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What does it take to be a successful HR Assistant?

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An HR assistant must be well organised and be able to coordinate multiple tasks and projects at the same time. Negotiation skills : HR assistants will be regularly involved in various negotiations, including salary discussions and purchasing meetings. A great HR assistant needs excellent people and communication skills.

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Two-for-One Sale: Get Your Interview Tips Now!

On The Job

In addition, I only look at the work history, the cover letter, and most of the body are generally junk. Turnoffs: weird or inappropriate email addresses (sexygirl18@alo.com, for example), strange 'personal interests,' and anything that is disparaging to a former employer." -- Gretchen Neels, Neels & Company, Inc.

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Answering Reader Mail: From Lawyer to Executive Assistant?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I currently work as a lawyer and undertake every day many of the types of responsibilities that make up an executive assistant role, such as administration, communication, project management and so on, usually in a very demanding and high pressure context, and before this I worked in various communications/PR roles. Most admin stay admin.

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21 Tips for Job Hunting - A Comprehensive Strategy

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Hello New & Returning Readers, TheLadders.com is currently doing a project where they are looking for people to provide tips to new college grads about to enter the working world. The goal is to get INFORMATION and ADVICE which almost anyone can provide, not ask for an interview, a favor, or a job. No, maybe 1 minute.