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Is The EA Role Right For You?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I started out as a temp and figured I’d pay my dues, network, and hop to another company or department. I have many varied interests from volunteering, to reading, learning, and helping others, films, music, comedy, the arts. You are reliable, trustworthy, and don’t gossip. I was a natural fit.

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Answering Reader Mail: Being Terminated (Social Etiquette Part 2)

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

And it’s better to make all your mistakes now when you are young so you have time to learn and not repeat the same mistakes when you are at a more critical juncture in your career. I’m sure you’ve realized while it’s common to have a lot of office politics, it is not fun to work in a gossip-filled environment. How well do they listen?

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Even More Questions Answered

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

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. The amount of skill, pressure, stress, and problem solving differs at each of those levels. Be the bigger person and don't gossip!