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Ep 241: Elena Navarro on Corporate Culture, Toxic Workplaces, and Maintaining Confidentiality

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Some have even gone above and beyond to personally mentor her throughout her time as an Executive Assistant – and now, Executive Business Partner! And I’ve had amazing mentors along the way. So there’s a lot of, you know, office gossip and stuff like that. So here I am. Jeremy Burrows 4:25 Love it.

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Answering Reader Mail: Creating a Good Relationship with Other Assistants

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I passed the HR interview and I am waiting for the answer from the CEO interview. I had 2 initial interviews or tests before I came down to meeting the CEO. It’s best not to gossip or form secret alliances. Be a student and view them as your mentors/teachers. They have helped me so much but I still have concerns.

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Answering Your Questions

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

You can ask in the interview in a nice way. There are others who mean well, but never have enough time to mentor you. While you won't ever know until it's too late, try to find the boss that can already say they promoted their last couple of assistants after 2 years WHILE you are interviewing for the job.

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Even More Questions Answered

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

It also means going on job interviews or meeting with any agency that calls you because they will often keep you in their database when the right job does come up. Be the bigger person and don't gossip! But the most successful studio executives went to great schools, had brilliant mentors, and amazing internships.

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10 gifts to give your career

On The Job

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Monday, December 28, 2009 10 gifts to give your career As the gift-giving season draws to a close, it’s time to remember that you still have one more gift left to bestow: The gift of a better career.

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The Enneagram at Work: Which Number Are You?

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Ideal work environment: Interpersonal sharing is valued Productivity-boosting tip: Set boundaries Productivity-busting habit to watch out for: Gossip. Their first impressions are hard to beat and, in an interview, Threes have a way of making past failures look like success. Type Three: The Achiever.