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Partnering with an Executive Assistant Staffing Agency: Benefits for Hiring Managers and Organizations

C-Suite Assistants

Complex travel arrangements, calendar management, and keeping up with technical innovations are only part of what an excellent executive assistant needs to do for you. Time-Consuming Recruitment Until you have done it, it’s hard to imagine the amount of time hiring executive assistants can take.

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Is it ever OK to tell someone how much you make?

Laughing all the Way to Work

I was so excited about getting a steady salary that I wrote the amount in my calendar on each payday. I was told they do not give the salary range out, but that it was something potential employees negotiated with them when an offer was made. I remember when I started my first job in the mid 70s. I was making $137 every two weeks.

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Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Today's.

Laughing all the Way to Work

I knew we were going to go back to that city the next year so negotiated with the hotel that if I booked the next event at their venue would they waive the cancellation fee. Negotiation As you saw above, negotiation is possible. Fortunately, they were able to waive it and we only lost our $500 deposit. It is always worth asking.

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6 Reasons Every Serious Blogger Should Blog for the Big Dogs

Men With Pens

Advance your blogging swagger : Check to see if the site you are targeting has an editorial calendar. Often these calendars provide valuable clues to future themes and designated deadlines – which gives you a better chance of getting the right article in front of the blog owner at the right time. More than your “15 minutes of fame”.

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Bored to Tears at Work - Help!

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Right now I just put things on his calendar and order food. It also looks bad on one’s resume. I also thought about money, salary negotiation, and how I was spending my time. Many people think working at a t.v. station is glamorous but it's just like working anywhere else. Any advice you give me would be greatly appreciated.