Hiring a New Administrative Assistant

Today we listened to a podcast about hiring a new administrative assistant.

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Here is a list of the key words, phrases and idioms in today's podcast:

• Administrative assistant
• Gave notice
• Could not have happened at a worse time
• Busy time of year
• Nothing I could do
• Right away
• Want ad
• Classified
• Applications
• Interviews
• Narrowed it down
• Resume
• Experience
• Working at
• Telecommunications
• Looked promising
• Dressed professionally
• Seemed personable
• With confidence
• Sounded like
• Perseverance
• Drawbacks
• Chatty
• Seemed disorganized
• Capacities
• Candidate
• Rough around the edges
• Earnest
• Eager
• Air of someone who had
• Corporate environment
• Seemed bright
• Easy to get along with
• Did strike me
• As shy
• Nervous
• Two options
• Give it some more thought

Look at your notes to review the meaning of each item on the list.