Job Advice Blog

MAY 15, 2010

That depends: if you have good writing skills, you can draft a résumé and then have some people whose proficiency and judgment you trust review and edit it for you until it becomes excellent. If you are not skilled with language, I suggest you seek a professional résumé writer who has performed work for others and brought them success.

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C-Suite Assistants

MARCH 31, 2022

Here’s what you need to do to speed up the hiring process: GIVE FEEDBACK ON RESUMES AND INTERVIEWS. Make sure you have spent time communicating the hard and soft skills required for the role to your recruiter(s). Be prepared to move quickly to set up an interview if the first resume is a great one.

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Job Advice Blog

MARCH 21, 2010

Home Founder Resume Writing Career Coaching Marketing Yourself Selling Yourself Job Stress General Advice Interview Skills "The Relocated Spouse [link] — jobconnection While in Transition, Are You Keeping Pace with Technology? Wells says: March 21, 2010 at 9:30 pm Alex, Another excellent article!

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Job Advice Blog

JULY 13, 2010

Home Founder Resume Writing Career Coaching Marketing Yourself Selling Yourself Job Stress General Advice Interview Skills "The Relocated Spouse [link] — jobconnection So, How about a Career Coach? This type of service offers value for the first three weeks or so; thereafter the benefit curve turns down drastically.

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Job Advice Blog

APRIL 24, 2010

The resume reader’s objective is to eliminate résumés that clearly seem to lack something. In fact, this process of reviewing the résumé is divided into two parts. It might be something as simple as an unattractive appearance, improper use of language or grammar, lengthiness, overly detailed experience, or a lack of accomplishments.

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On The Job

JUNE 20, 2008

You want a job to increase your knowledge and skills, and make you even more marketable in the future. Negotiate for other compensation/benefits. Recent schooling always looks good on a resume, and many companies cannot offer higher salaries unless you meet certain educational or training requirements. Ask for reviews.

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C-Suite Assistants

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The demand for efficiency is at an all-time high, and as organizations grow and become more complex, skilled administrative professionals are needed now more than ever. They completely understand the role as well as the talent and skills required to fill it.

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C-Suite Assistants

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The basics – what skills and experience are needed? We sift through resumes, we conduct initial phone interviews, we narrow the field to the best candidates and then we conduct additional video and/or in-person interviews. #3 Who does the role support – only one executive or other C-Suite executives as well?

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Who's the Real Boss?

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Giving my business a very different focus these last two years, I have been exploring the professional side of Resume Writing and professionalising of other people’s brands, putting my years of experience and qualifications in both writing and recruitment training, to good use.

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Recruit CRM

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Those who are serious about working with you will make time or else negotiate a more amenable schedule. You may also add other calls to action, such as asking for a copy of their resume or CV, at the end of your letter. Make sure that you have a clear distinction between required and preferred skills.

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C-Suite Assistants

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

One of the most significant challenges is finding highly skilled executive assistants (EAs). A professional legal assistant recruiter can help companies hire and retain top legal support talent with today’s in-demand skills without taking time and energy away from their core responsibilities.

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Admin Awards

APRIL 24, 2020

What are their administrative skills? Here are five administrative assistant skills that can help you get hired, succeed on the job and drive your career. They look for individuals who proactively update their administrative assistant skills through training. Industry knowledge. Expertise in software and social media.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

I knew we were going to go back to that city the next year so negotiated with the hotel that if I booked the next event at their venue would they waive the cancellation fee. Negotiation As you saw above, negotiation is possible. Fortunately, they were able to waive it and we only lost our $500 deposit. It is always worth asking.

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Page Personnel

JULY 20, 2022

Skill sets required to be successful in this field are broad, and as a result, employees must possess different skills to perform well in human resources. A great HR assistant needs excellent people and communication skills. HR skills are universal, and are easily transferred from company to company and from sector to sector.

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Workplace Insight

JUNE 25, 2024

The Freelancer’s Dilemma: How to Get Skilled Labor on a Budget The answer is to challenge norms. Instead of paying a seasoned freelancer a lot of money, think about working with new graduates or students trying to compile their resumes. Negotiation, however, is an inevitable aspect of any commercial transaction.

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Executive Assistant Breakthrough

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Executive Assistants possess a unique combination of skills. Executive Assistants have to call on all of these skills in order to be successful. This is absolutely a quality to highlight on your resume and LinkedIn pages, and during any interviews as well. Hopefully this list is music to your ears! The Times They Are A’Changing.

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C-Suite Assistants

OCTOBER 14, 2020

A great executive assistant possesses a special mixture of experiences, skills, and personality traits. You need someone with top-notch communication skills who knows how to multitask. An executive assistant must have leadership and decision-making capabilities and experience.

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C-Suite Assistants

AUGUST 12, 2024

As the company grows, an entrepreneur must start thinking about building their team, which requires highly skilled, dedicated talent. By delegating lower-level tasks to an executive assistant, the entrepreneur can focus on high-level activities, such as strategic planning, networking, negotiations, and developing new ideas.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

OCTOBER 29, 2010

One of the best ways to get a raise is to try to ask for more responsibility and increase your skills and talents much like you did. You also have more negotiating leverage for a better salary and projects. I can not stress volunteering enough to spruce up your resume for when are you ready to leave your current company.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 30, 2012

This also means keep track of your accomplishments, any new skills you’ve learned along the way, programs you’ve used that you didn’t before. This will help in updating your resume, negotiating a raise, and how you want your career to unfold. 6) Don’t argue, be kind, and be concise.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 11, 2010

What REALLY maddens me are my 20-something fellow karate dojo colleagues – they’re looking for jobs but tell them to put up a personal resume website to highlight their skills, and they react like a deer in the headlights. Reply Barbara Ling, Virtual Coach ( @barbaraling ) April 12, 2010 at 1:50 pm Totally agree with you.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 11, 2014

It also looks bad on one’s resume. I also thought about money, salary negotiation, and how I was spending my time. When you leave your job, other companies will only consider you for jobs of equal or higher pay and skills. And I had to debate with myself if it was worth staying in a job that was pretty great, but not amazing.

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C-Suite Assistants

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Find Your Next Personal Assistant With C-Suite Assistants At C-Suite Assistants, we understand that personal assistants for executives must be highly skilled, discrete multi-taskers with a personality and work style that matches that of the executive they work with. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, the answer is probably yes!

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Recruit CRM

AUGUST 10, 2020

Most candidates have one format of resume that they have created painstakingly, and they end up sending it with every job application. So, if a candidate is applying for a ‘customer service’ job, she needs to highlight in the resume , similar jobs held before or even the ‘service’ or ‘support’ aspect of other jobs held earlier.

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Allwork

JANUARY 6, 2025

Professionals advise focusing on resume optimization, strategic networking, and continuous upskilling to increase your chances of landing a high-paying role. Optimize Your Resume Ensure your resume is professionally written and tailored for the specific job you’re applying for. Looking to land a six-figure salary?

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Success

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Not only does it enhance your resume, but it also equips you with invaluable soft skills essential for long-term career success.” Murray is also a big advocate of negotiating. “If Bypassing management experience could come back to bite boss-adverse Gen Z workers. Management experience offers a dual advantage,” Tang says.

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Success

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Identify your non-negotiable needs and deal-breakers. Here are three steps to help you find the right path: Step 1: Audit Your Skills And Interests List the skills you excel at in your current job. Identify transferable skills that will be valuable in your target role.

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Success

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Begin with a self-assessment to clarify your skills, interests and values. Evaluate Skills And Experience Think about past jobs, volunteer work or hobbies that could translate into a business. Are you a skilled communicator , adept problem-solver or passionate artist?

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Men With Pens

MARCH 23, 2010

I am a professional with excellent communication skills. This sounds like the generic stuff you put on your resume when you’re just out of college and don’t realize that your resume shouldn’t sound like everyone else’s, and also that everyone in the world is lying when they say they are “goals-oriented.” Oooooookay. Just be you.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

While I do feel like I may not have enough experience for this particular role I am interviewing for, they are seeking specific skills that I do possess. Translation: Soft skills trump hard skills any day. Some hard skills have a a learning curve that is understandable if the software is proprietary, etc.

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