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Hired as C Suite EA and role description reads like an Office Assistant – Ask an Admin

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I was lucky enough (or so I was lead to believe) that the role I was hired for almost 2 yrs ago was for a fast-growing local company that within the next 3-5 yrs will have a complete C Suite overhaul of new leaders due to retirements. The c suite leader who hired me and I report to, I don’t do ANY work for.

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Finding my Niche by Mary Jo Wiseman

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Truth be told, I had no intention when I first returned to the workforce after being a stay-at-home mom of working for the rest of my life or until retirement. I for one, started out on a clerical/administrative path with absolutely no knowledge at the time that a career in meeting planning even existed (and at the time it probably didn’t).

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Overqualified and Interviewing

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Seeking better benefits; health, retirement, education assistance or flexible schedule. I needed health insurance and retirement opportunities and wanted to stay within the industry I had most of my career experience in. Returning after a career gap due to health, caregiving, education, etc. Changing career field.

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Thriving On Change

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I don’t know what is going on but everyone I have talked to is going through change, most of them are big changes like moving, career changes, health challenges, (lots) organizational change, and retirement. While some people see retirement as a good thing, my dad of 92 years old, who just retired, is struggling terribly.

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Introduce Yourself to Yourself

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” and the answer is “I want to work for this company until I retire, and I’ll do my best to keep my job,” it may be the answer your spouse or friends expect from you. As you search for answers, avoid knee-jerk responses, which tend to camouflage the truth. For example, if you ask yourself “Where do I want to go?”

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Multigenerational Communication & Cross-mentorship

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When given the opportunity to meet with someone fairly new to the profession and someone embracing an upcoming retirement to explore even more in life, I enthusiastically embrace the moment and ask several questions of each!

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Concurrent Sessions – Thursday

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Christi told us that over 80% of NFL players are broke 2 years after retirement. Start an emergency fund and a retirement fund. No matter who you ask, they will say they are not rich but if they only earned twice what they do, now that would be ‘rich’ (actual study proved this). Question: To be rich, how much do you need?

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