for the past 10 years, then your education and accolades, limiting the entire resume to no more than two pages total.

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Answering Reader Mail: What Do Employers Look for in High-Level EA Candidates?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

So bring your experience, wisdom, and people skills to the table, but have a “I’m green, hungry for the job, I’ll hustle” attitude as well. I mention how I worked for all my CEOs because I was recruited away as a temp. I wasn’t there to socialize or go out of my way to point out I was a temp to try to get a full-time job.

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21 Tips for Job Hunting - A Comprehensive Strategy

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

3) Work with temping and recruiting agencies – all of them When you are looking for a job, contact every temp and recruiting agency in town. 6) Have a list of references I assume you’ve interned, had a part time job, a full time job, or volunteered at some point in your life. There are 3-5 things that you make you, you.

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Guest Post: What Makes Virtual Administrative Assistants Work?

Laughing all the Way to Work

Make sure your resume is up to scratch: Your resume should list your skills, your experience in working as a virtual assistant, and any other capabilities that you think potential employers are looking for. And that’s where a virtual administrative assistant can step in to make all the difference. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.