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Top 28 Gifts for Holiday Shopping on A Budget

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While the holidays are certainly joyful, shopping for others can sometimes add more stress than you’d anticipated, especially if you’re trying to purchase Christmas gifts on a budget. Purchase within your budgeted category to stay on track , or mix and match from various sections to compile the perfect gift that still meets your money goals.

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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! Although you don’t have to contribute or offer the same amount as everyone else, you should have it in your budget. Sometimes companies don’t validate for parking especially if you are doing testing at a temp agency and are there for a few hours. Have a great credit score.

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Answering Reader Mail: Green EA, Green Executive

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

If you are out sick, a temp will have to sub for you. I block out time on my calendar when I know I will have to work overtime because it's budget season. If you want to be CEO or CFO maybe offer to help on budgets, financials, and with Excel documents. Make a big binder now, even for daily information on how the office runs.

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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. No one can tell you that.

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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. 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.

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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.