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21 Tips for Job Hunting - A Comprehensive Strategy

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Hello New & Returning Readers, TheLadders.com is currently doing a project where they are looking for people to provide tips to new college grads about to enter the working world. I had always meant to do a post on job searching and so I figured, why not now? Job hunting is a numbers and timing game.

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The Realities of Job Hunting As A High Level Executive Assistant

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Here are some tips as your career progresses that will affect how you job hunt. The lower-level admin you are the more jobs there are. Those jobs support the President, CEO, CTO, CFO, and Chairman. Your job hunt will take a lot longer. Job hunt with focus. Make a decision.

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7 Unexpected Ways Your Finances Matter When Job Hunting And Working

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I only realized this when I had the below conversations with my friends who had great jobs, but were not executive assistants or outside of the corporate realm. I hope these tips help you! Have money for job hunting and working. Whenever you interview for a job, there’s at least 2-3 interviews if not more.

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How I Broke The #1 Rule As A Temp & Lived To Tell It

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

The best part is, there are a ton of temp agencies and anyone can apply. The #1 rule of temping is you're not supposed to ask for jobs or try to get employment on your own to honor the relationship and introduction your agent forged with the company you're at. The assignments can last for a day or two to even a couple of months.

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Answering Reader Mail: Re-Entering the Admin Field

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Temp, volunteer, apply for PT work and list that as your present role. While your ultimate goal is FT job in admin, the only thing that will get you there is recent experience in admin - the good ol' fashioned catch-22. So when they get that job hunting email, it's just a typical update.

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Is there a profession that DOESN'T need a blog?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I'm temping. I have turned down the Fortune 75 companies because the two jobs weren't right for me. Luckily, all my temping experiences have also been amazing so I've actually enjoyed my job hunt and gotten a lot out of it. For some reason, the job hunt doesn't bother me.

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How & Where Do I Find More Job Leads?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

One of the unexpected surprises was that once my contract ended all the recruiters that I worked with said I did well and offered to help me with my job hunt too! I loved being a cheerleader for the company and helping people get hired. They are all extremely gracious and kind! So I'm covered at the central hub.