Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

The best part is, there are a ton of temp agencies and anyone can apply. The #1 rule of temping is you're not supposed to ask for jobs or try to get employment on your own to honor the relationship and introduction your agent forged with the company you're at. Straight out of college, I joined the temp pool while I was job hunting.

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Success

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Purchase within your budgeted category to stay on track , or mix and match from various sections to compile the perfect gift that still meets your money goals. This money-minded guide will make your holiday gifting a little easier. Christmas Gifts on a Budget: Under $30. Magic Hour Astrology Teas $13. CHI Lava Travel Flat Iron $79.99.

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Page Personnel

JUNE 4, 2020

How to use part time and temp jobs to build your career Anonymous (not verified) 24/01/2023 Career paths are changing. It used to be that most people looked for that One Job, the one where they would stay for a number of years, the company where they would work their way up the career ladder and retire after a respectable amount of time.

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Eco-Office Gals

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

First off, head into the heat of Tempe, Arizona, where Arizona State University has made some of the strongest sustainability commitments of any institution in the nation. The University has set a hard and fast goal to cut all of its greenhouse emissions by a whopping 75% over the next dozen years. And it isn’t just lip service.

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The Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

6 days ago RT @ WinWeb Focus on Your Small Business Goals - [link] 6 days ago Perluondo: "They're exactly the demographics I'm looking for." Temp agencies are useful – look at them as being a trial period for potential employees. WinWeb TV Free Small & Home Business Videos for you.

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Productivityist

JULY 3, 2019

A self-proclaimed late bloomer, he had a mediocre academic career at Stanford (which he got into by a fluke), and after graduating, worked as a dishwasher, night watchman, and typing temp before finally finding the inner motivation and drive that ultimately led him to his current career trajectory. This episode is brought to you by MetPro.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 16, 2010

The goal is to be well-rounded in all aspects. 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.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 21, 2012

Temp, volunteer, apply for PT work and list that as your present role. While your ultimate goal is FT job in admin, the only thing that will get you there is recent experience in admin - the good ol' fashioned catch-22. I've been blogging for about 4 years now so that's a lot of material!

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 12, 2015

As the assistant wanting to get approval, you would fill in the Goal/Learning Objectives column and then present that to your executive and show the benefits of each. It goes back to what I said about your career goals and aspirations. Is that in line with your goals and the other things I discussed you consider in the webinar.

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The Small Business Blog

AUGUST 16, 2007

6 days ago RT @ WinWeb Focus on Your Small Business Goals - [link] 6 days ago Perluondo: "They're exactly the demographics I'm looking for." Virtual workers can be from a “Temp-Agency&# or a from contracting firms. WinWeb TV Free Small & Home Business Videos for you.

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All Things Admin

MARCH 26, 2024

Before leaving, I was able to spend a few days going over the binder with my temp. These initiatives are essentially goals for my professional development plan, and each goal will be weighed and rated. She was very appreciative to have such a detailed point of reference to help her quickly get up to speed.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JULY 13, 2011

Don't get sidetracked from your life and career goals. While their offers can be enticing, make sure it aligns with your life and career goals. As you are job hunting, think hard about if you want to temp, freelance, do contract work, temp-to-hire, or direct hire roles only and under which circumstance. Make a decision.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 10, 2009

My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Recently, a temp worker at my job gave me another Google tip. Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too!

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

2) Make it clear you have bigger goals. When you interview for new jobs, do your yearly job performance reviews, network, or whenever appropriate, make it clear you have bigger goals. The goal is to go from a busy role to one that is absolutely crazy insane busy and stressful to prove you can do it.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 12, 2010

I spent the next four months resting, soul-searching, temping here and there and took a 2 week vacation. Learn to purse your personal goals as well as your professional ones. The more I thought about it, as much as I loved my job, I realized I need a new one that provided work life balance. So I quit my job.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 17, 2012

The shortest route is to look for temp work thru agencies or TaskRabbit, Craiglist, or volunteer. Starting a new career at any age is a great endeavor and they will want to understand your values, goals, and impressions of being an EA. Your best bet is to get some experience in admin and being an EA thru temping or other contract work.

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Page Personnel

APRIL 1, 2019

Sometimes lumped in with freelancers, temp staff, or interim staff, a contractor is specifically any professional employed on a temporary, contract basis. Groan, close your eyes and dream of changing up your routine to experience different work cultures, teams and environments, rather than go through the same daily grind, year after year.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 7, 2012

Start reading now about your company's mission, strategy, and goals. The goal is to have at your fingertips information you will need at a moment's notice. If you are out sick, a temp will have to sub for you. Your goal is to become a mini-me version of them and to make their life easier. Do they know the vm passwords?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 26, 2014

The point of the above exercise is to figure out if the solution is something that can be fixed with a little action/daily maintenance (go on vacation, take better care of yourself, respectively) or will take long term planning and goals/strategy (move closer to family or save enough money to travel for a year).

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

The goal is to get INFORMATION and ADVICE which almost anyone can provide, not ask for an interview, a favor, or a job. 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. I highlight important information.

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www.officearrow.com

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Know your goal first and then define the steps necessary to get there. Three Steps to Business System Creation To ensure that anyone can pick up your documented business system and figure out what to do, here are three steps to get you going. Step One: Start at the End. Step Two: Test What You Created.

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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. You can juggle studying, you can follow thru on a goal, you most likely work part time while having a social life, it means you're committed and invested in yourself.

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Service Untitled

JANUARY 23, 2012

And I started in the company as a temp worker in 2004. So in terms of the basic scheduling of folks because you know how many people you need to be able to meet our service level goals whether it be one in the morning or one in the afternoon. Service Untitled: So tell me about your role and what you do at Zappos.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 6, 2013

To that effect, I also mostly believe that your work is either admin/process heavy or people heavy, which means you actually carry out the work/ideas of others OR you are a manager/executive where you manage people or departments so the business goals get done. Why do I bring this up? Do you want to manage people or actually do the work?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 11, 2014

And as I was working, job hunting and/or temping, I had to find other sources of happiness. This was mostly as a temp during very slow months when the entire industry was on vacation, but I’m sure the paycheck wasn’t as amazing as yours. I knew I didn’t want to job hunt for more than 6-9 months if I didn’t have to.

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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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Recruit CRM

MAY 29, 2021

This podcast brings a unique voice to the goals of creating an online personal brand or employer presence and tips on various recruitment marketing strategies & candidate sourcing. Temp and Contract staffing makes up 90% of global recruitment revenue (*source: SIA). Every Friday, the podcast broadcasts live at 3 pm (UK time).

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 1, 2009

You know, what’s the goal? So I had to persevere, believe in what I could offer, and that this was a goal I didn’t want to give up on. Yosie – De temps en temps, j’ai le goût de faire de quoi en français, ou traduire mon blogue. I don’t write music for that. The television shows. It was work.

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Success

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Beyond being a client advocate, she is an educator whose passion lies in providing her clients with strategic guidance, thoughtful advice and actionable steps, which helps them achieve ambitious goals with confidence. Her goal was to ensure that others would never endure the same pain.

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