Office assistant & office manager résumés that will fail
There are several important deal-breakers you need to focus on to make sure your résumé doesn’t end up in the discard pile on the HR manager’s desk.
Category: Career
Getting your boss on board with ‘the best idea ever’
We’ve all been there. That moment when you present your boss with the best idea ever and their response is not what you imagined. You can see your amazing idea crashing and burning right before your eyes, stamped out before it even got off the ground. At this juncture you must make an important decision.
Three things not to do after leaving a job
When you leave a job with an organization, your responsibility to that company doesn’t completely end on your last day, says Cheryl Hyatt of Hyatt-Fennell, an executive search firm.
How to avoid social media whiplash—and keep your job
According to a study done by On Device Research, a market analyst firm, 1 in 10 young job seekers have lost a job opportunity because of their social media profiles. The greatest faux pas or errors will happen when people grow too comfortable and/or confident in the social media environment.
Quiz: Do you really know yourself?
Sometimes the difference between getting ahead as an admin instead of just spinning your wheels is a matter of knowing who you are … and being willing to accept yourself as an imperfect machine that isn’t quite finished.
Instant gratification is rarely good for you
There are many things you miss out on by having everything you want appear instantly, Dianne Wilson writes.
4 ways to utilize feedback
Marjorie M. Mauldin, president of Denver-based Executive Forum and the author of Feedback Revolution, shares these tips on what to do when you’re given the straight dope.
Awesome Admin Q&A: May ’18
Admins answer questions about technology, advice and what’s for lunch.
3 bad salary negotiation strategies
When the chance arises to negotiate your compensation package, says Cory Klupfer, entrepreneur and author of Authentic Negotiating, avoid these three pitfalls.
Use one simple chart to perform better
Jay Forte’s trick to get his clients thinking about what is and isn’t working.