Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

First, what you have been up to recently that is exciting, fun or new, why and what sort of job you are looking for, and your contact information and an online link to your resume or a social media profile (more on this later). Google for all the agencies in town, look on Yelp, or look on LinkedIn. She gave me her business card.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Aside from this blog, I also write over at jobstr.com under Hollywood Executive Assistant. I work at a travel and event planning agency. Unlike catering or gifts where the EA has a lot of decision-making power, travel is usually dictated by the powers that be. Call every single temping agency in town. Happy reading!

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JULY 10, 2012

Have money for group gifts. Alternately, you could say you only had X amount of dollars in your wallet and give that, offer to write a check, or give your own gift by baking cookies or something. Sometimes companies don’t validate for parking especially if you are doing testing at a temp agency and are there for a few hours.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 4, 2013

For any readers of my blog and my column , you’ll know I hail from Japan and also consider myself an Angeleno! I found every single one of my jobs through a temping agency or by referral. I learned through informational interviews that I should apply to temp agencies. If the fit isn’t close enough, they toss or file your resume.

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