Bonnie Low Kramen

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

As a part of our interview series called “How Employers and Employees are Reworking Work Together,” we had the pleasure to interview Bonnie Low-Kramen. Based on 1,000+ interviews, Bonnie’s new book about the workplace is called Staff Matters and will be published in early 2023. Base salary is only one way to earn money.

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Success

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

This calls for two steps—inflation to decline, which could happen, or for salaries to increase, match or exceed it. Since that factor is out of our hands, we should focus on something within our control, like our personal career trajectories and the best timing and method to seek a raise or a promotion.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 3, 2015

There are two main points I want to make in this blog: An administrative certificate or certification does not guarantee success, a salary increase, new title or promotion. Hiring managers look for these traits and so do C-Suite executives when interviewing for a new assistant. Investment in oneself. I did all self-study.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

2) Ask to meet for fun and to conduct informational interviews When you send out an email as mentioned above, those who are happy to hear from you and want to help you will respond. You can hang out with your friend and informally conduct an informational interview. I ran a book club for 2 years. I was a big sister for 2 years.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

I have heard of EAs working for successful international corporations and earning a very large salary. Take personality tests, read books, talk to people. If you’ve decided you want to be an EA or have a career that leads to a great salary, it all starts with growth. Do you by chance know what it takes to get up there?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 4, 2014

Came across your blog while doing some research for a position I'm interviewing with on Monday. As I mentioned, I'm interviewing for a very high profile position next week for a Chairman of a major international company. And congrats on landing the interview! My background is in management, but a girl has to pay the bills.

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Bonnie Low Kramen

DECEMBER 28, 2021

These are reasons for quitting that would be reasonably offered in letters of resignation and at an exit interview. Reasons that are more difficult to be written down in a letter or spoken aloud in an exit interview. It costs a company 6-9 months of an employee’s annual salary to replace them. It’s just not that simple though.

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