Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

OCTOBER 29, 2010

I would like to get better assignments, promoted, or get a raise before a few more years go by. It’s such a shame that there aren’t more managers who are good mentors that help each individual grow and learn more in their roles. You also have more negotiating leverage for a better salary and projects.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Guest Blog entry provided by Debbie Gross, Chief Executive Assistant to John Chamber, Cisco Systems. In those days I was an office manager with 3 people reporting to me and my salary was growing at less than 3% per year. We hope that you enjoy her guest post. Am I passionate about this profession? Absolutely! Absolutely!

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Guest Blog entry provided by Debbie Gross, Chief Executive Assistant to John Chamber, Cisco Systems. In those days I was an office manager with 3 people reporting to me and my salary was growing at less than 3% per year. We hope that you enjoy her guest post. Am I passionate about this profession? Absolutely! Absolutely!

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

“I just came across your blog and really enjoy the information you posted! I have heard of EAs working for successful international corporations and earning a very large salary. If you’ve decided you want to be an EA or have a career that leads to a great salary, it all starts with growth. I was wondering about career path.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 25, 2015

I wrote a blog about this a few weeks ago and shared some of the responses to that question. Why promote an assistant who is making your life a whole lot easier? So, after some advice from my mentor, I started sending my boss weekly emails detailing what I had achieved that week. Again this is fairly common.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 10, 2012

Or they will say they want people to be in the training program or how previous assistants have gotten promoted after a couple of years if they were the right fit. There are those bosses that will promote you and help you out as much as possible. There are others who mean well, but never have enough time to mentor you.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 4, 2014

Came across your blog while doing some research for a position I'm interviewing with on Monday. Thanks, M” Dear M, Glad you found my blog and thank you so much for the great question; it’s actually one I had myself many years ago! Perhaps you want to be transferred laterally or to get promoted within the dept to being management again.

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