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7 Unexpected Ways Your Finances Matter When Job Hunting And Working

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Besides having a checking, retirement account, and a rainy day fund, you should also have a huge savings account of 6 months to a year or more of living funds. Have money for group gifts. Sometimes companies don’t validate for parking especially if you are doing testing at a temp agency and are there for a few hours.

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21 Tips for Job Hunting - A Comprehensive Strategy

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

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. In instances where people have directly helped me get a job by making an important introduction or went out of their way for me, I will give a gift, if appropriate.

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Which Person Would You Talk To?

Men With Pens

Here’s your retirement cheque, go build your house, put in a pool, and stay with your girlfriend for the rest of your life,&# then I would probably kill myself. Yosie – De temps en temps, j’ai le goût de faire de quoi en français, ou traduire mon blogue. laughs] You wouldn’t be very happy, eh?

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