Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

OCTOBER 8, 2013

The most popular question on this column is about salary and this is the answer I wrote: How much can the best executive assistants earn in a year? The salary of an EA depends on what city you work in, how big your company is, and a zillion other factors that come into play just like any other job. To get you started.

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On The Job

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

With the challenging job market of the past five years, many who have expensive business degrees report they can't get more than entry-level jobs. The key: Each move gained her more skills and experience and built relationships that she needed to succeed, she says. Read this latest story I did for Gannett /USA Today to understand why.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

  The company’s expenses are even higher than their revenue.  Net) Income is the amount of money remaining from revenues after you have covered all your expenses.  If you are a solopreneur or freelancer your net income is essentially the salary you are paying yourself.  How is that possible? 

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Recruit CRM

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

As per the US Department of Labour, the cost of making a bad hiring decision can be as much as 30% of an employee's annual salary. So for instance, if an employee makes $80,000 per year, that's a whopping $24,000 in lost expenses. So, ‘B' players hire ‘C' players & ‘C' players end up hiring ‘D' players."

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Recruit CRM

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

As per the US Department of Labour, the cost of making a bad hiring decision can be as much as 30% of an employee's annual salary. So for instance, if an employee makes $80,000 per year, that's a whopping $24,000 in lost expenses. So, ‘B' players hire ‘C' players & ‘C' players end up hiring ‘D' players."

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All Things Admin

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

“What are your goals for the upcoming year?” But putting these goals into words and describing the specific ways we’ll accomplish them is often easier said than done. And if you’re asked to tie your specific goals in with existing company objectives, it can be even more difficult. Getting Started with Goal Setting.

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Allwork

MARCH 29, 2023

Here are some actionable tips that employers can take to help their employees prepare for economic downturns and unexpected expenses. Without simply increasing wages, what course of action can employers take to prepare their employees for economic downturns and unexpected expenses? Unfortunately, this just isn’t the case.

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Success

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

This calls for two steps—inflation to decline, which could happen, or for salaries to increase, match or exceed it. Let’s be real, those expensive groceries aren’t going to buy themselves. Are there any skill gaps I need to fill? All we want for 2024 is to make enough money to offset inflation, right?

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Success

JULY 25, 2022

It all started with a goal. In the two years since accomplishing that goal, I have gone on to start a multi-seven figure business; attracted a social media audience of more than 3 million; hosted the No. I wanted to save $100,000 by age 25. What does it mean to pursue financial feminism? One of my favorite tools is the “Money Date.”

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 17, 2012

Despite this, I get the feeling that convincing employers of my suitability for an executive assistant job is not going to be an easy task - in a competitive job market, employers don't want to hear about skills as much as they want to hear about experience in the field. 1) Do you have the admin skills to be an EA? Thanks very much!”

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On The Job

DECEMBER 1, 2009

With their technology skills and great social networking abilities, GenY ( born roughly between 1980-2003) previously have found employers willing to meet their expectations. Like the rest of job hunters, Generation Y has found jobs can be tough to come by, even with their skills. But do they (GenY) have less of an attitude?

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 13, 2009

However, if they go to develop skills like writing and critical thinking, to learn more about the world and to connect with future leaders, then university is invaluable. If your goal from university is to be rich, then skip it and work on a start up. I have used those skills almost every day of my working life.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 6, 2009

That’s our goal with each and every post we put up on this site. How kids REALLY have total recall – Today’s Humor of the Day Reply John Bardos ( @jetsetcitizen ) December 7, 2009 at 6:19 am Bloggers like us are not offering free content, the articles are a marketing expense to get readers to pay attention to what we have to say.

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