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You can say that you’re experienced until your blue in the face. However, it is hard to make a potential employer truly believe that your experience is real and relevant. A certification goes a long way to prove your administrative capabilities and make you a better candidate during the job search process.
CPS and CAP certifications demonstrate to a potential employer that you know the systems, technology, management, and communications skills needed to be a good administrator. These exams test your knowledge of book based theories and the procedures you’ve learned …
Job Interviews, Job Tips »
One of the biggest advantageous of an interview, is that it gives you an opportunity to form a connection with the interviewer. That connection will make it harder for the interviewer to pass you up when making the final decision to hire. Building a personal connection starts with the introduction. When you first meet the interviewer, you have an opportunity to establish a solid connection immediately.
Positioning- It is polite to stand when being introduced to anyone. When the interviewer comes into the room, be sure to stand up and …
Job Interviews, Job Search, Job Tips »
Most interviewers like to start an interview with an information session. They will tell you key information about the job you’re interviewing for. If you’re lucky they will tell you all about the company, current projects, and the team to give you a sense of what you might be getting into. This session gives you an opportunity to learn about the job your interviewing for, but it also gives you a chance to prepare even more for the Q&A Session.
Understand the interviewer: Everything the interviewer tells you during this session …
Job Interviews, Job Tips »
Once the interview ends the interviewers hard work begins. They typically talk with peers or supervisors about what they learned. They may have to meet with the team and share with them as well. Eventually they have to decide who to hire. Then in most companies, they will have to go to HR to permission to offer you the job. Most times they have to track down a supervisor to sign off on hiring you before they can even talk to the human resources department. Then before making the offer …
Job Interviews, Job Search, Job Tips »
It’s not what you say, but how you say it that makes the difference. This old adage is very true when it comes to interviewing. If you are interviewing for an actual job, the hiring manager is as concerned about how you will fit in the company or team as they are with your skills. The hiring manager is adding to a team of people not buying a spring to put in a big machine. Even if they have a business only mindset, they are still human. As humans, relationships …