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Using the Quarantine to Improve Your Executive Assistant Skills

C-Suite Assistants

With more employees working from home, and less facetime with your executives, improving your executive assistant skills presents more challenges than ever. As much as half of America’s population moved to a telecommuting role during the pandemic. Honing Your Executive Assistant Skills In a Changing Business Environment.

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Work flexibility: Unconventional arrangements are here to stay

BMT Office Administration

As time passed, however, Molly started noticing the positives of telecommuting. A recent LinkedIn survey of more than 500 C-level executives in the United States and the United Kingdom found 81% of them saying they are changing their workplace policies to offer greater work flexibility. Flexible schedule. Unlimited PTO.

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Time Management Goals for Executive Assistants

C-Suite Assistants

While those are still components of the position, executive assistants have to change their perception of time management to accommodate more soft skills. Executive assistants’ time management skills now depend on their ability to put resources in place that eliminate the need to multitask. The Art of Prioritization.

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4 Ways to Increase Your Chances of Finding Remote Work

On The Job

Sara Fell , the founder and chief of FlexJobs.com , says she's seen a 400 percent growth in telecommuting jobs in the past three years. survey found that more than three-quarters of departing workers wouldn't recommend their employer to others , the worst percentage in five years. Sharpen your technology skills.

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8 Work-Life Balance Myths

Ian's Messy Desk

From Human Resources and Skills Development Canada There are myths or assumptions about what the family-friendly workplace really means. With employees exploring alternate ways to work such as telecommuting, managers may no longer see them. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Thanks for visiting!

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Will This Tough Job Market Change Generation Y?

On The Job

With their technology skills and great social networking abilities, GenY ( born roughly between 1980-2003) previously have found employers willing to meet their expectations. Like the rest of job hunters, Generation Y has found jobs can be tough to come by, even with their skills. But do they (GenY) have less of an attitude?

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Is Job Hopping Losing Its Stigma?

Office Dynamics

workers, a new Accountemps survey suggests. The survey was developed by Accountemps, the world’s first and largest specialized staffing service for temporary accounting, finance and bookkeeping professionals, and conducted by an independent research firm. .” Gaining new skills. MENLO PARK, Calif., About Accountemps.

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