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How to Stay Motivated While Job Hunting During the Holidays This Year

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For example, a degree in accounting (aka your “financial acumen”) makes you a valuable asset to any company’s finance department. Also, take note of the skills you’ve learned while operating remotely and highlight them if the opportunity arises. Zoom and Gmail aren’t used only for hiring—you’ll likely use them in your job as well.

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21 Tips for Job Hunting - A Comprehensive Strategy

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I had always meant to do a post on job searching and so I figured, why not now? AKA – Kiyomi’s 21-Step Job Hunt Strategy 1) Contact everyone you know in a personalized, positive, fun email When I first graduated college and whenever I am seeking new opportunities, I will literally email everyone I know. That’s great too.

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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. Have money for job hunting and working. Whenever you interview for a job, there’s at least 2-3 interviews if not more. Have enough credit. Sometimes you have to spend money to make money.

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Unemployed? Maybe it’s Time to Be Your Own Boss

Tips From T. Marie

Here in North Carolina , like many places across the country, it’s been that way for a while, so when Charlotte’s WCNC news desk reported the fact that several hundred finance workers lost their jobs last Friday, it was like adding insult to injury. Feel free to email me to learn more. ). Don’t be.

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Answering Reader Mail: Transitioning to a Hollywood EA

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

The flip side is to try to get a job directly as a writer’s assistant, at a talent agency as an EA/script reader, or be an assistant to a creative executive (Executive Producer, Producer, etc) or the story department. Finance can be perceived as very stuffy, black and white, and sequential and non-chaotic.

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My Boss Has Been Fired. Now what?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Ultimately, I don’t know enough of your situation (finances, single/married, kids, unemployment percentage wherever you live, your age, your education/skill set) to give you definitive advice. You really enjoyed working there, but you look forward to learning new things and new adventures, etc. Is there any advice you can give me?