Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 27, 2015

The overall concept is to share best practice and information and to create a unified sense of collaboration between all Assistants. Knowledge sharing will cut down time for each PA and Manager to research information. PA retention rates will be at an all time high and this will remove company expenditure on temps.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 6, 2009

Gloria just finished a temp assignment and experienced an awful case of sabotaging by a peer admin who is a lot younger than her and has been with the company for a year. She asks for information on dealing with a saboteur. Well, this is a tough one. Here are a few thoughts.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 6, 2009

Gloria just finished a temp assignment and experienced an awful case of sabotaging by a peer admin who is a lot younger than her and has been with the company for a year. She asks for information on dealing with a saboteur. Well, this is a tough one. Here are a few thoughts.

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Recruit CRM

APRIL 14, 2020

By digital presence, I mean that your organization and information about jobs that you are working on must be discoverable online. Update your site with new information as you progress in your business. This is just a precursor. to to the limitless possibilities of enhancing internet presence and building. This a bare minimum.

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On The Job

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

We've place CIOs (chief information officers) and COOs (chief operating officers) for eight months or longer with one company." The days of temp workers being qualified for only low-paying, entry-level jobs is past, and workers who embrace the work may find they appreciate the flexibility and experience they gain, Ozier says.

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Tips From T. Marie

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Luckily, the temps here in Maine this week look like it should make it easy to pretend the first signs of leaves turning aren’t showing up on Autumn Lane. And the closing Design Panel was just plain fun while being informative at the same time. I don’t know about you, but I’m having a hard time saying good-bye to summer.

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Eco-Office Gals

MAY 30, 2013

To make matters worse, you’re also illuminating, heating, and cooling the space held by inanimate objects–and that doesn’t mean clueless temps. There are always several reams’ worth of information around the office that will never get hacked into quarter-pages and used for phone messages. Sound familiar?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 21, 2012

Temp, volunteer, apply for PT work and list that as your present role. So, it's best to search for temporary, short-term admin work via temping, volunteering, applying for part time work so you have something to put on your resume. Call your old contacts, do informational interviews, network twice removed.

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Job Advice Blog

JULY 6, 2010

Companies are hedging their bets by hiring temps instead a steady workforce. Most of them are expressing the negativity that currently exists in the labor market. Since the early ‘80s, the US economy has been taking longer to regain all the jobs lost in a downturn”. It mentions also that 26% of working Americans have “non-standard” jobs.

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The Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

Temp agencies are useful – look at them as being a trial period for potential employees. Liz Said on February 8th, 2010 at 11:10 pm I’ve hired students from my local college with pretty good success Richard French Said on February 11th, 2010 at 5:47 am Thanks for sharing this valuable information !

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 16, 2010

“I came across your blog while surfing the net for information on high-level executive assistants. There wasn't much information out there. I mention how I worked for all my CEOs because I was recruited away as a temp. I wasn’t there to socialize or go out of my way to point out I was a temp to try to get a full-time job.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 10, 2008

Anne Hathaway- as Andy Sachs in “The Devil Wears Prada” - Who hasn’t been snide to a temp? For more information on what she is doing, read her complete bio in my post "Introducing Kemetia Foley". If you haven't seen this movie. just to see her take on organizing files!) Maggie Gyllenhaal- "Secretary" (movie).

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Bonnie Low Kramen

JANUARY 11, 2023

In January 1986, Bonnie Low-Kramen, who was 27 at the time and temping in Broadway box offices as she tried to carve out a career as an actor, was tipped off to a gig as the public-relations director for the Whole Theatre, a small theater in northern New Jersey. .” There were low times, too.

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Small Business Labs

JANUARY 5, 2012

.  Senior Independents:   Also driving the growth of independent workers is the increasing number of mature workers (those aged 55+) becoming independent (freelancers, consultants, temps, etc.).    Loyalty Meets Daily Deals:   There’s a lot of debate about the merits of daily deals. 

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Page Personnel

APRIL 1, 2019

Sometimes lumped in with freelancers, temp staff, or interim staff, a contractor is specifically any professional employed on a temporary, contract basis. Contact our team for more information. If option B is more realistic, then we have a question for you: Have you considered contracting? What is a contractor anyway?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

DECEMBER 18, 2013

The staffing agent asked if I was open to temp to perm, even though the position was for a full time EA, he feels the CEO may need time to see if it is a good fit. I have no idea how long "temp" is considered before they would offer the permanent position. Thanks again for all your informative blogs!!!

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MARCH 6, 2013

Most people in the business are obsessed with their chosen field and their knowledge and breadth of information spans knowing more than just current, popular stuff. Here is more information on my other blog posts that might be useful to you. Since you have already worked at a well known company, you are half way there.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JULY 20, 2015

Create an office bible In case you get sick, go on vacation, or get hit by a bus, it’s always good to have an office bible so your temp or co-worker can have info at their fingertips when needed. This office bible should list any detail you can think of from both basic information, like or dislikes, favorite catering places, etc.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 12, 2015

You can access more information about coaching with Joan virtually or in person. For more information please contact Jasmine Freeman. (JF). This webinar has been very informative. I obtained my 4-year Bachelor’s degree while temping as an AA and fell in love with my career. Very informative. – Karen.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

First, what you have been up to recently that is exciting, fun or new, why and what sort of job you are looking for, and your contact information and an online link to your resume or a social media profile (more on this later). You can hang out with your friend and informally conduct an informational interview. That’s great too.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

“I just came across your blog and really enjoy the information you posted! I have tried to research what the next level(s) up is, I can't seem to find any information. LOL A couple of people have asked vaguely related questions so how to find that information is below, which I will expound upon to specifically answer your question.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 21, 2012

I started out as a temp and figured I’d pay my dues, network, and hop to another company or department. You understand office politics and are sensitive to making sure no one is either kept out of the loop, offended, or find out information they should not. You are already the social director of your group of friends or sorority. -You

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JULY 13, 2011

As you are job hunting, think hard about if you want to temp, freelance, do contract work, temp-to-hire, or direct hire roles only and under which circumstance. Instead of saying no to an opportunity or believing you know something, ask for more information and details. Job hunt with focus.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 10, 2009

Finally, I asked her how she knew the answers and what was she doing to get the information? Recently, a temp worker at my job gave me another Google tip. Google has an information line ( 1 800 466 4411 ). You can use google to get similar information. Too much information. It was then she introduced me to Google.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 17, 2012

The shortest route is to look for temp work thru agencies or TaskRabbit, Craiglist, or volunteer. Your best bet is to get some experience in admin and being an EA thru temping or other contract work. Obviously you can’t have zero work history if your entire career was based on law school for the past 10-15 years.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JULY 10, 2012

It occurred to me that even the most basic information isn't common knowledge sometimes. Sometimes companies don’t validate for parking especially if you are doing testing at a temp agency and are there for a few hours. I hope these tips help you! Have a great credit score. You have to wear a different outfit each time.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

FOR MORE INFORMATION CLICK ON THE IMAGE Subscribe To Posts Atom Posts Comments Atom Comments Subscribe to the blog here Search This Blog Loading. Too much information. And that’s where a virtual administrative assistant can step in to make all the difference. Meetings Plus: Taking them offline On the job tips for new Admins.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 7, 2012

Whoever controls the flow of information, controls what happens. Get your boss' personal information now. Names, contact information, relevant data. The goal is to have at your fingertips information you will need at a moment's notice. Make a big binder now, even for daily information on how the office runs.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 12, 2010

I spent the next four months resting, soul-searching, temping here and there and took a 2 week vacation. Some of them might include taking new or refresher courses, doing informational interviews, networking, and volunteering. So I quit my job. It took me the entire four months to unwind and finally feel normal.

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www.officearrow.com

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Reply Like2learn Nov 3, 2010 10:45:38 AM Excellent information. Each department is responsible for their SOPs, however, our Quality Assurance department monitors the documentation. It is a great system and helps with training.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MARCH 22, 2013

The second one now puts you in the role of the company ambassador organizing an informal event as if it were company approved/sponsored. 4) Start temping immediately. Your termination is more “in the past” than being the focal point of your resume because your first job description will be the temping stuff.

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

These are people who regularly work as independent workers (self-employed, freelancers, temps, etc.) The short video below contains more data and information. Go to the study's website for additional resources and information. Key findings include: The number of independent workers aged 21 and up stands at 30.2

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Service Untitled

JANUARY 23, 2012

To get this information, I spoke to Rob Siefker, Director of the Zappos Customer Loyalty Team. And I started in the company as a temp worker in 2004. Service Untitled: So tell me about your role and what you do at Zappos. Rob: I am the director of the Zappos Customer Loyalty Team. So that’s our contact center here in Henderson, Nevada.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 6, 2013

I admit I have no information about you, your department or company; I only have what you wrote in your question. But what I got out of it was a strong foundation to my career, a lot of experience I never would have gotten otherwise, and the ability to choose what sort of jobs I wanted later in my career.

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Who's the Real Boss?

AUGUST 31, 2020

The same theory applies when you’re temping too, or even contracting as a minute taker – find someone on that team that you can check things with so that you’re always showing yourself up as the most knowledgeable and professional minute taker going around.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JULY 8, 2016

The mistakes were along the lines of typos, not explaining a request so it was 100% dummy-proof, and not catching a detail buried on a multi-page group email that had been forwarded to so many people by the time it got to me that I had to hunt and peck for the bits of information like I was looking for Waldo.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 4, 2013

Tell us your story on how you went from temping in LA to being the EA of high-profile CEOs. I found every single one of my jobs through a temping agency or by referral. I learned through informational interviews that I should apply to temp agencies. So I left that temp gig and went to work for the CEO.

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