On The Job
AUGUST 31, 2012
Or, you may have thought someone was pulling your leg to tell you that your Ivy League education would net you a 20-hour-a-week temp job with no benefits and have you living at home with your parents. Others are still under a great deal of stress as their brains try to assimilate this new reality of a rocky economy and uncertain job market.
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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant
SEPTEMBER 11, 2012
This means on your own initiative, ask to learn new software programs, volunteer for projects at work that will teach you something and challenge you, have interests outside of work that help your career in some sort of leadership, management, networking, or public speaking role. Almost every job has an admin element to it.
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. Pay your bills on time so you don't stress about shelling out more money in fees. You can keep track of many different things - lists, people, schedules, projects. Life is short, spend the time you have wisely.
Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant
MAY 26, 2014
I hated the mental stress and burden of putting everyone else first and getting only the usual thank you’s and words of appreciation. I started this blog while temping/job hunting and I was allowed to write or do personal side projects as long as it was not interfering with my work. So here are some things you can ask yourself.
Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant
AUGUST 7, 2012
I was hoping that you might have insight/advice on how to create project work/better assist a C-Level exec that has never had an admin before. Since we are both somewhat green, I was hoping that you might have some suggestions to spark project work (both business and personal related projects would be helpful).
Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant
MAY 16, 2012
Sign up with the major job hunting sites with your resume and profile, join social network sites geared towards work, and meet with every temp agency in town just to be safe. The amount of skill, pressure, stress, and problem solving differs at each of those levels. How can you make yourself easily found? And once you're in, you're in.
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