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7 Unexpected Ways Your Finances Matter When Job Hunting And Working

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I hope these tips help you! 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. Although you don’t have to contribute or offer the same amount as everyone else, you should have it in your budget. Have a great credit score. Have enough credit.

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Answering Reader Mail: Green EA, Green Executive

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Now's a great time to set a foundation and train your executive (if they are willing and learn to trust you) so a precedent can be set. Here are some things to work on for projects and what to figure out when learning to work with a new C-Level Executive during your first year. If you are out sick, a temp will have to sub for you.

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Breaking down Minutes: The Art of Minute Taking

Who's the Real Boss?

So, let’s move to the steps and tips on producing the best minutes. So, once you’ve ascertained who your audience is and what the expectation is for the type of minutes you need to produce, you’re ready to start receiving the next set of tips to good minute taking. This really is the only way you’ll learn.

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Even More Questions Answered

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

You will see that aside from typing, Word, and Excel, some of the bigger companies will test you on logic, grammar, listening, putting together a budget, creativity, and more. You will be constantly learning and growing within your craft and always feel thisclose to succeeding. How can you make yourself easily found?

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10 Tips on Taking a Vacation (and Derek DelGaudio)

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Other jobs, because they were temp to full time, I didn’t even have the benefits of paid vacation time or paid sick days for almost a year. It always perplexes me when small companies do not hire a temp or have in mind another staff person to fill in for the admin or EA to go on a vacation or call in sick.

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The Full Interview - The Person Behind the Professional

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

You 'll learn my most cringe worthy moment, tips, and a little about me as a person. Tell us your story on how you went from temping in LA to being the EA of high-profile CEOs. I found every single one of my jobs through a temping agency or by referral. So I left that temp gig and went to work for the CEO.