Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

OCTOBER 1, 2012

I work at a travel and event planning agency. Unlike catering or gifts where the EA has a lot of decision-making power, travel is usually dictated by the powers that be. Most large companies have in house travel department or a pre-approved vendor and agency list. Call every single temping agency in town.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JULY 10, 2012

Have money for group gifts. Alternately, you could say you only had X amount of dollars in your wallet and give that, offer to write a check, or give your own gift by baking cookies or something. Sometimes companies don’t validate for parking especially if you are doing testing at a temp agency and are there for a few hours.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

3) Work with temping and recruiting agencies – all of them When you are looking for a job, contact every temp and recruiting agency in town. Sure, some of them might have the same jobs, but you will soon find that sometimes a company will only work with one specific agency. The timing of the gift is also crucial.

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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. So I left that temp gig and went to work for the CEO.

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