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21 Tips for Job Hunting - A Comprehensive Strategy

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I had always meant to do a post on job searching and so I figured, why not now? AKA – Kiyomi’s 21-Step Job Hunt Strategy 1) Contact everyone you know in a personalized, positive, fun email When I first graduated college and whenever I am seeking new opportunities, I will literally email everyone I know.

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7 Unexpected Ways Your Finances Matter When Job Hunting And Working

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

So if you have a good credit score it’s more peace of mind for your executive and company. There are numerous examples of people stealing from companies or doing illegal things. 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.

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How I Broke The #1 Rule As A Temp & Lived To Tell It

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

A great way to get your foot in the door with a company is to be a temporary assistant. The best part is, there are a ton of temp agencies and anyone can apply. Your agent is supposed to be the go-between should a company want to hire you so they can collect a fee for "discovering" and "delivering" you to said company.

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Answering Reader Mail: Transitioning to a Hollywood EA

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

"What is the best career path advice or source for career path advice/strategy to go from EA at a top private equity firm to EA with development potential with a production company?" It’s great you are already an EA from a reputable company. Since you have already worked at a well known company, you are half way there.

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How & Where Do I Find More Job Leads?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

The great thing about the job is I learned what it's like to be on the other side. I loved being a cheerleader for the company and helping people get hired. One of the unexpected surprises was that once my contract ended all the recruiters that I worked with said I did well and offered to help me with my job hunt too!

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Answering Reader Mail: Taking Your Career to the Next Level

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

The most important thing is to take action and do something different so you can get promoted, get better tasks, that raise, or transition to a different role, dept, company, or industry. 3) Work for a bigger company in a smaller role. So to get to that place, you need to work for a bigger company.

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Even More Questions Answered

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Q: You mentioned being headhunted consistently by Fortune 500 companies. A: I do agree doing all those basic employment tests are a drag, but companies still feel it's safe to do it and a good way to weed out candidates. They also take into consideration which C-Level executive you assisted and at which company.