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The Realities of Job Hunting As A High Level Executive Assistant

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Perhaps you are already a 2nd or 3rd assistant to someone high profile and you want to run the office of your executive as you get promoted through the years. If you say you're willing to negotiate for the right role, at least talks can continue. Here are some tips as your career progresses that will affect how you job hunt.

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Answering Reader Mail: How Long is it Fair to be a Temp for a Job?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

They also walk the fine line of wanting someone who knows the job, but not so well that they are bored and were ready for a promotion 3 years ago. I would ask how long the temp status was for, and negotiate a deal that makes sense for you to not have sick days, paid holidays, benefits, etc. In hindsight, I am 99.9%

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Answering Reader Mail: The Other Assistant Isn't As Qualified - Should I Express My Interest?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Successful executives are rarely lazy and slow if they earned their title from being promoted through hard work and not nepotism, etc. Can you work on weekends and/or holidays? This also could be an objective assessment from anyone. You mentioned: I really would like to align myself with this new senior leader.

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An iPhone App In 30 Days – The Challenge

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I think that was also the day when I started to use my app as an excuse for not going out or as a standard answer at the phone. I was also able to promote a task to a project in Assess. No more arguing or negotiating, I just started to code it. I also added a Help and FAQ section. Wanna check it out?”

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