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Answering Reader Mail: How Long is it Fair to be a Temp for a Job?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

After only 2 weeks, I found a great company through a staffing agency and the position was full time working for a wonderful CEO. The staffing agent asked if I was open to temp to perm, even though the position was for a full time EA, he feels the CEO may need time to see if it is a good fit. How long do you think is fair?

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On the Job by Anita Bruzzese: How to Move from Temporary Work to a.

On The Job

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Tuesday, January 19, 2010 How to Move from Temporary Work to a Full-Time Gig When I was in high school I landed my first holiday job working at a small J.C.

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Top 5 Tips for Finding Great Employees (cheaply!)

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Community for small business outsourcing and cost control. Planned Maintenance – Upgrade to WinWeb.com The Cost of Borrowing Small Office Tips Finding The Best Employees For Your Small Business Do You Need Encouraging To ‘Go Green’? Temp agencies are useful – look at them as being a trial period for potential employees.

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The Full Interview - The Person Behind the Professional

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Tell us your story on how you went from temping in LA to being the EA of high-profile CEOs. 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. So I left that temp gig and went to work for the CEO.

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Answering Reader Mail: Taking Your Career to the Next Level

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

“I just came across your blog and really enjoy the information you posted! I have tried to research what the next level(s) up is, I can't seem to find any information. LOL A couple of people have asked vaguely related questions so how to find that information is below, which I will expound upon to specifically answer your question.

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Answering Reader Mail: Career Progression, Wearing Different Hats, and Realistic Expectations

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I'm an EA to the President and CEO of a North American marketing agency that is growing rapidly. When we were a smaller agency, I was the EA and Office Manager for a smaller facility. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be the EA to the President and CEO of a North American marketing agency that is growing rapidly.

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Guest Post: What Makes Virtual Administrative Assistants Work?

Laughing all the Way to Work

You can bolster your resume and your skills by performing similar services at low costs for people in your hometown and ask them to provide testimonials when you’re looking for online work. FOR MORE INFORMATION CLICK ON THE IMAGE Subscribe To Posts Atom Posts Comments Atom Comments Subscribe to the blog here Search This Blog Loading.