On The Job

AUGUST 31, 2012

Or, you may have thought someone was pulling your leg to tell you that your Ivy League education would net you a 20-hour-a-week temp job with no benefits and have you living at home with your parents. But if there is one bright side to our upheaval it is that we’ve learned to handle change. Well, some of us have. Start with “maybe.”

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Stress Temping Forms Training 100

Office Dynamics

AUGUST 7, 2018

Grow & learn; read, talk to mentors, attend training or a conference, watch webinars, etc. I suggest constant learning before the unexpected change occurs so you can adapt more easily. One full-time job and a few temp positions came after that one. Maybe it’s time to find a better career match.

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Confidence Mentoring Temping 2018 200

Who's the Real Boss?

AUGUST 31, 2020

That needs to come from you and from your understanding of the business (which you should always be learning). This really is the only way you’ll learn. And, if you want to learn the art of Board minutes (which every EA should), get googling! No one can tell you that.

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Agenda AT&T Budget Google 98

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.

Interviewing 40

Interviewing Temping Resume Agencies 40

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

State you’d love to be an EA and learn so much you can be promoted to coordinator, director, manager. The goal is to go from a busy role to one that is absolutely crazy insane busy and stressful to prove you can do it. State in 5 or 10 years you’d like to be VP of a division. Almost every job has an admin element to it.

Temping 40

Temping 2012 Salary Job Hunting 40

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 21, 2012

I started out as a temp and figured I’d pay my dues, network, and hop to another company or department. I have many varied interests from volunteering, to reading, learning, and helping others, films, music, comedy, the arts. Pay your bills on time so you don't stress about shelling out more money in fees. I was a natural fit.

Temping 40

Temping Gossip Stress Customer Service 40

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 26, 2014

I hated the mental stress and burden of putting everyone else first and getting only the usual thank you’s and words of appreciation. 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? I learned I need a vacation ASAP.

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Temping Stress Job Hunting ASAP 40