Eat Your Career

JUNE 6, 2011

Having a mentor can elevate your professional capabilities exponentially. And—added bonus—mentors are amazing people. What Exactly Is a Mentor? A mentor is a more experienced (typically older) professional in your field who offers you career guidance, advice and assistance from a real world point-of-view. Please do so!!

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Recruit CRM

OCTOBER 26, 2020

No one is certain on how long the effect of the pandemic might last and how it will hamper the global economy but one thing is certain for sure that enterprises will experience challenges in negotiating with the existing clientele or forming a new client base. Who Are Your Competitors?

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Productivityist

JULY 6, 2020

Some days, you may just read a few articles about your subject, written by leading figures in that industry. Goal-Setting Benefits from Mentors. Seeking out a mentor can be a great idea. Soon, efforts such as going for a morning run to lose weight become non-negotiable.

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Productivityist

JULY 6, 2020

Some days, you may just read a few articles about your subject, written by leading figures in that industry. Goal-Setting Benefits from Mentors. Seeking out a mentor can be a great idea. Soon, efforts such as going for a morning run to lose weight become non-negotiable.

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Productivityist

JULY 6, 2020

Some days, you may just read a few articles about your subject, written by leading figures in that industry. Goal-Setting Benefits from Mentors. Seeking out a mentor can be a great idea. Soon, efforts such as going for a morning run to lose weight become non-negotiable.

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Success

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

There were two businessmen I respect—[chairman and CEO of Mandalay Entertainment Group and Tell to Win author] Peter Guber and [music industry executive] Joe Smith—who were sitting there courtside and were huge fans. Seeking entrepreneur mentors The truth, Johnson says, is that many entrepreneurs are successful at something.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 10, 2012

A: An executive assistant role is a great spring board to get your feet wet in the industry. If you want to be a director, producer, or writer, being an EA won't help very much - unless you start out as a writer's assistant, producer's assistant, or a PA, etc, which are totally different avenues and only one way to break into the industry.

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The Marq

JULY 24, 2011

He needs to understand the market well, know how to negotiate contract terms with customers and vendors, have a clear understanding of accounting and cash flow, be intimate with his industry, be really good at creating and maintaining relationships for himself and amongst others, among many other characteristics. Don’t have a mentor?

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 24, 2017

How do you make the jump from your current role into perhaps a completely different industry? For me, my career took a natural path from purely EA work to Events and Project Management a career and industry which I love. Get a mentor. But what if you don’t find it enough for you?

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 24, 2017

How do you make the jump from your current role into perhaps a completely different industry? For me, my career took a natural path from purely EA work to Events and Project Management a career and industry which I love. Get a mentor. But what if you don’t find it enough for you?

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Success

AUGUST 31, 2023

She ultimately decided to leave the industry altogether to pursue entrepreneurship. If I did not have a noncompete, I would not have left the industry I was so excited to be a part of for so many years.” As Davenport learned, while TV stations might negotiate on other terms of a contract, noncompetes were an “absolute non-negotiable.”

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

If this new executive is high-profile in your industry or field, I am sure by reading articles about them or talk of the town, what you wrote above is again, pretty accurate. This person needs someone that can keep up. I also believe this person will be on a fast track to perhaps one day become CEO.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

DECEMBER 18, 2013

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. I have a broad understanding of my industry and some great insight for the finer details just because I’ve been extremely luck with my bosses and companies.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 11, 2014

As you may know, I mainly work in the entertainment industry for CEOs. It’s important to keep in mind your industry or field’s “history,” and future trends for job prospects too. For myself, I had to seriously consider leaving the industry I loved as it seemed to be dying. Volunteer and mentor online by being an email pen pal.

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