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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant
SEPTEMBER 9, 2009
JH recently wrote me and asked the following question, "With so many temp agencies out there, I don't know which is/isn't good. I was wondering if you could give me the name of the temp agency you worked with. The best strategy is to sign up with every single temp agency in town. Thanks so much in advance!"
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 Make sure your resume is up to scratch: Your resume should list your skills, your experience in working as a virtual assistant, and any other capabilities that you think potential employers are looking for.
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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. Craft your resume based on experience and skill set, not chronologically - and tell a different story.
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.
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!
Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant
APRIL 17, 2012
Any recruiter who sees your resume and finds out you used to be a lawyer will silently wonder the following questions. Whether based on your cover letter or resume, recruiters only take 6 seconds to see if you are match. If the fit isn’t close enough, they toss or file your resume. 1) Do you have the admin skills to be an EA?
www.officearrow.com
OCTOBER 28, 2010
Checklists ensure that all steps or actions occur, not necessarily in a specific order (though that can be part of the process), but rather just that they are completed, while a template is an established pattern - form letters, resume designs - that you can use over and over to produce the same result. Step One: Start at the End.
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