On The Job

JANUARY 19, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Tuesday, January 19, 2010 How to Move from Temporary Work to a Full-Time Gig When I was in high school I landed my first holiday job working at a small J.C.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

3) Work with temping and recruiting agencies – all of them When you are looking for a job, contact every temp and recruiting agency in town. I ran a book club for 2 years. I actively grow my LinkedIn network every week, if not every day. The timing of the gift is also crucial. I ran a MeetUp group for 2 years.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 26, 2014

I would also volunteer at work and socialize with my co-workers during the holiday gift wrapping parties. I started this blog while temping/job hunting and I was allowed to write or do personal side projects as long as it was not interfering with my work. I mentored other younger assistants. I will find a job helping a person/people.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

OCTOBER 1, 2012

We are a great resource for Executive Assistants (we have several that we work with currently) booking high level travel globally but I am having trouble reaching out to the right people. Unlike catering or gifts where the EA has a lot of decision-making power, travel is usually dictated by the powers that be. Happy reading!

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 4, 2013

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. I learned through informational interviews that I should apply to temp agencies. I opened the phone book and signed up with every single one in town.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Elizabeth Gilbert, who wrote a book called Eat, Pray Love , once gave a TED speech that suggested creative people are pretty emotionally twisted. Cory Doctorow) – give away the text for free, and count on people liking it so much that they’ll buy a copy of your book anyway. Do you think that’s true? Definitely.

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