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U.S. Workforce Clashes with Persistent Ageism

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Data shows how older generations of Americans are pushing back their retirement, some are even returning to the workforce. Nearly half felt ignored after submitting applications or attending interviews. It’s reported that, even when older job seekers were offered a salary, 22.1% felt they were offered salaries below their worth.

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Dry promotions: Definition, considerations, and guidelines for employers

BMT Office Administration

This type of promotion saves the company money, but can be frustrating for employees who understandably expect a higher salary for their hard work in their new role. The key here is to keep your word, set a clear timeline, and provide a salary increase as soon as there is room in the budget.

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On the Outside Looking In

Laughing all the Way to Work

Employers may get to see a side of you other than what you put on your resume or present at the interview. You will be challenged to learn new software skills or hone the ones you have. When you are temping act as if you are on an interview every day. Try searching your name on the Internet and see what comes up.

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Answering Reader Mail: From Lawyer to Executive Assistant?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Despite this, I get the feeling that convincing employers of my suitability for an executive assistant job is not going to be an easy task - in a competitive job market, employers don't want to hear about skills as much as they want to hear about experience in the field. 1) Do you have the admin skills to be an EA? Thanks very much!”

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21 Tips for Job Hunting - A Comprehensive Strategy

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

2) Ask to meet for fun and to conduct informational interviews When you send out an email as mentioned above, those who are happy to hear from you and want to help you will respond. You can hang out with your friend and informally conduct an informational interview. Those who are too busy will probably just read it and delete.

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The Real Reasons People Are Quitting by Bonnie Low-Kramen

Bonnie Low Kramen

The news stories focus on completely legitimate reasons for why this is happening, such as staff taking early retirement, fears about Covid and not wanting to return to the office, lack of childcare, and of course, the search for better jobs at higher compensation. It costs a company 6-9 months of an employee’s annual salary to replace them.

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I'm back!!

Laughing all the Way to Work

The CEO I was working for at the time was very busy and my meeting scheduling skills were put to the test. I was calling it early retirement for lack of a better term. I gave them lots of notice and was going to 'semi-retire' in three months. What a relief it was when I handed in my resignation.