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Answering Reader Mail: Taking Your Career to the Next Level

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

The goal is to go from a busy role to one that is absolutely crazy insane busy and stressful to prove you can do it. When you job hunt keep this in mind. This is one of the main reasons why I endorse temping and working thru recruiting and placement agencies.

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Even More Questions Answered

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Even though I am an EA with over 15 years of experience at the C-level, it seems that all the recruiting agencies I have approached still require an applicant to come in for an appointment to take their basic employment testing, and then only seem to be able to offer lower-level administrative jobs. And once you're in, you're in.

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The Full Interview - The Person Behind the Professional

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

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. Can you fit in a creative, free flowing environment or a structured corporate environment? 6) Be strategic about your career plan and job hunt.