Social media has broken down many communication barriers and allows you to connect with people you might not know on a personal level but have shared interests with, which can be useful in finding your next job. By carefully managing your online brand, you can create job opportunities for yourself. Click here if you need some Personal Assistant CV/PA CV advice. Start making the most of your online networks by following our steps. Make yourself visible Gone are the days of sifting through the papers to find a job. Today’s graduates need to be savvy to compete ...
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How to Delegate Effectively
How many times have you felt stressed out and overwhelmed because you have so much to accomplish before an event at your venue? Worse yet, you know you need help but you do not know how to delegate the tasks at hand. Click here for our guide on how to improve communication skills Derived from Latin, delegate means, “to send from.” When delegating you are sending the work “from” you “to” someone else. Effective delegation Skills will not only give you more time to work on your important opportunities but you will also help others on your team ...
Mar 20, 2014 | 1 Comment on How to Delegate Effectively
Pitman Training in London and Manchester
Nationally recognised, flexible, career enhancing office skills courses. Pitman Training is the UK’s most prestigious office skills training organisation and offer diplomas, courses and tutor led seminars specifically designed to help people like you train for your dream career. We run four centres in Holborn, Notting Hill, Croydon and Manchester, and we also offer distance learning if you’d prefer to study from home. Pitman Training is the place to be if you want to train for a brand new career, earn a promotion, or if you just want to improve your skills to enhance your CV and future ...
Mar 17, 2014 | Comments Off on Pitman Training in London and Manchester
How To Be Mentally Strong
Click through to also find out how to improve concentration. In today’s fast paced world, and with growing pressures on all fronts, everyone needs to focus more on mental strength. Mental strength is an important characteristic in our heroes. The reality is, we must also be strong-minded if we are to overcome the obstacles we meet every day. There are six major characteristics of mental toughness: Confidence > Having the belief in yourself may increase your mental strength if applied correctly. Focus > The ability to concentrate on the task at hand and stay focused on that task is ...
Mar 6, 2014 | 4 Comments on How To Be Mentally Strong
9 Productivity Boosting Tools that Help You Concentrate on Work
Click here for our guide on how to improve communication skills Eliminating distraction is a constant concern for the at-home worker, being mentally “present” and focused on the task at hand really does matter – quite a lot, in fact. With a tidal wave of information coming at us daily, focus is rapidly becoming the scarcest commodity of the 21st century. With this in mind, I’ve rounded up a handful of the best apps for fighting back against the constant distractions of our digital lives. For more productive apps please read > The Best Apps to Help You Boost Concentration ...
The Benefits of Working Standing Up
WINSTON CHURCHILL knew it. Ernest Hemingway knew it. Leonardo da Vinci knew it. Every trendy office from Silicon Valley to Scandinavia now knows it too: there is virtue in working standing up. The first major benefit of using a standing desk is avoiding all of the negatives that make sitting at a desk bad for you. Check out> Correct office posture Click through for more Health Kick tips. Health benefits: You burn more calories standing, and your body processes its glucose more efficiently. The first is crucial to tackling excess weight and its knock-on risks of high blood pressure ...
Feb 25, 2014 | 1 Comment on The Benefits of Working Standing Up
16 Tips for Improving Monday Morning Blues
Arrrrrgh days (Mondays) are the most difficult transition for most of us. We just had two glorious days off doing stuff we chose to do. Now we are back at work and doing stuff other people are telling us to do. Here are 16 tips that can help you rid yourself of the blues. According to psychologist Shawn Achor’s, happiness inspires productivity, thus contributing to our everyday work. While there may be no shortcuts to acquire the much-desired emotional state, it’s comforting to know that our beloved brain is able to re-wire itself. Scientists call this ability neuroplasticity, and it is ...
Feb 24, 2014 | 1 Comment on 16 Tips for Improving Monday Morning Blues
Get Noticed at Work
There is a need to show to your colleagues and seniors about your skills and the reason why you exist in the company – whether it’s a large organization or small. You need to enhance your visibility to get more responsibility and recognition. Getting noticed at work – in a good way – is usually key to getting promoted. And while that’s not news to anybody, surprisingly, few of us really know what it takes to stand out from the pack. Here 10 great tips that you can put to practice right away and BOOST your confidence at work. ...
Feb 17, 2014 | 2 Comments on Get Noticed at Work
Telephone Interview – Questions
Click through if you need advice with personal assistant interview questions or PA interview questions. Why do employers use telephone interviews? Employers usually use telephone interviews when they receive a lot of applications or are recruiting for a lot of positions. It’s a way of narrowing down the candidates into a number that it is possible for them to interview face-to-face. How long do they last? They varied in length, generally takes between 20-25 minutes but can take up to 1 hour. Advantages of telephone interviews: For the employer: They are time and cost-effective – most last about 20-25 minutes. They test your ...
Dec 10, 2013 | Comments Off on Telephone Interview – Questions
Top Tips on How to Negotiate a Better Salary
Click here if you need advice with personal assistant interview questions or PA interview questions. Finding out what you are worth requires research, self-reflection and networking. The salary negotiation is a tricky step for most job seekers. You don’t want to undercut yourself, but you also need to determine how far you can push without offending hiring managers. Do your research – Know what you’re worth. Go to PayScale or Vault and get as much data as you can on the current salary range. Know your bottom line. What is the minimum salary you would accept? Before investing too much time and energy on ...
Dec 10, 2013 | 2 Comments on Top Tips on How to Negotiate a Better Salary