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Elevate Your Productivity: What is the Benefit of Hiring a Permanent Executive Assistant Over a Temporary Executive Assistant?

C-Suite Assistants

Traditionally, many companies have relied on temporary staffing for executive assistants or opted for a temp-to-perm approach when hiring a permanent executive assistant, when in reality, there are many advantages that make a permanent executive assistant a better choice from the start.

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Top 5 Tips for Finding Great Employees (cheaply!)

The Small Business Blog

6 days ago RT @ WinWeb Focus on Your Small Business Goals - [link] 6 days ago Perluondo: "They're exactly the demographics I'm looking for." Temp agencies are useful – look at them as being a trial period for potential employees. WinWeb TV Free Small & Home Business Videos for you.

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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. Filing Set up a great filing system now. While you have the time, bust out the label maker, order all the supplies and prep for what all the filing you will have to do. If you are out sick, a temp will have to sub for you. Your computer log in?

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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. They will revisit their files and notes and reach out to you as jobs become available. While their offers can be enticing, make sure it aligns with your life and career goals. It comes down to an issue of timing and a numbers game. Job hunt with focus. Make a decision.

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Answering Reader Mail: From Lawyer to Executive Assistant?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

If the fit isn’t close enough, they toss or file your resume. The shortest route is to look for temp work thru agencies or TaskRabbit, Craiglist, or volunteer. Starting a new career at any age is a great endeavor and they will want to understand your values, goals, and impressions of being an EA. Why be an EA?

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21 Tips for Job Hunting - A Comprehensive Strategy

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

The goal is to get INFORMATION and ADVICE which almost anyone can provide, not ask for an interview, a favor, or a job. 3) Work with temping and recruiting agencies – all of them When you are looking for a job, contact every temp and recruiting agency in town. I highlight important information.

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The Full Interview - The Person Behind the Professional

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Tell us your story on how you went from temping in LA to being the EA of high-profile CEOs. I found every single one of my jobs through a temping agency or by referral. I learned through informational interviews that I should apply to temp agencies. So I left that temp gig and went to work for the CEO.