All Things Admin

MARCH 26, 2024

Before leaving, I was able to spend a few days going over the binder with my temp. Julie applies her administrative expertise and passion for lifelong learning to serving as an enthusiastic mentor, speaker and author who educates admins around the world on how to be more effective every day.

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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 12, 2015

I started my life as a temp at the V&A in London, after graduating and realising that the world of fashion journalism & promotion was not for me. I took all my skills learned from my studies to organise people and offices instead. I had to learn to step out of my comfort zone and just do it!

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 21, 2012

Adjunct faculty is what colleges and universities call temp or part-time professors.  Many  colleges and universities are in financial trouble , which means more temp faculty members.  As Internet based learning expands, it's very likely the demand for college professors will fall.

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Small Business Labs

MAY 22, 2012

 And since there is a glut of Ph.Ds in many fields, schools don't have to pay well to attract temp professors.  Many colleges and universities are in financial trouble , which means more temp faculty members. All of this adds up to situation like the one described in article - a women with a Ph.D

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 6, 2017

It began several years ago when I started working for Mr. H as a temp. It took time, effort, mistakes and a lot of painful focus to learn and ultimately, I was successful. If you’d like to learn more about our Blog-A-Thon you can do so here. I’d like to share my journey of discovery with you. The post NOT, “Just An Admin!”

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Loosely Speaking

JUNE 19, 2009

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs 11 Halos – Part 3 (reporting & fans) Friday, June 19, 2009 at 4:19 pm // By: // Category: Baseball Today, he drove to Tempe, to the Angels Tempe Diablo Stadium to report. Received equipment, signed up for his new insurance program (yeah!), Then, the fans.

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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.

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Tips From T. Marie

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Luckily, the temps here in Maine this week look like it should make it easy to pretend the first signs of leaves turning aren’t showing up on Autumn Lane. I don’t know about you, but I’m having a hard time saying good-bye to summer. I took my own advice and took plenty of time off to enjoy the season. I wasn’t wrong in this case.

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 5, 2012

  But as Reuters Older Americans Learn New Trades in Tough Job Market points out, it's not easy to continue working once you approach retirement age or move past it. .  As we pointed out last week , most Americans feel a traditional retirement is financially out of reach.

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Office Dynamics

MAY 19, 2015

We’ve witnessed firsthand hundreds, maybe thousands of assistants who take the time to get away for an hour, a day and sometimes a whole week to keep learning and growing their professional skillset. Here are four tangible ways you can make the time for your learning and development. > You can learn how to build yours here.

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Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

She shared how her working career began back in Iowa, working as a temp worker scanning a seemingly endless supply of documents. All the other temps quit, some after only one day! She became an observer, learning to understand the person she supported, learning their values and thought patterns. It’s time to grow again!

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2011 Temping Administrative Professionals Gifts 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 26, 2008

I was out of work, temping here and there for a year. Being a member is not only a great place for networking, but for mentoring and learning of jobs in your area. Don’t underestimate the value of temping. Working for a temp agency can either land you a full-time job or help to keep you employed while you are looking.

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Temping Resume Networking Medical 100

Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 27, 2015

The PA network forum can be used for continual learning and dissemination of important information from the top down, similarly Assistants can offer valid suggestions, ideas and changes in possible outdated processes and procedures and once again save on time and money.

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Productivityist

DECEMBER 30, 2022

And through him I learned that the secret o’ life is enjoying the passage of time. After years of meeting online, several of us who mastermind together met up in Tempe, Arizona to retreat together. New computer in April 2022. Mac Studio. I’m set on that front for a few years. Saw my first concert in years in May.

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Page Personnel

MAY 26, 2021

As long as contractors take the essential step and learn how to build out a pipeline of freelance jobs and opportunities, working in this way provides a lot of flexibility that can’t be found with permanent jobs. With a flexible timeline, contractor workers can plan out their upcoming year in a way that works for them.

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Negotiating Temping Skills Salary 52

Office Dynamics

JANUARY 21, 2010

You will have to take time to learn all the new tricks and how to get your resume seen. Know about them and bring what you learned up in the interview. Do temp work until you land a permanent full-time position. Practice interviewing; communicating what you bring to the table that the 20+ applicants won't.

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Resume Temping Interviewing 2009 100

Office Dynamics

JANUARY 21, 2010

You will have to take time to learn all the new tricks and how to get your resume seen. Know about them and bring what you learned up in the interview. Do temp work until you land a permanent full-time position. Practice interviewing; communicating what you bring to the table that the 20+ applicants won't.

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Resume Temping Interviewing 2009 100

Office Dynamics

MARCH 12, 2015

We had an incredible webinar event with over 1,300 assistants registered to learn more about why, as an administrative professional, they should consider a career certification. We have listed each speaker and what the attendees will learn. We had a rich discussion in the chat box that we’ll try to copy here for you.

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IAAP ASAP Administrative Professionals Training 100

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 21, 2012

Temp, volunteer, apply for PT work and list that as your present role. So, it's best to search for temporary, short-term admin work via temping, volunteering, applying for part time work so you have something to put on your resume. I've been blogging for about 4 years now so that's a lot of material!

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 16, 2010

1) I’ve always found it extremely helpful to be and communicate that you are experienced, but willing to learn, be humble, and fine with doing the mundane tasks or dirty work. I mention how I worked for all my CEOs because I was recruited away as a temp. My goal as temp was to be asked back as a temp repeatedly - that’s it.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 21, 2009

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. I'm sure I'll learn a lot of things just by trying it out, which in the end is all that matters. The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing. John Powell.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 31, 2010

I have to be honest in that I have heard some unhappy stories from APs this year who have lost their jobs or are being replaced by temps on a regular basis! Don't be so full of yourself that you think you can't learn or grow. I am not happy about this but I understand it from a business perspective.

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Management Administrative Professionals Temping 2010 100

Office Dynamics

MARCH 31, 2010

I have to be honest in that I have heard some unhappy stories from APs this year who have lost their jobs or are being replaced by temps on a regular basis! Don't be so full of yourself that you think you can't learn or grow. I am not happy about this but I understand it from a business perspective.

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Management Administrative Professionals Temping Training 100

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

DECEMBER 18, 2013

The staffing agent asked if I was open to temp to perm, even though the position was for a full time EA, he feels the CEO may need time to see if it is a good fit. I have no idea how long "temp" is considered before they would offer the permanent position. What did they learn? How long do you think is fair?

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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

APRIL 17, 2012

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. You want to gain as much relevant experience as you can.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 26, 2009

The great thing about the job is I learned what it's like to be on the other side. Even if it's just learning a new software program, a new office phone, the corporate culture of a company, or how other departments interact with mine, I try to learn and grow and gain something!

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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. You are always learning and seeking out new information whether it’s books, blogs, technology, or food.

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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. Even when a company is downsizing or merging, there’s a lot of opportunity for contract roles or temp gigs to help them thru the transition. State in 5 or 10 years you’d like to be VP of a division. When you job hunt keep this in mind.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MARCH 6, 2013

You have most likely established yourself as a solid, experienced EA, but you should also be open to doing a little personal assistant work, wearing a lot of hats, and being open to learning about everything. Since you have already worked at a well known company, you are half way there.

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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. As you are job hunting, think hard about if you want to temp, freelance, do contract work, temp-to-hire, or direct hire roles only and under which circumstance.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JULY 10, 2012

One of the most surprising things for me was to learn that not all companies will give you an expense account or a company credit card. Sometimes companies don’t validate for parking especially if you are doing testing at a temp agency and are there for a few hours. Google Disney insider trading scheme assistant or just look at Enron.

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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

AUGUST 12, 2010

I spent the next four months resting, soul-searching, temping here and there and took a 2 week vacation. Learn to purse your personal goals as well as your professional ones. The more I thought about it, as much as I loved my job, I realized I need a new one that provided work life balance. So I quit my job.

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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. Your aim is a neutral, non dramatic, unemotional short explanation followed by what you learned and how things will be different.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 7, 2012

Now's a great time to set a foundation and train your executive (if they are willing and learn to trust you) so a precedent can be set. Here are some things to work on for projects and what to figure out when learning to work with a new C-Level Executive during your first year. If you are out sick, a temp will have to sub for you.

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Service Untitled

JANUARY 23, 2012

After interviewing Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh and seeing the company’s HQ outside of Las Vegas , I knew I wanted to learn more about the nuts and bolts and day-to-day operations of Zappos. And I started in the company as a temp worker in 2004. Service Untitled: So tell me about your role and what you do at Zappos.

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