Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

OCTOBER 29, 2010

How do I get a recommendation letter from my boss for a new job hunt without raising suspicion or improve my situation without my boss’ help? It’s such a shame that there aren’t more managers who are good mentors that help each individual grow and learn more in their roles. HR will usually call 2-3 people for a quick phone chat.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Before you go looking for a new job at your current company or outside of it, please know exactly what you want from a job - what you must have, what you must not have, what you can negotiate/live with, what you can’t compromise on, what kind of boss and colleagues you want. Job hunting and dating are very similar.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Because I knew nothing about the job except my title (EA) and the dept (I think it was in marketing). And I had a lot of temp work coming my way, I had a lot of interviews about to be booked, I had just started my job hunt, and I had so many unanswered questions. So why forego a full time job for a 2 year trial?

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