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From Olympic Bobsledder to Financial Adviser—Carlo Valdes Knows a Thing or Two About Second Careers

Success

Obviously, that wasn’t the easiest time to start a training program, but fortunately one of his friends in Newport Beach offered his home gym, and soon enough, Valdes returned to Lake Placid, New York, to resume training with the national team. There is no comparison in athletics to training on a national team for the Olympics.

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How Candidates And Managers Can Identify And Combat Age Discrimination

Allwork

According to a ResumeBuilder survey , nearly four in 10 hiring managers admit to reviewing applicants’ resumes with age bias. It’s another red flag if, during a virtual or in-person interview, anyone on the interviewer panel makes comparisons between the timeline of an older job candidate’s career path and their own.

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Why You Should Reach Out to a Staffing Agency to Hire an Executive Assistant

C-Suite Assistants

In comparison, while a personal assistant needs to be flexible and eager to help however they can, they don’t necessarily need leadership capabilities. If you are trying to squeeze in time to peruse resumes here and there, or call references between meetings, the hiring process can stretch out for weeks or even months longer than it needs to.

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Gift Wrapping an Executive Assistant: How to Package Yourself to Obtain Results!

Office Dynamics

And, you are well aware that your resume speaks volumes. So how is your packaging in comparison? Presentation: package yourself like you would your resume: tidy things up and keep it current. As an executive assistant used to a fast-paced environment supporting executives, you are like a finely tuned system.

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Gift Wrapping an Executive Assistant: How to Package Yourself to Obtain Results!

Office Dynamics

And, you are well aware that your resume speaks volumes. So how is your packaging in comparison? Presentation: package yourself like you would your resume: tidy things up and keep it current. As an executive assistant used to a fast-paced environment supporting executives, you are like a finely tuned system.

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The New Role of the Executive Assistant

Worxbee

Here are some thoughts to consider: Have you evaluated your business processes and done a comparison of “then and now” for before vs. remote work? How will you learn of any feedback, and how will you give feedback to your team? We source and match up the best virtual executive assistants who bring the strongest resumes.

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Experience vs. a university degree

Practically Perfect PA

Only so my resume would get past hiring managers. Yes but only because it was a prerequisite not because of what I learned by getting a degree. However, without the discipline I learned in college, I wouldn’t have been as good as I became. You learn the hard way without a degree! Yes – but only partially.

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