Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MARCH 10, 2017

Hello New & Returning Readers, About 2 years ago I wrote an in-depth post about how I job hunt. Here are my 10 tips on setting yourself up for a great job search, whether for the very first time or not. One for online shopping, one for job hunting/business, one for personal friends and family.

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Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 15, 2016

Remember, you can ask questions in the interview about the office culture! You will get a good sense of what to expect from the interviewer’s answers. During your interviews also take a look at the office itself – what is the set up and what does the furniture look like.

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AUGUST 2, 2010

And people are doing this more than ever in this market, as they continue to go about job searches totally backwards and how they give themselves away on the interview. We do the “square peg in a round hole&# especially with relationships and with jobs. Every person is unique, and every company and job is unique.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MARCH 6, 2013

Google for the UTA list and sign up for all email lists and job boards for the entertainment industry, network with people you know, send your resume and cover letter snail mail to every company you want to work at to the attn of the recruiting department, and establish an online presence so headhunters find you via LinkedIn and job sites.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 25, 2009

After I was laid off I of course had to go look for another job. I was called in for an interview at an agency and it was the assistant that did all the vetting of the candidates. It was a horrible experience because I waited for an hour to see him and the entire "interview" lasted about 5 minutes.

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Make or Break Moments

MARCH 21, 2010

Is it a viable tool for networking and job hunting? Or…if you’re a consultant or agency, how do you introduce social media to the C-level at your client’s business? In the boardroom Is social media a fad dreamed up by the marketing department to get the attention of the executives? Or influence?

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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. It is ingrained in them.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

I have tried to research what the next level(s) up is, I can't seem to find any information. Do you by chance know what it takes to get up there? Sincerely, Anonymous” Dear NK, Thank you for the great question and btw, your wording of it was great! :) No need for me to “pretty it up!” When you job hunt keep this in mind.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

JH recently wrote me and asked the following question, "With so many temp agencies out there, I don't know which is/isn't good. I was wondering if you could give me the name of the temp agency you worked with. You ask a very good question and I'm so glad you are being proactive with your job hunt and career.

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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. 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. I learned through informational interviews that I should apply to temp agencies.

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Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 17, 2017

Well, as we all know the first step on the long and winding road to a new role is to dust off your CV and update it with all the stuff you’ve been up to over the last few years. Firstly, you will probably have to apply to an agency first, through an online application. Download the eBook. A word from our sponsor.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

DECEMBER 18, 2013

After only 2 weeks, I found a great company through a staffing agency and the position was full time working for a wonderful CEO. I did very well on my interviews and it's down to me and one other EA who already has a full time job. It’s interesting that they clued you in the fact that the other EA has full time job.

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Office Dynamics

JULY 29, 2013

July 25, 2013 / PRNewswire / -- They say the best time to look for a job is when you already have one. Nearly three-quarters ( 73 percent ) of workers interviewed by Accountemps indicated they would not have a problem looking for new employment before leaving their current firm. MENLO PARK, Calif., Focus on the details.

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