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5 tips for Being a Freelance Worker

On The Job

And any spare time you have will be spent throwing in a load of laundry and cleaning up dog puke. Companies are opening up all kinds of work in these areas. They are experienced, have a shorter ramp-up time and have very sought-after skills." Here's a story I did on the issue of contract work for Gannett/USAToday. "But

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Is Your Resume Hot? Or a HOT mess?

Melissa Peoples

xo, Melissa I very recently made the decision to leave a role without another one lined up. He asked me if I was open to hearing his recommendations on how to tighten the resume up so it would be more effective and attract more response. If you haven't done so yet, follow her on LinkedIn ! You are welcome!

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7 Unexpected Ways Your Finances Matter When Job Hunting And Working

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

One of the most surprising things for me was to learn that not all companies will give you an expense account or a company credit card. The company will ask that you charge everything from business travel to catered lunches on your credit card and they will reimburse you. Or you may find you need a money order or traveler’s checks.

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Answering Reader Mail: From Lawyer to Executive Assistant?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I currently work as a lawyer and undertake every day many of the types of responsibilities that make up an executive assistant role, such as administration, communication, project management and so on, usually in a very demanding and high pressure context, and before this I worked in various communications/PR roles.

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Answering Reader Mail: Career Progression, Wearing Different Hats, and Realistic Expectations

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Would hate to pass up this leadership opportunity if it could mean progression for me in the future. Why do I bring this up? EA work is typically admin work - phones, travels, calendars, expense reports, mtgs/luncheons, etc. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts! Thanks, Anonymous please!” It’s because they trust you.

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Answering Reader Mail

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I work at a travel and event planning agency. We are a great resource for Executive Assistants (we have several that we work with currently) booking high level travel globally but I am having trouble reaching out to the right people. Most large companies have in house travel department or a pre-approved vendor and agency list.

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