Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 4, 2013

I was interviewed earlier this month and so I pasted it below. When people would ask me in interviews, my first answer was, “No nepotism here!” I learned through informational interviews that I should apply to temp agencies. If I recall correctly, I remember reading an interview with the CEO of Zappos.

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JANUARY 26, 2010

Water travels downhill! Posted by Deborah Chaddock Brown on January 26, 2010 under Attitude , Customer Moments , Resolving Conflict | 3 Comments to Read I love conversations with Leslie Ungar. I’m sure I’m preaching to the choir here! Heck, probably, the ministers! Hey, thanks for the great article.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2008

.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 13 September, 2008 Why I love my job? When I interview for a job I interview the person interviewing me and try to get a feel for whether we will work well together. When we proceeded with the interview it was the second man however that I connected with.

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JANUARY 1, 2009

As we head into the New Year it will be easy to forget and put 2008 instead of 2009. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? .© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 1 January, 2009 Happy New Year! Now dont forget to put the correct year on your documents.

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DECEMBER 5, 2009

INTERVIEW WELL Make it a conversation. You are interviewing them too so ask questions. Take notes during the interview so you don’t forget what you wanted to ask. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? How true that is!

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

There were a few bumps on the road, as expected, but I finally managed to arrange for an exclusive interview with Jonathan. Yeap, an exclusive interview with Jonathan Meads, how about that? It was around the beginning of 2008 that I begin seeing blogging as a platform for building a business and personal brand. Just cool.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2007

leaflet distribution service Said on January 22nd, 2008 at 2:21 pm I also recommend this service, I have used it for my leaflet distribution PR and the response wasn’t too bad actually. Said on April 22nd, 2008 at 4:18 am Thanks for the tip, I’ll give this a go. [.] It doesn’t get better than this! [.]

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 19 September, 2008 Using a Bring-Forward System to Help Organize Your Boss Of all the articles I have written, the one I wrote on the bring-forward system by far gets the most views. September 19, 2008 Patricia Robb said. September 20, 2008 Anonymoussaid. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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JANUARY 10, 2010

Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Oh where or where is my password? ► July (4) Guest Blog by Alexis Bonari: 10 Easy Ways to Check. ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared?

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DECEMBER 28, 2009

Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Oh where or where is my password? ► July (4) Guest Blog by Alexis Bonari: 10 Easy Ways to Check. ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared?

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NOVEMBER 10, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 November, 2008 We have a winner! Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. ► June (3) ► May (7) ► April (4) ► March (5) ► February (7) ► January (8) ▼ 2008 (215) ► December (3) ▼ November (6) Can you afford not to take a vacation?

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NOVEMBER 9, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 9 November, 2008 Contest! Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. ► June (3) ► May (7) ► April (4) ► March (5) ► February (7) ► January (8) ▼ 2008 (215) ► December (3) ▼ November (6) Can you afford not to take a vacation?

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Ideas.Ted

MARCH 3, 2022

Late one night in December of 2008, Amy received a message from a mutual friend that Deepa’s health had taken a serious downward turn. After eight decades, hundreds of subjects, thousands of interviews, and millions of data points, he could summarize the longest-running examination of human flourishing in five words: “Happiness is love.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 5, 2010

Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Oh where or where is my password? ► July (4) Guest Blog by Alexis Bonari: 10 Easy Ways to Check. ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared?

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MARCH 20, 2010

Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Oh where or where is my password? ► July (4) Guest Blog by Alexis Bonari: 10 Easy Ways to Check. ▼ March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared?

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MARCH 29, 2009

If you get an opportunity for an interview you may as well go and try it. Be prepared in the interview with your own questions too. I always like the interview to be a conversation, with both sides talking. HA HA, not funny Be very careful about using humour in an interview. They are interested, now what? the next day!

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

I am now leaving Atlanta to travel to Birmingham and the impression I am left with is I have never been in a city that smiles so much. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? I believe someone mentioned there were almost 500 to choose from.

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DECEMBER 17, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 17 December, 2008 Anyone can be an Administrative Assistant, right? Americanfolder.com Custservice@Americanfolder.com December 18, 2008 Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Join me for a Webinar, Sept. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat.

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MAY 31, 2009

Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Oh where or where is my password? ► July (4) Guest Blog by Alexis Bonari: 10 Easy Ways to Check. ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared? Introducing Goo.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2010

Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Oh where or where is my password? ► July (4) Guest Blog by Alexis Bonari: 10 Easy Ways to Check. ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared?

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FEBRUARY 27, 2010

Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Oh where or where is my password? ► July (4) Guest Blog by Alexis Bonari: 10 Easy Ways to Check. ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared?

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FEBRUARY 13, 2010

Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Oh where or where is my password? ► July (4) Guest Blog by Alexis Bonari: 10 Easy Ways to Check. ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared?

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FEBRUARY 7, 2010

Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Oh where or where is my password? ► July (4) Guest Blog by Alexis Bonari: 10 Easy Ways to Check. ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared?

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NOVEMBER 8, 2009

Secure the date and time in his or her calendar, taking into consideration travel time if outside the office. If outside the city, make travel arrangements: are flights required, train or will he or she be driving. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Meeting with Mr. Brown and Ms.

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JANUARY 23, 2010

Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Oh where or where is my password? ► July (4) Guest Blog by Alexis Bonari: 10 Easy Ways to Check. ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared?

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APRIL 22, 2009

Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Oh where or where is my password? ► July (4) Guest Blog by Alexis Bonari: 10 Easy Ways to Check. ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared? .

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MARCH 1, 2009

Under My Favourites, I have added a Meeting section with some useful sites and combined many of my travel related links under one title simply called Travel. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh.

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JANUARY 15, 2010

I use this all the time on my calendar and my boss's calendar, and it helps us both to know which events are phone calls which he can take in the office or on the road (yellow) or which events will require travel (blue). I put travel in red and action reminders in yellow, but that is our own system and it works for us.

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DECEMBER 19, 2009

Once the date and location is finalized, if it requires flight and hotel, then I put a travel sheet on top of the meeting sheet and start to go through that checklist to see what I need to do, from getting the passport ready, contacting the travel agent and arranging for a purchase order, etc. Oh where or where is my password?

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FEBRUARY 27, 2009

Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Oh where or where is my password? ► July (4) Guest Blog by Alexis Bonari: 10 Easy Ways to Check. ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared? That's not my job!

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OCTOBER 14, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 14 October, 2008 October 15th, Blog Action Day: Poverty I am participating in Blog Action Day and the theme this year is Poverty. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Lets enjoy our day together.©

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OCTOBER 31, 2009

Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Oh where or where is my password? ► July (4) Guest Blog by Alexis Bonari: 10 Easy Ways to Check. ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared?

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JANUARY 10, 2010

I travel far to try and find a full-serve station, but they are becoming extinct. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? The incentive was you saved.002 002 cents a litre. That was never enough to get me out of the car! Recently, I bought a new laptop.

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OCTOBER 4, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 4 October, 2008 Kings and Queens of the Office A friend was telling me about an Executive Assistant who has taken on a superior attitude at work and seems to think she is the Queen, looking down her nose on all her subjects, the other assistants. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 29 September, 2008 Cystic Fibrosis Hello Readers, My great nephew Owen has recently been diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Lets enjoy our day together.©

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JULY 9, 2010

Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Oh where or where is my password? ▼ July (4) Guest Blog by Alexis Bonari: 10 Easy Ways to Check. ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared?

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JULY 1, 2010

Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Oh where or where is my password? ▼ July (4) Guest Blog by Alexis Bonari: 10 Easy Ways to Check. ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared?

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