Job Advice Blog

AUGUST 29, 2010

Next, I Googled the company name–and searched on other search engines as well–to try to learn something about the proposal/agreement signer with the title of managing director. He was asking me to evaluate a proposal he had received from a career marketing firm. At this point, though, your money is gone forever.

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Job Advice Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

Hiring managers ‘Google’ the names of people they are interviewing and those they are considering interviewing. This is because these documents are the first thing people see about you. You want to project a positive personal brand. If this is the case, consider a hybrid style presentation.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MARCH 6, 2013

Google for the UTA list and sign up for all email lists and job boards for the entertainment industry, network with people you know, send your resume and cover letter snail mail to every company you want to work at to the attn of the recruiting department, and establish an online presence so headhunters find you via LinkedIn and job sites.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

3) Work with temping and recruiting agencies – all of them When you are looking for a job, contact every temp and recruiting agency in town. Send your cover letter and resume to a specific person, their general email address, or fill out their online form/application. Job hunting is a numbers and timing game.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

JH recently wrote me and asked the following question, "With so many temp agencies out there, I don't know which is/isn't good. I was wondering if you could give me the name of the temp agency you worked with. The best strategy is to sign up with every single temp agency in town. Lucky for you, there's Google!

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

OCTOBER 1, 2012

I work at a travel and event planning agency. Most large companies have in house travel department or a pre-approved vendor and agency list. 9 times out of 10, whenever I need to take care of task, the first thing I do is Google it, look for it on Yelp, or look on LinkedIn. Call every single temping agency in town.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 4, 2013

I found every single one of my jobs through a temping agency or by referral. But in reality – the most useful skill that opened a lot of doors for me were my soft skills. I learned through informational interviews that I should apply to temp agencies. 1) Do you have the admin skills to be an EA?

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