Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 21, 2009

I'm a high-level executive assistant, in the entertainment industry, and I've been lucky enough to be headhunted by Fortune 75 companies through word of mouth or finding my LinkedIn profile. I'm temping. Luckily, all my temping experiences have also been amazing so I've actually enjoyed my job hunt and gotten a lot out of it.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 17, 2012

I like many aspects of my job, but the most important thing for me is working for the right company, in the right industry and with the potential for growth, and my current position offers none of those things. The shortest route is to look for temp work thru agencies or TaskRabbit, Craiglist, or volunteer.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 24, 2009

It has allowed me to be in the entertainment industry for almost 9 years now. While on a job interview not too long ago, I was asked how I ended up working for everyone I have and how I got started in the industry. I've found every single one of my jobs through a temping agency. My first answer was, "No nepotism here!"

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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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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

When you interview for new jobs, do your yearly job performance reviews, network, or whenever appropriate, make it clear you have bigger goals. State you’d love to be an EA and learn so much you can be promoted to coordinator, director, manager. State in 5 or 10 years you’d like to be VP of a division. Work on your weaknesses.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JULY 13, 2011

As you become more established and learn to network well and brand yourself through social media, you'll find that headhunters and recruiters will call you in hopes of poaching you. You will find yourself having to juggle an interview schedule and working to continue networking or to not get bored. Job hunt with focus.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 11, 2014

If I had more work to do and would be learning along the way, I would stay. And as I was working, job hunting and/or temping, I had to find other sources of happiness. As you may know, I mainly work in the entertainment industry for CEOs. Case in point, I worked for a short time at a social networking website.)

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Whenever I meet people for coffee or a meal, I am always interested to learn about them as a person and their work. 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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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. Get as many recommendations on LinkedIn as you can and network with people and help them out. Know how to network and be helpful.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 1, 2009

I saw E.Gilbert’s TED talk shortly before I learned I suffered from Bipolar Disorder and what she said resounded so true it was scary. I do want to learn more about what you mean with offshore work… expand? Reply Kelly December 2, 2009 at 12:40 pm James, Which you insisted I learn how to order. And I like me.

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