Cost Stress Temping Travel 
Office Dynamics
JUNE 27, 2016
I know that when I travel in the summer to places that are 85 degrees with 80% humidity, I feel like a mess! Is your company cost conscious therefore keeping the temp in the office higher than you would like it? Did you ever notice how when the temperatures rise or it is hot, humid and sticky, people are less patient?
Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant
JUNE 6, 2013
The amount of skill, pressure, stress, and problem solving differs at each of those levels. EA work is typically admin work - phones, travels, calendars, expense reports, mtgs/luncheons, etc. Yes, you are playing baseball, but are you a pro or in the little leagues? Therefore, I only say the following just to say it and be thorough.
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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant
APRIL 4, 2013
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. I learned through informational interviews that I should apply to temp agencies. So I left that temp gig and went to work for the CEO.
On The Job
JULY 10, 2009
It may cost you some time in the beginning, but it will save you in the long run when job seekers tie up your phone lines or e-mail asking, "Did you get my resume?" I went to NYC for a job interview - traveled 4 hours from DC and the hiring manager made me wait half an hour, didn't even offer me a water or coffee.
Men With Pens
DECEMBER 1, 2009
It’s like stage stress, before walking up on a TV show or a big opening act. You recently wrote in a medium that’s probably more familiar to our readers: an article about your home in Miguasha that was published in National Geographic Traveler as one of the world’s 50 destinations of a lifetime. People respond to humans.
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