Category: Real Careers
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Weekend Poll: How Confident Are You?
This weekend, we’re looking at confidence and resilience in the context of your career. This is my second annual poll on the topic, so watch for year-over-year results next Tuesday.
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Kristin Parker: Insights from Phoenix, Arizona
For this week’s Real Careers interview, we’re near Phoenix, Arizona to meet with Kristin Parker.
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Weekend Poll: Does Your Employer Care About Your Job Satisfaction?
We’ve been looking at various aspects of workplace culture lately. It’s time for an annual check-in on whether your principal asks about your job satisfaction and career aspirations, or whether…
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Priscilia Gough: Insights from Vancouver, Canada
For this week’s Real Careers interview, we’re in my city – Vancouver, Canada – to hear from Priscilia Gough.
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Priscilia Gough is Coming to Real Careers this Week
This week we’re making our way to Vancouver, Canada. That’s where you’ll find Priscilia Gough, Senior Executive Assistant, Office of the CEO & Board of Directors at her organisation. Check…
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Podcast: You Landed the Job – What Next?
As of this week, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has beaten humans in an esport competition. Click here to listen to what we should know about just how rapidly AI is advancing.
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Podcast: AI – Robots, Computers and Your Job
As of this week, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has beaten humans in an esport competition. Click here to listen to what we should know about just how rapidly AI is advancing.
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Weekend Poll: Bots & Your Job
The world of AI is moving faster than we realise. An expert’s take this week: “What we’ve been able to do is show that today’s algorithms, if you scale them…
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Lesley Dexter: Insights from Barrow Upon Soar
Do you ever wonder how your career compares with those of assistants from other countries and continents? Exceptional EA showcases Real Careers, in which your counterparts from around the globe generously share the benefit of…
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Lesley Dexter is Coming to Real Careers this Week
This week we’re making our way to Barrow Upon Soar, England. That’s where you’ll find Lesley Dexter, Executive Support Manager at East Midlands Chamber (Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire). Lesley is also the…
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Renée Neverson: Insights from Bowie, Maryland
Do you ever wonder how your career compares with those of admin. professionals from other countries and continents? Exceptional EA showcases Real Careers, in which administrators from around the globe generously share the benefit of…
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Renée Neverson is Coming to Real Careers this Week
This week we’re making our way to Bowie, Maryland in the USA. That’s where you’ll find Renée Neverson, Executive Assistant to the Vice President of Communications, Government Operations and member of…
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Podcast: Minutes – How to Own Your Role As A Recorder
Do your sit silently through meetings you record? … or are you empowered to speak up appropriately? Simply click below to listen at your convenience Want to access all my…
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Podcast: Interview Day: Prepare to Impress
Do interviews make you uncomfortable or nervous? If you’ve invested time in preparing for them, you’ll be well on your way. The next step is considering ahead of time how you’ll…
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Podcast: Self-Directed Professional Development
I asked, and readers responded In my June 2018 Weekend Poll on the topic, I asked readers to ID resources you use for your self-directed learning. 53% of you told…
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Weekend Poll: The State of Performance Management in 2018
The week before last, I asked readers about the qualities they value in their principals, aka bosses. Your responses affirmed the importance of being provided feedback – on a regular basis,…