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What’s the Big Deal About Acceptance Speeches Anyway? Bonnie’s Story

Bonnie Low-Krayman

The people who answer my emails. Thank you for answering my crazy, crazy emails. InStyle Magazine put it this way, “Hard-working people everywhere — whether they are or ever have been someone’s assistant or not — were nodding and clapping and hell-yessing in agreement. Y’all are real ones. 100% certain. We never forgot it.

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Accepting a New Job? Be Sure to “Date” Before You Get Married!

Bonnie Low Kramen

By Bonnie Low-Kramen for Executive Support Magazine | October 2022. Recruiters make an average of 25% of an Assistant’s annual salary as a commission. On a $100K base salary, that means $25,000, which is paid after an Assistant is on the job for 90 days. The employer pays for housing and a fair salary in order to have a try-out.

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A True Partnership: Olympia Dukakis and Bonnie Low-Kramen

Bonnie Low Kramen

By Bonnie Low-Kramen for Executive Support Magazine | August 2021. This includes salary but also having the contents of a hotel mini-bar removed and some of the excess furniture too. This article first appeared in Executive Support Magazine, a global training publication and a must-read for any administrative professional.

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“EAs Need Better Press.” Agreed. Solving the EA PR Problem Once and For All

Bonnie Low Kramen

Do the research on your salary. Given a choice, advocate for salary versus hourly compensation. Be present in your manager’s email signature. This sends a powerful message to the recipients of your executive’s emails. Keep their emails telling you how amazing you are and thanking you for your hard work.

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Highlights from a Talk With the CEO of SHRM: What HR Really Thinks About EAs

Bonnie Low Kramen

By Bonnie Low-Kramen for the February, 2021 issue of Executive Support Magazine. On the other hand, I hear from assistants that job descriptions are obsolete, salary bands are slow to move, and job titles do not reflect the level of responsibility for the role. Taylor Jr. & & COS Emily M. It was time for a 1:1 talk with HR.

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Free Blog Posts | Men With Pens

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Written by James - 106 Comments “I’ve been blogging for five years. We blog our hearts out, pouring creativity, knowledge and advice into each post we write. Blogging is bloody hard work. Take this blog, for example. No One to Blame But Ourselves Blogging started as personal online journals.

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You’ve Got Their Back. Who’s Got Yours? By Bonnie Low-Kramen

Bonnie Low Kramen

February 2022 for Executive Support Magazine. Given the salary difference between leaders and assistants, it is not reasonable to expect an assistant to work at that same intensity (although we know plenty who do). Olympia Dukakis & Bonnie Low-Kramen on set in Sydney. Take me to the hospital.”

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