Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JULY 13, 2011

Here are some tips as your career progresses that will affect how you job hunt. The lower-level admin you are the more jobs there are. Those jobs support the President, CEO, CTO, CFO, and Chairman. Your job hunt will take a lot longer. Don't get sidetracked from your life and career goals.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

OCTOBER 29, 2010

This is my first admin job supporting a mid-level executive. I love working in admin, but I have been stuck in this dead end job for more than a few years now without a raise. I also haven’t been growing or learning anything new since Day 1 because my boss won’t give me projects. Happy job hunting and keep me posted!

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On The Job

JUNE 9, 2014

But since the job market tanked some eight years ago, more people have had to accept such a fact of life if they want to hang onto a job. You could be facing a long job hunt if you do, and how will you pay the bills in the meantime? Maybe jobs in your industry are being sent overseas or phased out because of technology.

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Recruit CRM

JANUARY 25, 2022

Differentiate Between Business Wants & Needs When it comes to finding the ideal recruitment automation software for your agency, the initial step should include identifying your business needs, goals and budget. So, ensure your business needs align with your goals and budget to make the best decision for choosing a recruitment software.

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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 30, 2014

So ideally I’d like to attend courses or have some time for self-study so that I can learn new skills which will progress my career and benefit the organisation as a whole.” Give me an example of a goal that you set yourself and how you went about achieving it? I was really pleased with my success.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MARCH 10, 2017

Hello New & Returning Readers, About 2 years ago I wrote an in-depth post about how I job hunt. Have more than one phone number and email address - Besides your personal cell number from your iPhone, get another free number just for job hunting or work. If your job is in social media, that’s another story.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 12, 2015

We had an incredible webinar event with over 1,300 assistants registered to learn more about why, as an administrative professional, they should consider a career certification. We have listed each speaker and what the attendees will learn. It goes back to what I said about your career goals and aspirations.

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All Things Admin

JUNE 22, 2023

Your portfolio also helps you set and track your goals. Julie applies her administrative expertise and passion for lifelong learning to serving as an enthusiastic mentor, speaker and author who educates admins around the world on how to be more effective every day.

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On The Job

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Or, I see people in mid-career who believe in this bad job market they are "stuck" in jobs that cause them to lose sleep and snap at their kids when they get home at night. Even some college graduates who cant get a job have lost confidence in their abilities, believing they have nothing special to offer employers.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 22, 2020

I've learned it's true, w orrying means you suffer twice. What does the data say about who you are, your skill set, your values, your passion, your principles, where you’re headed, your goals, and what’s important to you? You learn who you can count on, rely on. You’ve probably also learned what money can and can not buy.

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On The Job

JUNE 1, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Monday, June 1, 2009 Is Stress Making You Want to Kiss Your Job Goodbye? He was not surprised to hear how many people were willing to leave jobs -- even entire careers -- and join the job hunt. “A

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

2) Make it clear you have bigger goals. When you interview for new jobs, do your yearly job performance reviews, network, or whenever appropriate, make it clear you have bigger goals. State you’d love to be an EA and learn so much you can be promoted to coordinator, director, manager.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Are you looking for networking advice, job hunting advice, resume services, interview prep, career navigation, LinkedIn self branding, or getting mentored about career/life? In any relationship there are 2 people so there are two sets of values, principles, goals, opinions, and perspectives.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 21, 2012

While your ultimate goal is FT job in admin, the only thing that will get you there is recent experience in admin - the good ol' fashioned catch-22. So when they get that job hunting email, it's just a typical update. And reading my other posts will be helpful if you haven't already.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 26, 2014

The point of the above exercise is to figure out if the solution is something that can be fixed with a little action/daily maintenance (go on vacation, take better care of yourself, respectively) or will take long term planning and goals/strategy (move closer to family or save enough money to travel for a year). How did I learn this?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

This means various different things - you have too much experience, will your personality gel with our team, or do your short term and long term goals fit with our company's needs. Keep in mind the upside of a job hunt is searching for the best relationships with a company.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 16, 2012

Sign up with the major job hunting sites with your resume and profile, join social network sites geared towards work, and meet with every temp agency in town just to be safe. You will be constantly learning and growing within your craft and always feel thisclose to succeeding. How can you make yourself easily found?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 29, 2009

My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets You may even start to think your current job is not that bad afterall. Its and Its Learned vs. Learnt Lets versus lets Listing job responsibilities May,Should, Must may/might and can/could Me or Myself?

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On The Job

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Roberta, Hopefully, everyone -- no matter the age -- will learn important lessons such as being more resourceful, networking and being resilient. We can learn so much from history, but as soon as things start to do well again, we seem to forget everything we learned. At least they will be that way for a couple of years!

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 11, 2014

If I had more work to do and would be learning along the way, I would stay. I knew I didn’t want to job hunt for more than 6-9 months if I didn’t have to. And as I was working, job hunting and/or temping, I had to find other sources of happiness. So I read a lot about happiness, job hunting, and a meaningful life.

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On The Job

DECEMBER 28, 2009

Always look for ways to expand your horizons and be able to show an employer how you faced a challenge and learned. After that, I realized finding a mentor is definitely one of my goals for 2010. I especially love that you've already set specific goals for yourself. 8 tips to help you find your way in this tough job.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 4, 2013

You 'll learn my most cringe worthy moment, tips, and a little about me as a person. I learned through informational interviews that I should apply to temp agencies. I mentioned my gig was over and I learned a lot and enjoyed my assignment and hoped to have the chance to return again. We are super excited to have you!

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