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Answering Reader Mail: What Do Employers Look for in High-Level EA Candidates?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

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. My goal as temp was to be asked back as a temp repeatedly - that’s it. I wanted to do my job well for whatever it was they hired me to do.

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Will Google ever stop amazing me? Introducing Goog/411

Laughing all the Way to Work

Recently, a temp worker at my job gave me another Google tip. Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. Finally, I asked her how she knew the answers and what was she doing to get the information? It was then she introduced me to Google.

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Guest Post: What Makes Virtual Administrative Assistants Work?

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Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. And that’s where a virtual administrative assistant can step in to make all the difference. ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared? ► February (5) We did it Canada! Minute taking made easier.

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Standard Operating Procedures: Tips for Creating Business Systems | Office Organization & Office Efficiency | OfficeArrow

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Software such as PowerPoint, Visio or SmartDraw can aid in the development. You can add audio, convert PowerPoint slides to video (including exact slide timing, animations, sound effects, narration, webcam video, and any web pages or applications displayed onscreen during the presentation), and you can record podcasts.

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Answering Reader Mail: Career Progression, Wearing Different Hats, and Realistic Expectations

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

People say they love teaching yoga so they want to open their own yoga studio, but when you do that it really means you’ve become an entrepreneur/business owner and you now have to manage all the marketing, operations, finances, HR, and legal aspects of your business either alone or be in charge of those who do instead of teaching yoga.

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Answering Reader Mail: Finding Temp Agencies in Los Angeles

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JH recently wrote me and asked the following question, "With so many temp agencies out there, I don't know which is/isn't good. I was wondering if you could give me the name of the temp agency you worked with. The best strategy is to sign up with every single temp agency in town. Thanks so much in advance!"

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