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Follow the Science: Ze Frank Teaches Us True Facts and Life Lessons

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At this inflection point, Frank considered law school while answering phones for the Latin American division of Travelers Insurance. Subsequently, he temped as an illustrator for a big ad agency, where he learned early versions of Flash and code-based animation. They’d misheard his birth name as José. No problem.

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NOT, “Just An Admin!”

Office Dynamics

It began several years ago when I started working for Mr. H as a temp. Our role is no longer confined to typing letters, answering the phone, scheduling meetings and travel. Expert Travel Agents. Then one day I discovered that every admin is valued and the true value of the profession of the administrative assistant!

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Top 28 Gifts for Holiday Shopping on A Budget

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This is the ideal gift for someone who travels often and doesn’t want to waste precious carry-on liquid space. Made of durable stainless steel, the kettle includes five temperature presets to give you the perfect temperature for various types of tea and coffee and a “hold temp” setting to keep your water warm for up to 60 minutes.

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11 Halos - Part 3 (reporting & fans)

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Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs 11 Halos – Part 3 (reporting & fans) Friday, June 19, 2009 at 4:19 pm // By: // Category: Baseball Today, he drove to Tempe, to the Angels Tempe Diablo Stadium to report. Received equipment, signed up for his new insurance program (yeah!), Katella Ave.

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

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

The reality of being an EA is that while the phones, calendar, and travel are essentially the same in every office your boss and your team are always unique people with their own work styles and needs. I mention how I worked for all my CEOs because I was recruited away as a temp.

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The Realities of Job Hunting As A High Level Executive Assistant

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

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. And because executives are constantly traveling for weeks at a time, it may take a month or three just to finally meet everyone. Everyone is busy. Be open.

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7 Unexpected Ways Your Finances Matter When Job Hunting And Working

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

The company will ask that you charge everything from business travel to catered lunches on your credit card and they will reimburse you. It was for catered food at a place that did not take payments over the phone with a credit card. You will spend a lot on gas just driving around town or on business travel.