Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 10, 2008

There is an entire industry dedicated to the issue; a sub-niche of personal development, capable of surviving and even thriving on its own. Projects wouldn’t be moving forward and my goals and plans would be lagging behind… or so it seemed. It’s understandable this has come about.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JANUARY 15, 2010

Move to LA and get a job in the industry. 1) Meet a lot of people who are/were in the industry and pick their brains. The goal of this project isn't so much to network, but to gather information via informational interviews. The entertainment industry isn't for the faint of heart and the competition will be tough.

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Small Business CEO

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Social media is an ever changing, and ever hungry monster. SEO is the art of creating a web presence that ranks your company and website above others, especially your competitors, for key words in your industry. Social media outlets can grow – and become too important to leave behind – almost overnight. Don’t!

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 20, 2008

Event Planning: Event planning is a big industry that looks for people who are skilled in planning big events without a hitch. They each had forward-thinking employers who allowed them to have vision and encouraged them to work towards their goal and made room for that new role within their organization.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 21, 2012

While your ultimate goal is FT job in admin, the only thing that will get you there is recent experience in admin - the good ol' fashioned catch-22. Through volunteering, you can network and keep your pulse on the industry of your choosing. And reading my other posts will be helpful if you haven't already.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

The goal is to get INFORMATION and ADVICE which almost anyone can provide, not ask for an interview, a favor, or a job. I love doing informationals because I like learning about what people do, even if I am not in that industry, and perhaps get an office tour down the line, and make a new friend if they introduce me to someone else.

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Brilliantly Better

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

At the same time, I am on board of a business event called Venture Connect where I meet with people from the online industry. I literally felt like an alien taking notes with my iPad, the only man among 20 something middle age women (there was another man attending but he was an astrologer too, so I guess it didn’t counts). get up or stay.

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