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Feeling Good Is a Relative State of Mind

Job Advice Blog

Who needs it, yet international news–while it, too, has depressing elements such as news of natural disasters and famines–for me it also provides a measure of comparison. Perhaps that’s an unfair comparison, but it was the truth. I cannot forget a particular time of my own that I was in transition.

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

C-Suite Assistants

A great executive assistant possesses a special mixture of experiences, skills, and personality traits. You need someone with top-notch communication skills who knows how to multitask. In comparison, while a personal assistant needs to be flexible and eager to help however they can, they don’t necessarily need leadership capabilities.

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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. Differentiate yourself: determine how you can best benefit the company through your ideas, skills and experience.

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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. Differentiate yourself: determine how you can best benefit the company through your ideas, skills and experience.

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The New Role of the Executive Assistant

Worxbee

The ability to work virtually isn’t a given — it requires a different skill set than what many have been accustomed to. Some employees rose to the occasion, and in some cases, companies are still trying to find the right combination of skills to make remote work successful. What skills are the most important for your team now?

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Experience vs. a university degree

Practically Perfect PA

Only so my resume would get past hiring managers. Yes as it was a degree in journalism, therefore my grammar skills come in handy as does the investigative side! My experience and my natural skills. My degree got me in the door, my experience and skills kept me there. No, I have been hired on my skills and experience.

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Reimagining the Workplace with Phil Simon: Hybrid Models and Beyond

Allwork

But the concept of expert for growth companies and an awful lot of companies that have these needs are startup or near startup, mid sized companies, ten to 100 employee size companies, and they can’t afford the full time people at the skill levels that they need without great expense. I think it’s short sighted.

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