Office Dynamics

APRIL 6, 2017

It began several years ago when I started working for Mr. H as a temp. It took time, effort, mistakes and a lot of painful focus to learn and ultimately, I was successful. He asked me to find a location, negotiate a lease, remodel the space if needed and take care of all interior decorating and procurement. Negotiators.

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Page Personnel

MAY 26, 2021

As long as contractors take the essential step and learn how to build out a pipeline of freelance jobs and opportunities, working in this way provides a lot of flexibility that can’t be found with permanent jobs. Virtually any contracting professional who has the right experience for a company can negotiate a favourable rate.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JULY 13, 2011

As you become more established and learn to network well and brand yourself through social media, you'll find that headhunters and recruiters will call you in hopes of poaching you. 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.

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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. What did they learn? How long do you think is fair?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 6, 2013

If you don’t have those basics down, it’s not really something you can learn well enough to truly change the trajectory of your career in a reasonable amount of time. However, if you know how valued you are and what unique things you bring to the table, it does mean there may be some room for negotiating.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 11, 2014

If I had more work to do and would be learning along the way, I would stay. And as I was working, job hunting and/or temping, I had to find other sources of happiness. I also thought about money, salary negotiation, and how I was spending my time. You mention you would stay if you had more work to do or you were learning more.

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