Results

Q&A | Ask the Career Coach November 2025

Q&A Sessions

Topics covered include…

How to achieve your professional goal when layoffs have altered job responsibilities?

How to advocate for professional development when you’re approaching retirement?

How to start working more strategically with your leaders?

How to set goals when you’re close to retirement?

How to deal with a repeated question you’ve answered – but it keeps getting asked!

and much, much more!

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Q&A | Ask the Career Coach June 2025

Q&A Sessions

Topics covered include…

How to prevent work passion from being all-consuming?

How to host team events when staff are required to man reception desks?

How to reframe your mindset after having pay reduced?

How to keep momentum before exiting (when also facing furloughs)?

How to prepare for an administrative review and possible reorg or reduction?

and much, much more!

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Q&A | Ask the Career Coach February 2025

Q&A Sessions

Topics covered include…

How do you handle personal tasks as an Executive Assistant?

How to deal when you have limited career advancement opportunities and multiple people who devalue your role?

What to do if you want to pursue a new career but can’t make headway?

Is it okay to question a role that has a contract to renew annually based on performance?

How to handle having responsibilities taken away?

and much, much more!

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Q&A | Ask the Career Coach October 2024

Q&A Sessions

Topics covered include…

What is the best way to show a gap of employment on your resume?

What is the best way to stay motivated when heading towards the end of your career, and also facing lots of changes?

What do you think are the most important skills for an assistant?

What skills will help me succeed during times of LOTS of change?

How to prepare for a performance review after being written up?

and much, much more!

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Q&A | Ask the Career Coach August 2024

Q&A Sessions

Topics covered include…

Should I look for remote only position at a new organization after working at the same organization for 36 years?

How to respond when you’re ghosted for an interview, then contacted later?

What are the best sites for professional development?

How to improve after being given feedback that you “lack polish” after an interview?

What to do to keep your energy and interest up during slow times?

How to answer the question: “Do you have any questions for us?” at the end of an interview.

and much, much more!

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Q&A | Ask the Career Coach November 2020

Q&A Sessions

Topics covered include..

How to help a team member be more confident and take on more leadership

How to deal with short stints on a resume and not look like a job hopper

What to do if you’re ready to take a job you’re passionate about, but worried that the pay isn’t enough

How to change careers when you’re not far from retirement

What skills will be most crucial for admins post-COVID

And much, much more!

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Q&A | Ask the Career Coach April 2019

Q&A Sessions

Topics covered include…

How to handle distracting co-worker behavior

How the admin field is evolving and how to remain relevant as an admin

How to deal with career regrets/mistakes

How to get people to actually read your email messages

How to know when it’s time to retire

How to deal with major organizational culture changes

And much, much more!

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Q&A | Ask the Career Coach March 2018

Q&A Sessions

Topics covered include…

How to be more confident and authoritative with your boss

How to enlarge your role when working for a micro-manager

How to transition to a new field when you don’t have experience

How to prepare for a successor/retirement

And much more!

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