Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant
APRIL 17, 2012
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. What job title or job description do you want to have right before you retire and then figure out a game plan and work backwards on how you want to get there.
Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant
FEBRUARY 3, 2015
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. Many times for all you know, they got your email and saved it in their file for a job they know will open up in 3 months when someone is getting promoted or moving across the country.
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Practically Perfect PA
SEPTEMBER 7, 2015
In London, I met my husband-to-be (now ex) and I ended up retiring and moving to the Caribbean for 5 years. I worked and temped at various places in general administrator/secretarial roles until I found a job where I really felt I could make a difference. I got married, moved countries (with a cat) and had a baby in 9 months!
The Small Business Blog
AUGUST 16, 2007
Virtual workers can be from a “Temp-Agency&# or a from contracting firms. Both of these relationships are good for your cost-planning because they are not fixed, permanent costs, they are variable cost, meaning, when the project is finished the contract for your temp-workers, contractors finishes too. Have a nice day!
Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant
JUNE 11, 2014
And as I was working, job hunting and/or temping, I had to find other sources of happiness. This was mostly as a temp during very slow months when the entire industry was on vacation, but I’m sure the paycheck wasn’t as amazing as yours. I knew I didn’t want to job hunt for more than 6-9 months if I didn’t have to.
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