The question many professionals are asking is no longer whether AI is coming into the workplace, but rather how Administrative Professionals can stay indispensable in the AI era while continuing to grow alongside new technology. The administrative profession has always evolved alongside business. From typewriters to email, from fax machines to Zoom calls where someone is inevitably still on mute (give me a good old rotary phone any day), the most successful Administrative Pro

Anyone stepping into the world of external recruiting for the first time is almost always surprised by one thing: how fast everything moves. Or more accurately, how fast it needs to move to make a successful placement and a success for the client, applicant, and recruiter. Great candidates are not sitting around waiting patiently for a five-step interview process that can stretch over three to sometimes eight weeks. They are interviewing, getting offers, and making decisions

Thinking about changing careers or industries in the new year? You may already have the perfect skill set for an administrative role—especially once you learn how to translate your experience, rewrite your resume, and leverage temp-to-hire opportunities. The holiday season has a funny way of making us reflective. Maybe it’s the quiet after the storm of year-end deadlines. Perhaps it’s the extra pie. Or maybe it’s that moment—somewhere between the mashed potatoes and the third

Ah, yes, it’s that pumpkin spice, turkey, ham, and all the fixings time of year again. The days are shorter, the coffee cups are festive, and “Let’s circle back in January” has become everyone’s favorite phrase. But while it might feel like hiring slows to a crawl, the truth is quite the opposite. At Alan J. Blair, after nearly 50 years in recruiting, we’ve seen the holiday season open up some of the best opportunities for job seekers, especially those open to temporary or

(Spoiler: 432 applicants are not 432 qualified competitors) You’ve just applied for a job on LinkedIn or Indeed. You hit submit and immediately see it: “472 people have already applied.” Cue the stomach drop. You picture a virtual line of hundreds of other candidates — all better qualified, faster, sharper, with color-coded résumés and executive references. You close your laptop, grab a cookie, and think, “Why bother?” Before you start catastrophizing, let’s pause. Those big

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A friendly guide for new businesses expanding their office footprint. This year, San Francisco has seen one of the largest comebacks in...