Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Believe it or not, while some EAs do hold tremendous power, because travel is a very expensive and uncomfortable aspect of business, many executives or companies are very specific on what is or isn't allowed and which airlines they will or won't fly. Then I call and email every vendor. Any suggestions? 4) Make your company searchable.

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Success

AUGUST 17, 2022

Images of remote islands with fruity drinks and no emails might spring to mind. For many, though, having a side gig bolsters their resume rather than detracting from it. Consider sitting down with your supervisor to discuss ways to eliminate needless meetings, reduce time-sucking email threads and increase time for creative thought.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

DECEMBER 18, 2013

I will answer your questions by addressing your entire email and I will answer from two perspectives - 1) I used to and still sometimes work in a recruiting capacity and 2) as a job applicant and EA. Your termination is more “in the past” than being the focal point of your resume because your first job description will be the temping stuff.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

It would be good to make the choices inexpensive, medium, or very expensive or whatever spread of variety is possible. If you’re like me, you always have about 10 different screens open on your computer which makes it a hassle to find the right one showing the calendar and then resuming your task. Money/gifts contributions etiquette.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

It was expensive,but when I brought it home I had to do all the work to get it up and running. I could see him looking after himself, trying to organise his diary and all his emails etc, and he wasn't sure what to give me. I travel far to try and find a full-serve station, but they are becoming extinct.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 5, 2009

If you know what works best for you and if your job is 80/20 on what you like then you can put up with the small stuff like filing and filling out expense forms. Quotations Marks Rules for numbers Saying thank you in an email Seasons greetings or Seasons greetings? This is an important thing to know.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 16, 2010

Make sure that tasks directly associated with clients come first, consider the financial impact of a project and its completion date on the company, don’t let deadlines control the priority list (expense reports can wait when there are more important tasks), and consider cause and effect (do A to enable B, which accomplishes C).

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

The question becomes, do you want to feel and think a certain way AT THE EXPENSE OF taking action to get what you want? And anyone can email me questions and I respond only via this blog, not to your personal address. You can compromise and get mostly everything or walk way and get nothing. You can just write “Thx!”

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 29, 2009

He wrote in one sentence that he had " expensive experience" instead of "extensive" and in another wrote "tits" instead of "its." Quotations Marks Rules for numbers Saying thank you in an email Seasons greetings or Seasons greetings? He relied totally on spell check so you can imagine what typos were missed. Good thing I checked.

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On The Job

MAY 7, 2009

But it got me to thinking that no matter how many "rules" I provide about networking and resumes and other stuff, there are always those tricky little things that can trip you up if no one tells you. You dont have to have an expensive satchel, but get one that is clean and streamlined. You want to look like youre headed to a job.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 31, 2009

He wrote in one sentence that he had "expensive experience" instead of "extensive" and in another wrote "tits" instead of "its." The woman who sat next to me told me I should have left the message, “Hi, call me back.&# * At another office I needed IT assistance so sent an email requesting help. Good thing I checked.

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Recruit CRM

JULY 14, 2020

Every day recruiters are flooded with hundreds of resumes for various jobs advertised. It is virtually impossible for recruiters to scan each resume manually and shortlist them. An average of 75-88 % of resumes received is not qualified for the job. ( You can find a good guide for resume screening here. )

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Recruit CRM

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Ever wondered why recruiters do not even see 70% of the resumes ? If you think the resume is going to be carefully analysed by a recruiter in the first go, then you're wrong. If you think the resume is going to be carefully analysed by a recruiter in the first go, then you're wrong. The resume gets first processed by an ATS.

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Men With Pens

MAY 16, 2010

It’s easy to fall into the trap of emailing off four, five, or more guest posts quickly and then expecting to see your work on the blog of your choice the very next day. If in doubt, a polite email to the site owner may be in order. It’s perfectly acceptable to email your contact and ask about the status of your post.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 9, 2010

One friend refers you to someone who only has an email address, a generic address like annepottertherapist@mail.com. Would you search online for Anne Potter before writing her an email? Compounding the problem was the president giving me an @comcast.net email address. It’s too expensive.&# Stacy – YES!

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Men With Pens

APRIL 11, 2010

I’d like a website, but I’m having a hard time justifying the expense.&# Something doesn’t necessarily have to be expensive, but I believe it has to *look* like it was done to quality standards for that perception of “expensive&# – which many people equate to grounded, established business.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 13, 2009

Many freelancers don’t have to send their resumes to people anymore, so those degrees don’t see a lot of action, but they’re there, collecting dust on our walls. If you’d like to be the first, please email me at steve@ionleap.com and ask me. Written by James - 69 Comments Many freelancers have university degrees. Wish I knew.

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Men With Pens

MAY 23, 2010

Like, say, emailing us to ask if this is the right email to email us at, when the email you should use to apply is written on the job ad. When the job ad says email us with information and samples, don’t tweet us and say, “Just click here.&# Someone wrote an email to “Mr. Bangamon.&#

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