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7 Unexpected Ways Your Finances Matter When Job Hunting And Working

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

One of the most surprising things for me was to learn that not all companies will give you an expense account or a company credit card. That’s assuming you have enough free time to do an expense report immediately for 2 hours on top of your already busy schedule. This is in case you lose your job or want to look for another one.

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Answering Reader Mail: Can an EA salary support a family?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Always buy the most expensive health insurance you can afford. You should have 3 savings accounts - retirement, rainy day, and emergency. Retirement is your 401k, CDs, cash, etc. Emergency funds are for when you lose your job, want to switch jobs, have to buy a car, unforeseen medical bills, or anything urgent that you need.

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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

“I love your blog and really appreciate your insights and advice. Thanks again for all your informative blogs!!! Because I knew nothing about the job except my title (EA) and the dept (I think it was in marketing). The job I have currently, I got because my of a co-worker’s spouse. How long do you think is fair?

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Will This Tough Job Market Change Generation Y?

On The Job

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Tuesday, December 1, 2009 Will This Tough Job Market Change Generation Y? Though the job market now is bad, it's been bad for years now. You don't have a choice.

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