Remove Email Remove Job Hunting Remove Mentoring Remove Travel
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Answering Reader Mail: The Other Assistant Isn't As Qualified - Should I Express My Interest?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I would like to email her after they meet to let her know I am interested in the role. To email her expressing my interest and why I would be great in the role? Don’t automatically assume because the package looks good or the job sounds great on paper you will like it. Job hunting and dating are very similar.

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Resenting Your Boss & How to Overcome It

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

The point of the above exercise is to figure out if the solution is something that can be fixed with a little action/daily maintenance (go on vacation, take better care of yourself, respectively) or will take long term planning and goals/strategy (move closer to family or save enough money to travel for a year). You can just write “Thx!”

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The Full Interview - The Person Behind the Professional

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

This really translates to the following questions… Will you be humble enough to take direction and do minor tasks like get coffee, scheduling, and travel? 6) Be strategic about your career plan and job hunt. Just being in their presence means being informally mentored by osmosis. 2) How manageable are you?