Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 13, 2008

One of the things I remember, and have put to good use, was a workshop on resume writing. I hope this will help you to write your resume if you are looking for a job or if you just need to update your old resume. In resume writing it is suggested that any experience over 10 years is too old to put on your resume.

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All Things Admin

DECEMBER 18, 2020

The reason why is summed up perfectly by one of my favorite quotes from Joan Burge, founder, and CEO of Office Dynamics, Inc. They don’t have an updated resume, a professional portfolio of work samples, or a social media presence. Most admins have a resume, but not many consider it a living document. Protect Your Admin Career.

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Office Dynamics

JULY 10, 2018

Keep the file on your desktop or easily accessible. If applicable and your manager does not ask these or similar questions you should be comfortable enough to bring them up during your meeting. Define and review your job description and connect completed goals & projects to one or more duties you are responsible for.

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Page Personnel

OCTOBER 2, 2022

It means staying on top of diaries and calendars, keeping paperwork (whether digital or physical) filed neatly, and always thinking ahead to what’s next. But these are the desired must-haves when it comes to crucial administrative skills, whether you’re at the start of your career journey or beginning to climb up the corporate ladder.

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Administrative Professionals Resume Project Management Phones 59

All Things Admin

JUNE 15, 2023

Your portfolio should include your resume, letters of recommendation, awards and recognitions, past performance reviews, and certifications. A more detailed and comprehensive approach like this would be good for annual performance reviews or job interviews. I could upload the three documents as three separate work samples.

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Recruit CRM

JANUARY 4, 2022

If so, I’d be happy to set up a phone call/video conference. Name_of_hiring_manager] is currently reviewing all [assignments/applications] and we’re in the process of scheduling interviews. As our next step is to evaluate all the candidates, please allow up to [Number of days/timeline] for us to reach back to you.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

I’ve written posts on both covering letters and resumes so all I would add here is that you should tailor your CV and covering letter for each of the jobs you are applying for. This is why you really really need to tailor your resumes before approaching an agency otherwise you will end up doing what you have always done.

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Cover Letter Agencies Job Hunting Interviewing 100

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 19, 2012

There was a point in my career when I spent $1000 on a job interview. I had been headhunted by a major company through a word of mouth referral and their interview process required taking a few different skills tests. 1) Decline to take the test and back out of the interview process. They said they’d keep me on file.

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The Office Professionals Place

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Wright, Author So Youve Got the Job Interview - Now What? Youve sent out dozens, or maybe even hundreds, of resumes and cover letters. Youve posted your resume on all the top job boards plus the various industry-focused and niche job sites related to your type of work. This morning the phone rang - youve got an interview!

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Cover Letter Interviewing Resume Filing 100

Eat Your Career

MARCH 21, 2011

Keep your resume up-to-date. Even if you aren’t actively job searching, your resume should always be ready to go so you don’t get stuck making last minute updates. Your resume is one of the most important documents you have to offer so you don’t want to rush it or ignore it for years on end. Get started NOW.

Resume 100

Resume Management Mentoring Filing 100

Practically Perfect PA

JULY 18, 2012

The first step on the long walk to a new job should always be a good CV, obviously the detail in your CV reflects your experience but a well laid out and readable resume will help you stand out from the crowd (and thrust me these days there is a crowd). You will be filing a certain role and you should tailor your CV accordingly.

Cover Letter 100

Cover Letter Resume Skills Interviewing 100

Practically Perfect PA

JULY 18, 2012

The first step on the long walk to a new job should always be a good CV, obviously the detail in your CV reflects your experience but a well laid out and readable resume will help you stand out from the crowd (and thrust me these days there is a crowd). You will be filing a certain role and you should tailor your CV accordingly.

Cover Letter 100

Cover Letter Resume Skills Interviewing 100

Who's the Real Boss?

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Are you hanging around in your own role because you feel you haven’t served a long enough period of time for it to be justifiable on your resume? We all have fear of having a resume that you could play hop scotch on. But let me flip this around for you and present another perspective.

Cover Letter 52

Cover Letter Resume AT&T Travel 52

Make or Break Moments

JULY 19, 2010

The first project – transcribe a one hour speech from an audio file. It was simple to set up the account and post the job and before long I had 40 people apply for the job. Each had a resume, test scores of the tests they’d volunteered to take to show their abilities and each provided a cover letter and their hourly rate.

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Cover Letter Customer Service 2010 2009 100

On The Job

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

Be honest: The last time you went to a job fair, did you do more than fill out a couple of applications or toss your resume at a recruiter? Once you’ve researched the employers, keep your information in files to be reviewed before each conversation. When you speak, make sure you keep your head up and pointed toward the interviewer.

Resume 100

Resume Business Cards Networking Interviewing 100

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

First, what you have been up to recently that is exciting, fun or new, why and what sort of job you are looking for, and your contact information and an online link to your resume or a social media profile (more on this later). It is a way to catch up and keep the doors of communication open. That’s okay. That’s great.

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Job Hunting Resume Cover Letter Interviewing 40

LEADERASSISTANT.COM

OCTOBER 22, 2023

So the last mile has a banners up of everyone’s name to pass away. And I guess the other thing that was surprising about that one in high school like right before graduation, they announced like, half the class wasn’t gonna pass unless they got their grades up. So I When interviewed, I don’t. Some don’t.

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Management AT&T 2018 Training 98

Office Dynamics

AUGUST 16, 2018

From the first phone call to register for the conference to picking up my name tag, the entire team carried out the professionalism of Joan. She and I had a lot of opportunities to interact because of the work we did and my executives reporting up and we physically sat near each other. They are my: * Follow-up system.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MARCH 15, 2013

To conduct a job hunt confidentially, only tell those people you MUST (the recruiters you are interviewing with, etc). 2) Keep in mind, if you work work for someone high level and are basically chained to your desk, you have to find a way to interview while keeping up your workload at your current job. Give proper notice.

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Job Hunting Resume Interviewing Negotiating 40

The Office Professionals Place

JANUARY 5, 2010

If you want to find a new job, first set the goal of updating your resume. Do you need to review interview techniques? That's good advice to start with small chunks or else if you start off too gung ho, you will peter out and end up not completing the goal. Be consistent. Two pounds a month -- now that's doable!

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2010 Filing Goals IAAP 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 17, 2008

Try to anticipate the need so you can have the file or the answer your boss needs, before he or she even knows they need it. A good assistant knows just where to find the document or file needed, or they won’t stop looking till they do. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Be one step ahead of your boss.

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Time Zones Filing IAAP 2008 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 1, 2010

Along with our multiple work passwords, we have a password for our home computer, and if we sign up for Facebook, Twitter or any other website, we have another password to remember. I hope you keep your address book locked up as that would be a very valuable source of information for someone up to no good. Works so far!

Time Zones 100

Time Zones 2010 IAAP Filing 100

Recruit CRM

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The Benefits of a Hybrid Recruitment Approach Keep up with competitors: In the world of recruitment, candidate experience is everything. Therefore, your recruitment process must keep up with the times and be more flexible. Then, only the top candidates would be invited to in-person interviews. 2.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 10, 2008

Your co-workers are depending on you and when you don't show up it makes it difficult for those who are at work that day because they are now shorthanded. If you are healthy and don't need to use your sick days, putting "maintained an excellent attendance record" is a great thing to have on your resume under "Accomplishments".

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Medical Resume Health Phones 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 5, 2009

INTERVIEW WELL Make it a conversation. You are interviewing them too so ask questions. Take notes during the interview so you don’t forget what you wanted to ask. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. ► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!"

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP Interviewing Holidays 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 23, 2009

At one office I worked in we had a mail cart with slots for everyones mail, but it was filed First name, Last name. I grew up in a world that used Last Name, First Name (i.e. the phone book, standard filing practices etc.) This goes for filing and also how your contacts are ordered in Outlook. Well here is one of my Grrr!

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP International Meeting Minutes 100

Allwork

DECEMBER 13, 2022

If you don’t communicate about your financial situation, then some of your more pessimistic employees might start feeling anxious and polishing their resumes. . Imagine you’re interviewing a candidate for a new job, and you have a sense that something’s up. Tip 2: Don’t Go With Your Gut . What should you do? .

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Resume Interviewing 2002 Salary 336

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 17, 2012

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.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 13, 2010

This is useful if you want to file the email and change the Subject line to something that better describes what the email is about or to put notes in the email. I think Tasks is one of Outlooks best-kept secrets, but it shouldnt be and is a great way to follow up on items. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP PowerPoint Email 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 15, 2009

Tried and True Method: I set up 12 hanging file folders labelled January through to December. I then put the items in a two-fold file folder with his calendar printed out on the one side and the items he will need for the day on the other side. The system I use is quite simple and has been around for a long time.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP International Meeting Minutes 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 19, 2009

When a meeting is finalized, I put the scheduling sheet in a completed file. I tend to keep my scheduling sheets in chronological order and each morning I go through them to see if there is any action I need to take, i.e. follow up to ask for an agenda or see if I can start scheduling. 411 Look Up 411.ca 411 Look Up 411.ca

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP International Meeting Minutes 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 29, 2009

I can hardly keep up with my own e-mails at times let alone someone elses account, but that is part of my job. Get any files they may need as a result of the e-mail correspondence. If you pay attention to what is going on in their Inbox, you will not be taken by surprise when things come up. Very good article Patricia!

Management 100

Management Time Zones IAAP 2009 100

Recruit CRM

AUGUST 20, 2021

From sourcing candidates, maintaining client and candidate relationships to resume parsing, we are doing it all for you. Here's an article that can help you set up Recruit CRM's chrome extension on your browser. Read more: Top benefits of using a resume parser. with a single click.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 10, 2008

You want to keep up to date on their working life and all they have to do. Keep up to date on their calendar and look ahead to see what is coming up and what your boss might need to prepare for that. Keep an organized filing system and file list. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP 2008 International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 23, 2009

Posted by Patricia Robb at 6:39 AM Labels: Administrative Assistant , colour coding , coloured file folders , professional assistant Reactions: 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Join me for a Webinar, Sept. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. 411 Look Up 411.ca

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP Staples Meeting Minutes 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

I use hanging file folders labelled from January through to December. Every afternoon before I leave for the day, I go through the hanging file for that month to see if there is anything I need to bring forward for the next day. Do you have any suggestions for my OVERWHELMINGLY large "to follow up on" folder. " Warning!

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Time Zones 2008 IAAP Calendars 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 26, 2009

What is simple to me, may not be to others, so I decided a blog article on things I have picked up in the various programs may be helpful to somebody out there and it was worth sharing. Or if you want to attach a file, choose Attach File. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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