Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 17, 2012

Can you fit in a corporate structured environment? 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. 1) Do you have the admin skills to be an EA?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

When you interview for new jobs, do your yearly job performance reviews, network, or whenever appropriate, make it clear you have bigger goals. 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. 2) Make it clear you have bigger goals.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Since there is no chance of a face-to-face interview where you can convince people of your abilities, your resume should say it all. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. And that’s where a virtual administrative assistant can step in to make all the difference. ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 16, 2012

Even though I am an EA with over 15 years of experience at the C-level, it seems that all the recruiting agencies I have approached still require an applicant to come in for an appointment to take their basic employment testing, and then only seem to be able to offer lower-level administrative jobs.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 4, 2013

I was interviewed earlier this month and so I pasted it below. Tell us your story on how you went from temping in LA to being the EA of high-profile CEOs. When people would ask me in interviews, my first answer was, “No nepotism here!” I found every single one of my jobs through a temping agency or by referral.

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