Category: Job search
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Closing the Interview: What Questions Will You Ask?
Congratulations! After carefully updating and submitting your resume and cover letter, you’ve been invited to an interview. You’re not quite in a zen state of mind, but you’ve researched the department…
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Weekend Poll Results: Make the Most of Your LinkedIn Profile
With thanks to all who participated, here are your responses to my question … How LinkedIn are you? In my latest Weekend Poll, I asked readers a series of questions related to your…
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Weekend Poll: How Linked In Are You?
This weekend, we’re looking at
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Podcast: Interview Time – Check Your Body Language
Do job interviews make you nervous? You can take the nerves out of the situation (or at least reduce them) by being proactive in your preparation – and that includes…
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Weekend Poll Results: The Qualities of A Good Boss
We know the expectations of a high performing assistant, but I thought it would be interesting to look at the qualities readers value in their principals (aka bosses). Here’s what…
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Shelagh’s First Podcast: May You Live In Interesting Times
Now you can read or listen to my thoughts I’m delighted to begin bringing you my thoughts over your speaker or headphones, as well as your screen. With each podcast,…
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Weekend Poll: What Do You Look for in A Boss?
May you live in interesting times Are you familiar with this phrase? Some call it a curse, but I call it a fact of life. Think of the changes in…
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Skill Maintenance: Strong Keyboarding Capabilities
When an employer is preparing to recruit for an exceptional EA or other administrative professional, the list of competencies and attributes a preferred candidate will possess can read like a…
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Work
Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. – Confucius
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Interview Time: Check Your Body Language
Your next interview may not be a walk in the park, but you can make a good impression by standing tall and injecting warmth and confidence in your body language…
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Taking Control of Your Career
Are you in the driver’s seat when it comes to your career? I confess: I’d intended this blog for a later date but, on our walk today, we came across…
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Never Give Up
It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up. – Babe Ruth
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Love the Work, But Need to Sort Out Some Issues With Your Boss?
In my blog, Are You Talking to Other Employers?, we considered The Execu|Search Group’s caution to employers that overworked, under-appreciated and currently employed Executive Assistants and Administrative Assistants represent the employee…
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Are You Talking With Other Employers?
… and would you tell your current employer if you were? Earlier this year, New York City-based The Execu|Search Group issued a caution to employers. As economies recover, Execu|Search has…
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Interview Prep: Talk to the Mirror
Want to arrive at your interview feeling confident and well prepared? Follow a series of progressive steps, including talking to the mirror! No, I’ve not had a few too many…
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Interview Prep: What Questions Should An Assistant Ask?
Congratulations! After carefully updating and submitting your resume and cover letter, you’ve been invited to an interview. You’ve researched the department or organization, and secured insights into its people and…