Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

More than anything, rock climbing is a feat of inner power because for first-timers like me, you get to a point where you want to give up. Except as they're yelling you have to process their verbal commands into action and translating all their yelling in your mind to see visually what they want you to do is added work and stress.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 7, 2012

Try to set up the communication of the office so your boss checks their own emails and responds, but you are in charge of all the mtg coordination, phones, and anything that happens in the office. Start brushing up and training on weak areas with PowerPoint, Photoshop, business writing, or anything you can think of.

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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?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 6, 2013

Would hate to pass up this leadership opportunity if it could mean progression for me in the future. Why do I bring this up? The amount of skill, pressure, stress, and problem solving differs at each of those levels. At this level, do you think it's reasonable to have one person working in these two roles and expect success?

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 7, 2018

I got caught up in the feeling of thinking I was not in control of the situation. After a pep talk from my husband, a great coworker and from my sister I set up a meeting with the director. He did show up…25 minutes late, but I was still prepared and ready. One full-time job and a few temp positions came after that one.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JULY 8, 2016

I was stressed out from the pace of work and also the length of a couple of special projects with a long lead time. We also get a mini break when our boss is traveling as the stress level is generally lower and we can catch up on our workload. A week or two ago, it was one of those weeks where my brain just felt tired.

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Who's the Real Boss?

AUGUST 31, 2020

But as a hard and fast rule, it is important to skill yourself up to the highest level in being able to produce formal Board minutes, as for any other lower level of meeting you can just scale back the formal-ness of your minutes to suit the tone of that meeting. It’s also good for familiarising yourself with who will be there.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 4, 2013

Tell us your story on how you went from temping in LA to being the EA of high-profile CEOs. I found every single one of my jobs through a temping agency or by referral. I learned through informational interviews that I should apply to temp agencies. I opened the phone book and signed up with every single one in town.

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Virtual Moxie

JANUARY 24, 2011

Temp three days per week so that you have some steady income, and work in your VA practice two full days per week In this way, you have income, and you have specific, defined time to work on building your practice. Lastly -- and the one that may make the most sense, depending on how much income you need: 5. Quit your job.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 11, 2014

Prior to this role, I supported 4 Executives at a Security company for 8 years and loved it but they relocated the division to another city so that's how I ended up where I am currently. And as I was working, job hunting and/or temping, I had to find other sources of happiness. I've been the EA to the President of a local t.v.

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On The Job

JULY 10, 2009

It may cost you some time in the beginning, but it will save you in the long run when job seekers tie up your phone lines or e-mail asking, "Did you get my resume?" And wouldnt the boss think it was just peachy if a rant turned up online from the candidate criticizing your behavior? Besides, its just common courtesy. Be on time.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 1, 2009

You see, celebrity-stardom aside, Kevin Parent is just a guy who lived through many of the same struggles you’ve had (or are having), from pursuing a creative career to building an audience to despairing you won’t make it to rejoicing you will to contemplating giving it all up. I may as well put it right up front.

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