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Preparing to Move Overseas? Read This First

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As soon as you move abroad , you’re in charge of paying for your medical expenses, as your United States health insurance won’t let you submit any assertions, says Elena Jones, a personal finance expert at FinanceJar. medical insurance may only provide minimal coverage for urgent situations outside the country.

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Beyond the Org Chart: How Procedures Elevate Leadership in Administrative Professionals

All Things Admin

Anticipating a medical leave, Lá Shawn Sandifer crafted an administrative procedures binder to ensure continuity in her absence. I was preparing to go on medical leave and would be gone for at least eight weeks. I was asked to share my binder with the legal secretaries in my division in our Chicago and Washington, D.C.

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On the Outside Looking In

Laughing all the Way to Work

Being a member is not only a great place for networking, but for mentoring and learning of jobs in your area. I work as a legal assistant and it has been my experience that law firms look for very qualified people. A good way to network in person is through professional associations. Do you know about your professional association ?

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Getting your foot in the door.

Laughing all the Way to Work

If a more experienced assistant comes alongside you and provides mentoring - dont refuse it. I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. So if you want to get your foot in the door as an admin, there is no shame in that and it will be valuable training for whatever career you ultimately choose.

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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

I have been an Executive Assistant for over 10 years, and am now working for a Vice President in an academic medical center. However, realize you may only get a portion of the truth because if someone is terrible, they are not allowed to say they were terrible for legal reasons, etc. A company can’t ask someone if they have kids.

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Tim Rowe – Founder and CEO of CIC | Flexible Workspaces: Competing Globally

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You’ve taken it to an entirely new high, working around other people, incubation theories, mentoring theories, accelerator theories, fundings, exits, team rooms, the very start up to the very exit point overall. So our legal name is actually still Cambridge incubator, believe it or not. Have you seen a paradigm shift or what?

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Want to expand your horizons? 35 new books from TED speakers that will enlarge your world

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In this book, she corrects misconceptions about this phase of life that researchers hypothesize evolved to serve a social purpose — allowing grandmothers to care for grandchildren — and provides accessible medical advice to women going through this process. Read an excerpt here. ) . — that can help you achieve your goals. .

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