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Answering Reader Mail: Confidential Job Hunts, Raises, Promotions & Better Projects

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

How do I get a recommendation letter from my boss for a new job hunt without raising suspicion or improve my situation without my boss’ help? Perhaps you will be able to put together documents, presentations, grants, and portfolios using Excel, Powerpoint, Word and any other databases or programs you have taken classes for.

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Love Your Career: Demonstrating Your Worth & Selling Yourself

Office Dynamics

The Career Portfolio is NOT about job hunting. You and another administrative assistant can both be skilled at PowerPoint but one of you is more advanced; use of video and imagery. It is a professional journal created to detail how “You” Inc. But what makes you stand out?

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10 Tests Administered During Job Interviews

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Here are the 10 types of tests I've encountered during my job hunts. 4) Powerpoint This test is also given on the computer as well. It will test how well you know how to use Powerpoint. It may become a stronger trend to narrow down qualified applicants. I'm shocked more companies aren't doing this in general.

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When working isn't fun: Ho hum, ho hum, it's off to work I go.

Laughing all the Way to Work

You may even start to think your current job is not that bad afterall. Posted by Patricia Robb at 12:22 AM Labels: Administrative Assistant , bored , interview , job hunting , job satisfaction , professional assistant Reactions: 2comments: Foley-In-Charge said. Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint?

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The keywords to help you land your next PA role

Practically Perfect PA

Similarly, we will also search for specific computer packages or languages or anything else that is a prerequisite for the position: (PA or ‘Personal Assistant’) and ‘PowerPoint’ / (‘PA’ or ‘Personal Assistant’) AND (‘Spanish’).

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Answering Reader Mail: Finding Temp Agencies in Los Angeles

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

You ask a very good question and I'm so glad you are being proactive with your job hunt and career. It will take an hour or two to take typing, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint tests. I was wondering if you could give me the name of the temp agency you worked with. Thanks so much in advance!" Dear JH, Thank you for reading my blog!

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