Category: Career

The phrase “remote work” dominates workplace conversations as companies and HR professionals migrate and adapt to this new working environment. But what’s the real story? The HR Specialist looked at some recent stats that show how employers actually implement remote work options.

While the massive tech layoffs have left many admins without a job, there’s a strong case to be made that executive assistants are more vital than ever to an organization’s success.

A survey of more than 3,000 employees and employers by WorkForce Software found that the perception gap is narrowing between how managers and workers view the quality of their work environment.

In job announcements for administrative assistants, companies increasingly prefer candidates with a bachelor’s degree and bilingual skills, according to an article published by Forbes Advisor.

Employment growth for private-sector office workers decelerated in October, but the categories continued their trend of monthly gains, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.

Shelby Scarbrough, author of the book Civility Rules!, says smart administrators need to learn the value of civility in the workplace.

A startup CEO recently spoke with an entrepreneurship newsletter about the value of executive assistants and how to deploy them efficiently.

The scheduling platform Doodle, which knows a thing or two about work habits virtually everywhere, recently published a blog post outlining unique or unusual pauses and unavailability in various cultures. Being aware of time-zone differences is obvious, but here are other factors that Doodle found on its worldwide work tour.

Check that Google Doc ASAP … Arranging business travel for your team?