Go Burrows

JANUARY 29, 2023

She supports two Staff Vice Presidents and their leadership teams in the Global Chief Information Office, and has been there for a little over five years. Previously Whitney has worked in workforce development as both the Office Manager and the Business Service Assistant. Or maybe you’d like to sponsor an episode or two?

Networking 96

Networking Administrative Assistance Healthcare Leadership 96

C-Suite Assistants

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Our C-Suite Assistants LinkedIn page has over 65,000 followers, including executive assistants, personal assistants, chiefs of staff, and experienced office managers. Our exclusive focus on high-level administrative support gives us immediate reach to an executive assistant talent network to support your search.

Travel Arrangements 105

Travel Arrangements Networking Onboarding Interviewing 105

Ask a Manager

JULY 17, 2015

A reader writes: Quite a few years back, I was assisting my manager with interviewing candidates for an office manager position. One of my colleagues, a non-exempt employee, interviewed for the job. She was told she did not have to clock out for her interview. Yep, it depends on the employer.

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Interviewing Promotion Office Management 34

Jen Lawrence

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

A few years ago, I interviewed to be the executive assistant to the CEO of a biomedical company. The day had gone pretty much as you would imagine – being shuffled between conference rooms and offices meeting various team members, answering carefully planned questions, hearing all about how great the company was to work for.

Administrative Staff 100

Administrative Staff Salary Training Networking 100

Ask a Manager

JULY 24, 2015

Interviewer missed our phone interview twice. I submitted a resume for an office manager position at a small nonprofit, and was contacted a couple of days later by the administration director to set up a phone interview for the next day (Friday) or Monday. Following up months after hearing nothing post-interview.

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Interviewing Legal Payroll Retail 33

Go Burrows

MARCH 20, 2022

This empowered her to leave a role where leadership opportunities were not available, today she is the Executive Assistant and President’s Office Manager, where she uses her relationship building, strategic, influencer and execution talents to equip others for success. Her own and those belonging to others.

Coaching 95

Coaching Mailing Leadership Mentoring 95

The Receptionist

JUNE 28, 2023

Identifying skills and individual strengths Redefining roles Strategies for implementation Tangible ROI Identifying Skills and Individual Strengths People in admin roles tend to have exceptional communication, organization, multitasking, problem-solving, and relationship management skills. And those are only scraping the surface.

Technology 130

Technology Problem-Solving Administrative Assistance Multitasking 130

Ask a Manager

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

This post, how do I tell interviewers why I’m leaving my job without badmouthing my employer? , was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. I have been here for so long that the attorneys and office manager I worked for at my previous job are retired. My boss is an attorney in a solo practice.

Interviewing 34

Interviewing Office Management Leadership Planning 34

Jen Lawrence

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

But honestly, how do you measure someone’s proficiency in office management or business communication? A manager can call for references or give a practical during the interview. We can fill pages and pages of our resume or LinkedIn to set ourselves apart, listing every skill we claim to have.

Administrative Staff 100

Administrative Staff Project Management Mailing Finance 100

Ask a Manager

JUNE 18, 2015

A reader writes: I recently was invited for an in-person office manager interview with a large, non-finance company in the private sector. Am I correct that it would not be advisable to give my personal information to a potential employer prior to an interview? Your concerns are totally reasonable.

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Interviewing Finance Security Office Management 33

Ask a Manager

JUNE 16, 2015

I always knew a office manager role would come up that I was keen on, but she previously had done the job on a secondment while the office manager was on maternity leave, so I always said she should go for it. Say something like this: “Jane encouraged me to apply for the office manager position too.

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Interviewing Office Management Finance Planning 36

Go Burrows

JULY 7, 2024

Rebecca Afful is an Administrative Professional with over a decade of experience in executive support and office management. John Quincy Adams CONNECT WITH REBECCA Rebecca on LinkedIn ABOUT REBECCA Rebecca Afful is an Administrative Professional with over a decade of experience in executive support and office management.

Networking 95

Networking Banking Coaching Security 95

Work Life

JULY 31, 2024

I interviewed clients and wrote feature articles explaining why they chose us to handle their home remodeling projects. When our construction supervisor and office manager were each recovering from surgery, I took over their responsibilities, providing the chance to gain firsthand experience in critical growth sectors of the business.

Customer Service 96

Customer Service Cleaning Construction Sales 96

Success

JULY 20, 2023

“The hourly assistant takes on the role of office manager, marketing manager or, if they’re OK with it, director of organized chaos,” she says. “I I have set tasks and office responsibilities that my assistants [one per shift] are responsible for that are clearly defined in the job description and again during the interview.”

Delegation 98

Delegation Bookkeeping Communication Leadership 98

Ask a Manager

DECEMBER 8, 2021

This post, my coworker has celebrity friends, asking to come back to an interview question, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. I am a new office manager for a great little company with a nationwide footprint. Asking to come back to an interview question. I’m on vacation.

Interviewing 38

Interviewing Construction Equipment Communication 38

The Receptionist

AUGUST 29, 2024

How to Solve It: During the interview process, pay attention to the way the candidate communicates. However, when a lack of communication or a misunderstanding occurs, it can lead to missed deadlines, customer turnover, or even employee turnover. Ask them questions that will give you a sense of their style.

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Problem-Solving Communication Training Software 130

Ask a Manager

DECEMBER 13, 2022

This post, my interviewer called all the other applicants “pricks,” boss is hanging terrible artwork, and more , was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. My interviewer called all the other applicants “pricks” I’m currently finishing my PhD and looking to move outside of academia.

Interviewing 37

Interviewing Consulting Networking Coaching 37

Ask a Manager

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

My coworker was just recently made office manager, and it has gone to her head. Is there any law about an office manager giving out information about your wages just because she was mad? I’m interviewing for the same job as my former employee. Should I let her know I’ve also been interviewed?

Salary 35

Salary Interviewing Mailing Payroll 35

SnackNation

DECEMBER 7, 2018

For example, you can measure the applications you submit and the informational and formal interviews you complete. In our guide about asking for a raise, Office Manager Megan recommended “keeping a detailed list of all you do and are responsible for. The Office Ninjas Adminingling Events Series.

Administrative Assistance 57

Administrative Assistance Office Management Networking Office Equipment 57

Ask a Manager

AUGUST 19, 2020

Interviewer told me they don’t allow facial hair on men. I just had a second phone interview yesterday for a part-time adjunct position. As this was an on camera interview, I was also told, right at the end, that they don’t allow any “facial hair” on men and expect a neat, clean appearance as the candidate would be teaching camera.

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Interviewing Cleaning Planning Office Management 30

Go Burrows

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Following college, Brooke gained valuable experience as an office manager, overseeing administrative teams. Her passion for administration and event planning was cultivated during college, where she worked as both a personal assistant and lead the colleges event planning department for two years.

Networking 53

Networking Coaching Leadership Office Management 53

Ask a Manager

JANUARY 14, 2015

Will I be judged on the kinds of questions at I at an interview, or on asking no questions at all? At the end of interviews, we are asked if there are any questions. The others in my firm are 5 financial advisors and my office manager. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. Lots of weight. short answers'

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Interviewing Salary Finance Legal 35

Go Burrows

JUNE 9, 2024

Natasha Boyd is a highly skilled professional with 10 years of experience as an office manager and a passion for serving others. In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Natasha talks about becoming a virtual assistant, tips for managing time while working from home, and more.

Networking 71

Networking Coaching Security Office Management 71

Ask a Manager

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Remember the letter-writer who was worried she was less likely to get hired if she could only do video interviews ? (#2 It’s been a little over a year since you published my question about remotely interviewing for a job in a different country, and oh my goodness, it almost feels like a completely different world, doesn’t it?!

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Interviewing Office Chairs Office Equipment Transportation 28

Go Burrows

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Rita Reis is a longtime office manager and executive assistant in Portugal who is passionate about networking and getting things done. HELP ME, HELP YOU (MAKE THE PODCAST BETTER) Do you have questions you’d like me to answer, guests you think I should interview, or suggested topics you’d like me to address on the show?

Networking 52

Networking Food Catering Customer Service 52

Ask a Manager

MARCH 31, 2019

I hate video interviews. As a professional consultant for well over a decade, I’ve had a lot of practice interviewing, and I’m pretty comfortable with in-person interviews. I used to get my remote contracts via phone interviews, but now everyone wants to see me on video calls. I’ll never know.

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Controlling Interviewing Food Catering 29

Go Burrows

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

. – Michael Jordan CONNECT WITH MARY Mary on LinkedIn ABOUT MARY Mary Rabin has been an executive personal assistant for over a decade, starting out by chance when after graduating from college with a degree in communications and management, she was hired as the office manager and personal assistant for a real estate entrepreneur.

Real Estate 96

Real Estate Advertising Leadership Networking 96

SnackNation

APRIL 6, 2016

Watch the video below featuring two SnackNation members & office managers from MediaMath, an ad-tech company with offices in Chicago, San Francisco, Santa Monica and Boston. It isn’t often that a snack can transport you to a tropical paradise like Matt’s Munchies bite size fruit snacks.

Transportation 48

Transportation Office Management Interviewing 48

Ask a Manager

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

(If the problem is coming from higher-ups, someone like a well-respected office manager needs to tell them to cut out the rudeness and that you’re only enforcing an office-wide policy.). I did in-person interviews with four people over the course of two weeks. He obviously did a lot of prep work before his interview.

Food 31

Food Interviewing Legal Catering 31

Bonnie Low-Kramen

JUNE 19, 2024

I had an interview for an Executive Assistant position with a company based in Philadelphia which turned out to be the worst experience of my career. I completed two 1-hour interviews and was set for a 1-hour interview with the executive I would support. He then stood up and thanked me for coming in for the interview.

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Interviewing Cubicle Consulting Training 52

Ask a Manager

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

I recently had a phone interview for a scribe position at a urology practice. Two days after the phone interview, the office manager (who I didn’t interview with) left a voice message asking me to come for an in-person interview with the doctor. She just asks if I can come the next day at 9:30 am.

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Interviewing Office Management 20

Ask a Manager

APRIL 9, 2017

Interviewer asked, “is there anything on your resume that’s an exaggeration?” ” I recently interviewed for an internal six-month “detail” in my organization, a position that wasn’t a promotion, just a lateral transfer. Our office is weirdly secretive about hiring. Here we go…. Insulting.

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Interviewing Salary Mentoring Mailing 23

Ask a Manager

DECEMBER 11, 2017

I applied to the perfect position the next day, interviewed within the week, aaaaand bombed the interview. I like almost every aspect of my job except for my office manager, and not everyone can say that. #2) Turns out, as I’d thought, no one in the office cared that I bit the office manager.

Office Management 40

Office Management Cleaning Interviewing Planning 40

Work Life

APRIL 24, 2024

For instance, jobs in which women make up the majority of workers—such as medical administrative assistants (91% women), office managers (88%), and legal assistants (87%)—may be more likely to be replaced by generative AI. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. LinkedIn found that in the U.S.,

Administrative Assistance 98

Administrative Assistance Computer Teamwork Training 98

Ask a Manager

JUNE 9, 2021

This post, my employee says I can’t stop her from leaving work early , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I’m a new manager at a company. The office manager, who is salaried, is continually leaving early by 30-40 minutes a day and leaves at 2 on Fridays.

Salary 43

Salary Office Management Interviewing 43

ONEs Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Maja Henderson, Office Manager at Square Hot desking in the APEC region The Singapore Newspaper – TODAY has interviewed 10 firms, 6 firms said that they would retain their present hybrid work arrangements after the Covid 19 pandemic. Office Management System is a system that can manage all the desks and rooms in the office.

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Banking Pharmaceutical Flexibility Flexibility 52

Ask a Manager

AUGUST 19, 2018

Arya burned through the small amount of vacation she received when she started working here six months ago, taking care of the boys after my boss found the boys in our conference room and had the office manager talk to Sansa and Arya about how this workplace was not a day care. Is this interview assignment excessive?

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Interviewing Logistics Office Management Promotion 21