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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).

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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

So, some reasons why a previous assistant does not come with their boss are: 1) The boss moves to a new city/state and the previous assistant can’t come because they don’t want to/can’t move, the commute becomes too far, or they don’t want to work in the new office/environment. Job hunting and dating are very similar.

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The Full Interview - The Person Behind the Professional

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Can you fit in a creative, free flowing environment or a structured corporate environment? They are looking for a job history with the exact same job they are looking to fill. 6) Be strategic about your career plan and job hunt. Just being in their presence means being informally mentored by osmosis.