ProAssisting Blog

MAY 31, 2010

A tough boss also has a reputation within their industry outside of the company and that too can help you when interviewing at a competitor. Once you become trusted, these bosses can turn into mentors who will teach you what they know which then opens up career options for you down the road. it does happen.

2009 500

2009 2010 AT&T Training 500

BMT Office Administration

JULY 30, 2024

As a result, new technologies, like generative AI tools, are popping up everywhere ( 65% of companies have already adopted them), and most employees are scrambling to acquire the technical skills required to use them. However, employers insist that soft skills matter most in the digital age, especially adaptability.

Skills 52

Skills Customer Service Project Management 2020 52

Success

MARCH 26, 2022

Use the time management skills from your previous role to make sure you stay on task regarding your goals. Be bold in asking your network for informational interviews, or if there’s someone specific who could serve as your mentor. If you want to travel, it’s up to you to book the flights and develop the itinerary.

Resume 306

Resume Mentoring Travel Expenses 306

Allwork

MAY 15, 2023

Develop a strong online presence: Showcase your skills and experience through a professional website, blog, or portfolio. Upskill: Continuously improve your skills and knowledge by taking online courses, attending workshops, or earning certifications. It may also lead to a full-time job offer.

2023 264

2023 Cover Letter Job Hunting Resume 264

Success

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Mastering the components of emotional intelligence makes relationship-building easier, both personally and professionally, and is critical to developing effective leadership skills. Emotional intelligence is a skill. After hours, he stuck around to help mentor students in robotics.

International 312

International Customer Service Skills Suppliers 312

Success

MAY 22, 2024

I remember one instance when I applied for a communications job and the male interviewer asked if I was pregnant or planning to have children soon. Today, I would have admonished the guy and abruptly ended the interview. I didn’t like being on camera or giving live radio interviews. Skip the master’s degree What? Analyzing data.

Assertiveness 290

Assertiveness Interviewing Learning Skills 290

Success

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Meeting those objectives requires commitment to learning in areas such as leadership development and soft skills education. These virtual mentors provide the real-world tips, goal-setting strategies and insights needed to bridge the gap between education and real-world application. Why take a professional development course?

Skills 299

Skills Confidence Goals Training 299

Success

JUNE 18, 2021

My oldest daughter Madison was excited to be interviewed for this article because, as she so bluntly put it, she’s had “a very unusual upbringing.”. From my early teenage years, Dad encouraged me to set goals, whether it was something as simple as picking up a hobby, trying a new sport or learning a new skill. Stick to your goals.

Learning 325

Learning Goals Skills Mentoring 325

Allwork

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

For individuals not originally trained in STEM fields, learning quantitative skills like data analysis or statistics could lead to more stable and higher-paying jobs. Identify the skills you consistently used and the areas where you performed well. Start by reflecting on your past experiences. What did you enjoy doing?

Skills 299

Skills Job Hunting Networking Learning 299

Success

APRIL 3, 2023

Resume Builder released a February survey showing that 78% of participants “got an interview after applying for a job using a resume and/or cover letter written by ChatGPT,” and 59% of participants got the job. If we as humans do not have the skill base, nor will the technology. However, not all HR teams are pro-ChatGPT.

Resume 264

Resume Cover Letter Interviewing AT&T 264

Office Dynamics

APRIL 24, 2019

Joan stated – Expand your mind; add to your skill set; challenge your thinking; look at your day in a new way; be a life-long student. Our profession is unique in the sense that so many of our skills are not only utilized professionally but personally as well. You will amaze yourself!

Administrative Professionals 202

Administrative Professionals 2019 Mentoring Social Media 202

Allwork

AUGUST 18, 2023

In order to create an inclusive diversity strategy, leaders must address communication and sponsorship issues within their organization by setting up mentoring programs and virtual training. Given the increased challenges for mentoring hybrid and remote employees, your mentoring program must benefit minority groups.

Environment 246

Environment Mentoring International Collaborate 246

Success

JULY 14, 2024

There’s always the potential for a poor-fit applicant to make it through the application and interviewing gauntlet. Errors come with the territory and can be excellent learning and development opportunities , as well as chances for managers to coach and mentor up-and-comers. That’s where the fast fire principle comes into play.

International 300

International Promotion Mentoring Legal 300

Office Dynamics

AUGUST 21, 2013

Your goal as an applicant is to clearly demonstrate through your admin applications and interviews why employers should bring you on board. Whether you''re hoping to become a receptionist or head administrator, your chances of receiving a serious offer hinge on your resume and interview.

Interviewing 100

Interviewing Cover Letter Resume Confidence 100

Success

APRIL 9, 2024

These financial titans interviewed by Robbins for his latest book are the owners of the firms who actually manage the private assets while also sharing in the revenue they generate. Robbins reveals a pivotal lesson he learned from Warren Buffett during an interview with the “sage of Omaha” a decade ago for his book, Money: Master the Game.

Negotiating 348

Negotiating Skills 2002 2024 348

Success

JULY 13, 2023

For many of us, now years removed from that type of learning experience, the question comes up as an icebreaker activity rather than a serious interview question. Smith Schools of Business at Marshall University list several benefits to working with interns for both companies and individual employees, including enhancing supervisory skills.

International 246

International Health 2021 Mentoring 246

Office Dynamics

JULY 25, 2019

When you recognize your abilities, experience, and skills you lead by example (even if you think that no one is watching). You become a mentor to others and prepare yourself for growth that will inevitably happen throughout your professional and personal life. Key reminders and tips: Focus on your accomplishments; your own facts.

Administrative Professionals 196

Administrative Professionals Resume Mentoring Confidence 196

Success

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Mentor, coach and provide feedback for incompetent coworkers Unlike employees who weaponize their incompetence in order to manipulate others, sometimes colleagues just need additional support to perform their role more successfully. She wasn’t given any management training or tools, so she’s no longer able to demonstrate complete competence.

Interviewing 278

Interviewing Stress Collaborate Social Media 278

Success

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

The organization, for which she now serves as board chair, has helped more than 40,000 people to date via mentoring and training materials delivered via Coursera. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. We asked Wang about leadership in the tech sector and how she’s paved her path to success.

2016 264

2016 Google Salary Mentoring 264

Success

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

As an underrepresented woman in the technology field, her economic status, language skill struggles and cultural differences were working against her. Are there any skill gaps I need to fill? In a recent interview with New York Living , Abji explains that this should not be a “transaction” but rather a “process.”

Promotion 290

Promotion 2024 Salary Skills 290

Office Dynamics

APRIL 17, 2018

The diverse team has combined organizational and time management skills, event and meeting planning, business savvy, continued professional development drive and so much more to ensure success and positive outcomes. Seek answers, ask questions, share your skills…never stop learning. We are all contributors to that mapping.

2017 178

2017 Administrative Professionals Retirement Confidence 178

Office Dynamics

JUNE 20, 2013

Survey: Few CFOs Plan to Invest in Interpersonal Skills Development for Their Teams. June 19, 2013 / PRNewswire / -- Executives say it takes strong soft skills to move up the corporate ladder, but few firms provide training in this area, a new Accountemps survey finds. Their responses: Poor interpersonal skills. Poor work ethic.

Skills 100

Skills 2013 Finance 2008 100

Allwork

APRIL 29, 2024

Using AI to help craft your cover letter gives you an edge While the traditional cover letter remains a staple in the job application process, incorporating AI technology into the development of your cover letter can help take your application to the next level — showcasing your professional skills and qualifications in a more compelling manner.

Cover Letter 299

Cover Letter Resume Job Hunting Staples 299

Success

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

His rigorous and dedicated practice habits were no longer just about honing a skill—they were about reclaiming a part of himself. Natalie du Toit would have been a perfect candidate for Abbott’s mentoring. Be everything you want to be,” du Toit regularly reminds her fans during interviews. Be everything you want to be’.

2002 290

2002 2001 2003 2006 290

Success

MARCH 14, 2023

Expanding our vocabulary skills is a task we left in our third-grade classroom. It allows you to better communicate your new idea to a group of investors or sell yourself in the interview of your dreams. Learn skills they didn’t teach you in school. Learn a new word to improve yourself. Become a speed reader.

Stress 358

Stress Learning 2020 Budget 358

Success

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Female entrepreneurs , CEOs and community leaders who mentor and support young women provide invaluable guidance, helping them overcome challenges and achieve their ambitions. Experienced women who guide and nurture the aspirations of the next generation play a pivotal role in ensuring a more gender-inclusive future.

2024 264

2024 Mentoring 2023 International 264

Office Dynamics

AUGUST 7, 2018

Remind yourself of accomplishments, skills you have developed and your unique traits; focus on what you do have control of. Grow & learn; read, talk to mentors, attend training or a conference, watch webinars, etc. Talk about the situation and listen to supportive feedback. Evaluate the situation and focus on facts.

Confidence 200

Confidence Temping Mentoring 2018 200

Eat Your Career

AUGUST 5, 2024

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? Might your interview skills need some improvement? But they loved me in the interview!”

Interviewing 130

Interviewing Legal Skills Resume 130

Office Dynamics

AUGUST 16, 2018

How better to share the conference experience than a conversation with the creator herself – The professional, personable, and mentor to many, Joan Burge! A: Believe it or not, most of my mentoring came from executives; not peers. I do remember one time when an executive assistant mentored me. Initiative is very important.

Mentoring 189

Mentoring Skills Learning IAAP 189

Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Impostor Syndrome reflects a belief that you are inadequate and, or incompetent despite evidence that you are skilled and successful. A 2014 study on Impostor Syndrome shows that those people with it tend to undervalue their skills or fail to recognize how other opportunities might place more substantial importance on their abilities.

Mentoring 289

Mentoring Facebook Self Esteem 2015 289

Success

MARCH 15, 2024

If you have student loan debt or credit card debt or are just looking to build your financial skills, O’Neal’s books, courses and workshops for budding entrepreneurs (along with his podcast The Table ) can be the building blocks for future financial prosperity.

Finance 264

Finance Credit Card Legal Gifts 264

Success

MARCH 20, 2022

If your résumé needs work or your interview skills are rusty, hire a professional to work with you—don’t practice on prospective employers.” Be focused on our children’s passions as well as their abilities, and strategically invest in their future by helping to motivate them with mentors in the same field.”.

Budget 264

Budget Gifts Health Attire 264

Virtual Moxie

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Even with our amazing training and mentoring , something our new VAs can struggle with is how to talk with potential clients about their “VA experience” when they have very little, or none at all. I mean, it was an interview. Think soft skills here. Where are the skills you have from the past applicable to what you do as a VA?

Confidence 130

Confidence Interviewing AT&T Mentoring 130

Success

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

Probst’s father, who worked for Boeing, helped channel his son’s interests, brokering an interview with the aircraft manufacturing company’s motion picture department. He honed his storytelling skills and learned how to work in front of the camera, which earned him more money and greater opportunities.

2010 278

2010 Travel Learning Mentoring 278

Success

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

I mean, I’m a freelancer—I spend my days in front of a laptop, answering emails, transcribing interviews and attending to necessary edits. Today, part of her joy is that she can hire other young choreographers to assist her, mentoring them in much the same way she was mentored as a young person.

Collaborate 162

Collaborate Mentoring Gifts Email 162

LEADERASSISTANT.COM

APRIL 28, 2024

Beth Portesi is a seasoned executive assistant and founder of Next Level VA, where Beth is passionate about mentoring EAs and VAs. Within just four years, Beth’s dedication and skill led to a 600% increase in her hourly rate, a testament to her determination.

Mentoring 121

Mentoring Confidence Lifestyle 2020 121

Success

JANUARY 22, 2023

Reach out to groups that cater to Black engineers, LGBTQ professionals, Hispanic programmers—whatever skill set you might need. All between the ages of 10 and 15, they’d come to learn about video game design—a skill once reserved exclusively for their fathers and brothers. And if you keep up your skill set, you’re always in demand.”

2001 264

2001 2020 2019 2015 264