Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 10, 2012

You can ask in the interview in a nice way. 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. If you are their #1 candidate, you have some power by how much they court you or negotiate with you.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

DECEMBER 13, 2010

LOL I don’t divulge because I don’t have any and it’s not good to gossip. Be prepared that sometimes the job description you’re given when you interview is vastly differently once you’re in the job. Whenever I tell people what I do for a living, someone asks if I’ve see the above titles. And then ‘war stories’ come out sometimes.

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Success

JULY 12, 2021

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Success

AUGUST 3, 2021

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.

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