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Making the Transition From Military Service to Building Businesses

Success

Veterans Shelby Dziwulski, Raquel Riley Thomas and Aubrey Carlson applied their fine-tuned military skills, like discipline, hard work and team building, to become successful entrepreneurs. When carving your own path, Dziwulski says mentors can be helpful, but they can’t solve every problem you’ll come across.

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Why You Didn’t Get the Job

Eat Your Career

The budget for the position was cut and no one was hired. You lacked a critical skill for the role. It’s worthwhile doing a little self-assessment and working with a trusted mentor to determine what you could have done differently: Could you have presented yourself in a better way? The CEO’s nephew wanted the job.

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Looking at This Year’s Successes as You Set Next Year’s Goals

All Things Admin

You worked with a budget. in person, online, by phone) • Did you read any career building or skills boosting books? • Did you learn any new skills? • Did you develop your leadership skills? • Did you mentor or help another colleague achieve a goal? • But you don’t just show up to the airport and board a plane.

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What Are You Thankful For?

The Office Professionals Place

Some have lost jobs, didn’t get promotions or pay raises, or lost funding due to employer budget cuts. My advice is to grab a member and become a mentor or get mentored! I am thankful for the new skills I have received and the old skills I have improved. Or do you have a question, call a member!

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On the Outside Looking In

Laughing all the Way to Work

A Job is Waiting to Happen to You Long gone are the days of scouring the newspaper want ads and pounding the pavement going from office to office submitting your resume. There are sites that are specifically for job hunters where you can submit your resume and a profile about yourself for any employer to see. First impressions count.

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Ep 242: Nicki Cave on Managing a Team of Assistants and Finding Happiness in Your Work

LEADERASSISTANT.COM

She mentors, trains, and coaches EA/AAs across the region. But someone had talked, came to our school and talked about executive secretarial school, and it was a trade school and it’s like, well, maybe I’ll, you know, those skills would be great going into college. Based on their skill set and their level?

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Answering Reader Mail: Making A Splash Without Changing Everything

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Align yourself also means to seek out the ones who have been around the longest and get their advice, have them informally mentor you, and make sure you figure out who your boss’ stakeholders are. When is budget season, how are summers and winters different, etc. 5) Take good notes. Write everything down.