Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 17, 2012

Can you fit in a corporate structured environment? The shortest route is to look for temp work thru agencies or TaskRabbit, Craiglist, or volunteer. Learn to answer why being an EA appeals to you more than any other job. Your best bet is to get some experience in admin and being an EA thru temping or other contract work.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 26, 2014

For me, and this may or may not be the case with you, I learned I was bored, unhappy, stretched too thin, and I was neglecting myself. How did I learn this? However, after I’m in a role for 2-3 years I’ve learned the ins and outs of my new boss, role, job, dept, and company. I learned I need a vacation ASAP.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MARCH 22, 2013

And it’s better to make all your mistakes now when you are young so you have time to learn and not repeat the same mistakes when you are at a more critical juncture in your career. I’m sure you’ve realized while it’s common to have a lot of office politics, it is not fun to work in a gossip-filled environment.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 10, 2009

Recently, a temp worker at my job gave me another Google tip. Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Finally, I asked her how she knew the answers and what was she doing to get the information?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time ► April (2) Keeping focussed in a busy environment When your boss arranges meetings behind your back.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 16, 2012

Sign up with the major job hunting sites with your resume and profile, join social network sites geared towards work, and meet with every temp agency in town just to be safe. There are only so many personality types or people that will thrive in this sort of environment. How can you make yourself easily found? You will die trying.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 4, 2013

You 'll learn my most cringe worthy moment, tips, and a little about me as a person. 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. So I left that temp gig and went to work for the CEO.

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On The Job

JULY 10, 2009

Maybe this economic environment can lead people to believe that they are desperate for a job. I always hear that temp work is a good way to get experience, but wonder if HR ever cares about it. Was there anything that I can work on to learn from this experience?" I almost left before the interview.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 1, 2009

I think it’s good to change, to reconnect and adapt to whatever environment you fall into. Just look at our environment: nighttime, no sun, the moon. I find that even in a living environment, it’s also good and healthy to both stabilize yourself and then just change. I learned all my sacres right here.

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