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7 Unexpected Ways Your Finances Matter When Job Hunting And Working

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Google Disney insider trading scheme assistant or just look at Enron. It was for catered food at a place that did not take payments over the phone with a credit card. Although you don’t have to contribute or offer the same amount as everyone else, you should have it in your budget. Have enough credit.

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Breaking down Minutes: The Art of Minute Taking

Who's the Real Boss?

I started frantically googling, ‘how to write minutes?’ And, if you want to learn the art of Board minutes (which every EA should), get googling! However, I must point out, no one can actually teach you how to write minutes, nor did anyone teach me.

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10 Tips on Taking a Vacation (and Derek DelGaudio)

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Other jobs, because they were temp to full time, I didn’t even have the benefits of paid vacation time or paid sick days for almost a year. It always perplexes me when small companies do not hire a temp or have in mind another staff person to fill in for the admin or EA to go on a vacation or call in sick.

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The Full Interview - The Person Behind the Professional

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

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.