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. It feels like a bait and switch and there are no guarantees.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 26, 2008

I was out of work, temping here and there for a year. It is good to be employed, but what if you are in the process of looking and just can’t find a job? There are also sites for networking to keep your name out there. A good way to network in person is through professional associations.

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Small Business Labs

JANUARY 5, 2012

 This growing ability to network, collaborate and socialize is making independent work more attractive, and 2012 will see the trend towards independent work continue to grow.    Part of this is simply the maturation of daily deal business processes and technology.    Technology Trends.

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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. Be honest you understand the paycut and why it doesn't bother you at the appropriate time in the interview process. Think about all of this before you start asking people for help or when you network.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

3) Work with temping and recruiting agencies – all of them When you are looking for a job, contact every temp and recruiting agency in town. I actively grow my LinkedIn network every week, if not every day. When I hear about a company that interests me for any reason, I look for people who work there to add to my network.

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The Small Business Blog

AUGUST 16, 2007

Build your own network! Virtual Assistants will enable you to outsource – what I call non core business processes, like bookkeeping, call handling, typing, etc. Virtual workers can be from a “Temp-Agency&# or a from contracting firms. E-Mail me or follow me. What is Small Business Infrastructure?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 11, 2014

It’s a grueling process to keep doing for a year or more. And as I was working, job hunting and/or temping, I had to find other sources of happiness. Case in point, I worked for a short time at a social networking website.) And I had to debate with myself if it was worth staying in a job that was pretty great, but not amazing.

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