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While most interviews focus on learning about a candidate's experience, education and background, an executive assistant interview has another level to it – that of detailed competency, ...

Executive administrative assistants provide support to top level management within an organization. Although some executive administrative assistants perform traditional clerical functions, such as ...

During the first call I had with my executive coach, he asked me about my executive assistant (EA), and I told him that I didn’t have one. Without hesitation, he told me that if I didn’t have an ...

Administrative assistants are some of the most versatile professionals out there. From handling personalities to keeping everything organized to running office operations, it’s a job that requires a ...

When Eugene Nizker, then CIO of Custom House Currency Exchange in Vancouver, first met Jessica Raichl, he doubted her ability to be a great assistant. For one thing, she seemed young for the ...

If you are considering a career in the administrative field, you might be surprised to know that there are a variety of different jobs you can go after. In general, administrative jobs provide some ...

One afternoon, I ran into Emily in the office kitchen. Emily was the executive assistant to the CEO of the company in downtown New York where we worked. Like all of the CEO’s assistants past and ...

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