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Overqualified and Interviewing

Office Dynamics

Seeking better benefits; health, retirement, education assistance or flexible schedule. I needed health insurance and retirement opportunities and wanted to stay within the industry I had most of my career experience in. Be familiar with names of those interviewing you and department heads you’d work with. Changing career field.

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Laid-Off or Let Go? Here Are 7 Immediate Steps for Your Career, Finances and Personal Growth

Success

He consistently made it through successive rounds of rigorous interview processes only to receive an email informing him they had gone with another candidate. Often, interviewers told him they had sifted through more than 500 resumes and that his was one of a handful to land an interview. And experts emphasize role playing, too.

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As I Enter My 60s, Here’s the Advice I Would Give to My Younger Self

Success

I remember one instance when I applied for a communications job and the male interviewer asked if I was pregnant or planning to have children soon. Today, I would have admonished the guy and abruptly ended the interview. I didn’t like being on camera or giving live radio interviews. Skip the master’s degree What?

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Multigenerational Communication & Cross-mentorship

Office Dynamics

When given the opportunity to meet with someone fairly new to the profession and someone embracing an upcoming retirement to explore even more in life, I enthusiastically embrace the moment and ask several questions of each! We are all contributors to that mapping. Dana is also available to speak to small groups. www.danabuchanan.com.

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Avoid Burnout by Creating Your Own Utopia

Office Dynamics

Confidently acknowledge your experience as a valuable asset. Whether you plan to retire from your chosen position or working toward another goal you can choose the attitude you bring daily. The company, career field and position you choose needs your uniqueness. Dana is also available to speak to small groups. www.danabuchanan.com.

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Ep 328: Elle Tyra – Executive Assistant to the President of ABC News

The Leader Assistant Podcast

The Leader Assistant podcast exists to encourage and challenge assistants to become confident game changing leader assistants. And I got a call, made it through the interview process, and definitely was also driven by my love of operations. They interviewed me, knowing that was in the works for her, okay? Kim Godwin retired.

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Profiling Mature (Aged 67+) Independent Workers

Small Business Labs

  To better understand this age group, as part of the MBO Partners State of Independence study we surveyed and interviewed a group of independent workers (self-employed, independent consultants, freelancers, etc.)   Our interviews with Matures provide some more details. aged 67 and older.