What issues most concern working women?
Equal pay is the most important issue working women face today, according to 42% of working women surveyed by Gallup. Here’s what the women said.
Category: Career
5 essential admin skills for 2017
Are you ready to kick your career up a notch in 2017? Cultivating these five essential skills can help ensure your success.
The space between: How applicants age themselves
Do you type two spaces after a period? If so, your résumé may be destined for the wastebasket. According to career counselor Marc Miller, adding that extra space is a résumé mistake that brands an applicant as “too old.”
Logging in after hours to get ahead
It can be frustrating when your peers use sneaky tactics to make themselves look better than you at work. But what can you do to stop them? That’s what one reader asked recently on the Admin Pro Forum.
5 small changes help you get more done
Even little things can affect your productivity in big ways, and making some simple changes to the way you approach your workday can pay off, says Lifehacker’s Eric Ravenscraft.
1-Minute Strategies: December ’14
Turn your next meeting into a walkabout … Spin your tips into a blog or podcast … Read another reason to love coffee.
Set smart goal-setting strategies
3 actions that hold back your career
If you’re repeatedly passed over for promotions or treated poorly by management, it may be because you’re doing one of these things wrong, says HR expert and blogger Suzanne Lucas.
Make 2015 your best work year yet
With the new year just around the corner, it’s time to think about how to make the upcoming year your best yet. By making a few changes to how you approach your career, you’ll be well on your way to making 2015 a banner year.
3 mindfulness tips aid leadership
The practice of mindfulness might seem out of place in the high-paced business world, but admins would benefit if they took a moment to live in the now. Here’s why, according to clinical psychologist Cheryl Rezek.