Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 16, 2010

“I came across your blog while surfing the net for information on high-level executive assistants. I found your blog very helpful. Dear MJ, I’m glad you enjoy my blog. I mention how I worked for all my CEOs because I was recruited away as a temp. My goal as temp was to be asked back as a temp repeatedly - that’s it.

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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

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). The kind lady asked me what I did for work so I gave her my resume. She gave me her business card.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 17, 2012

“First of all I would like to say thank you for the wealth of incredibly useful and generous advice on your blog! Dear SH, Glad you enjoy my blog! Any recruiter who sees your resume and finds out you used to be a lawyer will silently wonder the following questions. If the fit isn’t close enough, they toss or file your resume.

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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. Dear JH, Thank you for reading my blog! The best strategy is to sign up with every single temp agency in town.

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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. 1) Focus your resume on your skills/talents vs the job title/chronology. Whatever bullet points and items they list that you do well, lift those sentences verbatim from the job description and put them in your resume. Happy reading!

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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! 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. We really like her.” It’s just that simple.

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