Category: Advancement

To clean up your writing, trust your ears … Replace quirky interview questions with analytical ones … Pick the best time and place to speak up.

“Sweatworking” is the newest way to connect with professional contacts … You’ll soon be able to control your entire house with Siri voice com­­mands … Watch what you write in your work emails; they can be used against you.

Administrative workers took a particularly hard hit during the recession, writes Bryce Covert for New Republic. Nearly 1.7 million ad­­ministrative support positions were lost between 2007 and 2013, and unlike earlier recessions, these jobs did not return as the economy rebounded. Instead, pro­­­fessionals are more likely to an­­swer their own phones and manage their own calendars …

Boost your career by self-­publishing on LinkedIn … Develop resilience to ease your way through life’s struggles … Increase productivity by setting yourself up to say “done.”

Julie Perrine says she’s an “accidental admin”—but once she got into it, she found she enjoyed the job and had the skills necessary to succeed at it. She’s worked in customer service, as an executive assistant and as a virtual assistant. In 2009, she launched All Things Admin and now does onsite workshops, training and speaking. We caught up with Perrine re­­cently and talked about the changing role of admins and what it takes to get ahead in the profession now.