Question: I recently applied for a position as executive assistant. I was not selected for the position and one of the reasons was that I did not provide any examples of my work. The person I interviewed with suggested that I create a portfolio with various samples of my work using different software programs.
Has anyone ever create such a portfolio? How would I get started? -- Karyn, Buffalo, N.Y.
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This is a great suggestion. You should maintain copies of some of your best work to take to your interviews for these positions. They like to see tangible evidence of your skills. Great examples are presentations, travel itineraries (the more detailed the better), event coordination or spreadsheets.
Posted by: Beth Stafford | August 26, 2005 at 10:10 AM
Karen,
It's actually a very good idea. I've kept a portfol...(register to read more)