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 office environments in recent months and years. A number of…
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Category: AI - Artificial Intelligence, employer, featured, job satisfaction, Job search, Real Careers, weekend poll
Tags: admin career, AI, artificial intelligence, assistant, assistant training, EA, executive assistant career, job satisfaction, personal assistant, values, weekend poll, what do you look for in an employer, what's important when you consider a career change
In last weekend’s poll, we focused on work-life balance. This week, while our friends in the US are celebrating their Thanksgiving holiday, I think it’s a good time to extend the theme and see how readers are feeling about the…
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Category: career satisfaction, featured, Real Careers
Tags: admin, administrator, assistant, career satisfaction, EA, Executive Assistant, executive assistant career, job satisfaction, MA, PA, personal assistant, satisfaction with the admin career, weekend poll
With thanks to all who participated, here are the results of my latest weekend poll. Our focus: When’s the last time your employer asked about your job satisfaction? Has your current executive or principal asked what you’re thinking about your career? Only 43% of…
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Category: featured, Real Careers, weekend poll
Tags: Admin Assistant, admin career, assistant career path, assistant career website, career aspirations, communicating with your boss, EA, job satisfaction, MA, PA, weekend poll
Reading through the results of my latest Weekend Poll on performance management got me thinking about the flip side to receiving feedback. If you’ve already read the results, you’ll have seen the positive news: almost 60% of respondents reported having received performance…
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Category: featured, job satisfaction, performance management, Real Careers
Tags: admin, admin career, assistant, assistant career, do you feel valued by your employer, EA, Executive Assistant, executive assistant career, job satisfaction, PA, personal assistant, weekend poll