Clerical Work

You've Come a Long Way Baby... Or Have You? Think back to the most common jobs that women held in your mom's day, and if that's not far enough back, think about your grandmother. Do secretaries, nurses, teachers and retail sales clerks come to mind? Now think about the most common jobs for women today: Are ...

As an administrative assistant, Amy knew she would be competing against many other candidates with similar competencies. She needed a way to stand out from the sea of applicants who would be vying for the same positions. Through conversation with Amy, I learned that she had done much more than just the typical ...

In a time when so many out of work professionals are on the job hunt, more and more people are turning to job coordinators to get a leg up on the competition. Job coordinators help place workers in permanent or temporary positions while also offering résumé services and career counseling. Working as ...

Even in a healthy economy, returning to the workforce after being a stay-at-home parent can feel like signing up for a marathon when you haven't so much as stretched a hamstring in years. Yet a spouse's layoff and mounting bills have prompted many at-home parents -- the U.S. Census Bureau reports there are 5.5 ...

How would you like to work from home? No hustling out the door 10 minutes late, no fighting your road rage or battling for the last seat on the train, no fast food lunch and no noisy co-workers. Sounds like heaven, doesn't it? More than ever, workers are attracted to the 30-second commute, thanks to social ...

Indispensible assistants: Where would we be without them? Firms require administrative talent to support current and new operations that span across regions, time zones and countries. And companies are finding it challenging to locate staff. Unemployment remains low by historical standards, and demand for ...