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The SUCCESS Interview: Soledad O’Brien on Healthy Media Consumption

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Editor’s Note: The SUCCESS Interview is a new feature testing the foundational principles of this 124-year-old personal and professional development magazine against modern realities. O’Brien, 54, hosts the podcast Very Opinionated with Soledad O’Brien and the Hearst Network series Matter of Fact. JE: So how does one start to edit?

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Answering Your Questions

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

How you network, how you brand and sell yourself, and how amazing you are as an assistant all play a factor. For example, my boss would be a board member of another company or some personal events would overlap with networking. You can ask in the interview in a nice way. Tread carefully and speak humbly when you negotiate.

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10 Tips to be a Better Executive Assistant - Part 3

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I constantly add new people to my network and spruce up my profile. 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. And then ‘war stories’ come out sometimes.