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A Comprehensive Guide to Hiring an Executive Assistant

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Traditionally, executive assistants were seen as secretarial staff, making copies and answering phone calls. Today’s EAs are strategic partners who manage projects, make travel arrangements, and participate in high-level decision-making processes. What is the Role of an Executive Assistant?

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Riding that Job Wave

Who's the Real Boss?

Listing the reason why you left an employer is really important, especially if you want to make it to at least to a phone screening. Be upfront in your cover letter. Now I’ve said it a hundred times before in my blogs, that the cover letter is the opportunity to sell yourself.

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The Path to Chief of Staff Whitepaper

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Which three phone apps can you not live without? “You can sell yourself and your abilities in your cover letter even if you don’t have a degree,” Gaughan says. As an EA, you see so many sides of your organization — so your next move could be into an HR or event management role. BE A ‘SPONGE.’

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The Full Interview - The Person Behind the Professional

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I opened the phone book and signed up with every single one in town. The important thing I learned is, he’s an event planner, he hosts parties, he meets lots of people, and to him, the fact that I sent a thank you card said something about me. But in reality – the most useful skill that opened a lot of doors for me were my soft skills.