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The Predictions for Small Business Saturday 2023 Are In—Here’s How to Optimize Them for Your Business

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Not only did it stick, but it became a profitable and pivotal day for businesses looking to their end-of-year profit goals. Consider looking to contractors, temps or other nontraditional employees to ensure you can optimize the day’s profit potential. It’s worth a little effort—last year, American Express reported $17.9

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How to use part time and temp jobs to build your career

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How to use part time and temp jobs to build your career Anonymous (not verified) 24/01/2023 Career paths are changing. This means you are able to think on your feet, apply critical thinking to different problems and issues that come up and can deal with unexpected events using previous experience and learnings.

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Answering Reader Mail: What Do Employers Look for in High-Level EA Candidates?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

The goal is to be well-rounded in all aspects. I mention how I worked for all my CEOs because I was recruited away as a temp. I wasn’t there to socialize or go out of my way to point out I was a temp to try to get a full-time job. My goal as temp was to be asked back as a temp repeatedly - that’s it.

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Assistant Certifications: free webinar replay & handout

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We had an incredible webinar event with over 1,300 assistants registered to learn more about why, as an administrative professional, they should consider a career certification. It goes back to what I said about your career goals and aspirations. We had a rich discussion in the chat box that we’ll try to copy here for you.

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The Realities of Job Hunting As A High Level Executive Assistant

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Don't get sidetracked from your life and career goals. While their offers can be enticing, make sure it aligns with your life and career goals. As you are job hunting, think hard about if you want to temp, freelance, do contract work, temp-to-hire, or direct hire roles only and under which circumstance. Make a decision.

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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: Green EA, Green Executive

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Start reading now about your company's mission, strategy, and goals. In the event of an emergency or when family visits, it would be great for you to already know who the family members are. The goal is to have at your fingertips information you will need at a moment's notice. Get your boss' personal information now.