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Interview Questions and Answers for PAs, EAs and Administrators

Practically Perfect PA

I decided to leave my previous employee in June 2010 but was job hunting for 6 months and when I did get the role I am in currently I had to complete a detailed application form, attend three interviews and sit two psychometric tests (for language and numerical skills). However, this just isn’t the case anymore.

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Interview Questions and Answers for PAs, EAs and Administrators Part 2

Practically Perfect PA

I held a training seminar and Committee meeting on the day that the second planned terrorist attack occurred in London in 2007. Fortunately the police managed to stop the would be terrorists but it did lead to chaos on the transport network. The Committee meeting was one step too far and we cancelled that for another day.

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Quick, Practical and Dirty – How to Assess Your PA Brand

Practically Perfect PA

Not being invited to join the right committees / projects. Review all your expertise and experiences and make sure that you are specific in the way you describe them e.g. Organise events could sound better as senior executive events management. So many of us want change in our professional lives and for so many reasons.

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Answering Reader Mail: Re-Entering the Admin Field

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

My question regards the difficulty I am having in reentering the admin support field despite the fact that I have ten years of office management and administrative support experience. I thoroughly enjoy the diversity of these positions, the project management, and the role of admin support. Cast a wider net and be flexible.

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A Perfect Blend: A Different Approach to Achieving Work-Life Harmony

Success

However, Jennifer Roberson, a Gallup-certified strengths coach and risk advisory and employee engagement manager at top-10 accounting firm CBIZ, argues for a different approach. Choose the right culture When job hunting, look beyond just the role and salary.