EAs / Executive Assistants

EA Interview Prep Is So Hard — How Do You All Prepare? I’m find it hard to prepare for interviews because the many questions. What kinds of questions did you get, and what helped you feel prepared? I’...

Has anyone here worked for Deciem in Toronto? They are hiring for admin roles @ their Fraser office. I was wondering what the company is like post Estee Lauder purchase. The reviews from several year...

Has anyone worked for Watershed Advisors? I'm wondering about culture and advancement ops. Thanks in advance.

Anyone work at Citadel? One of my recruiters is constantly sending me roles over there and I’m wondering… Are they so large that they’re just always hiring or is there a crappy EA culture so there’s a...

I’d love to hear from EAs who support a founding or managing partner in a national law firm environment. Do you enjoy the role overall? What expectations surprised you most once you started, and are t...

Has anyone worked at Emerson Collective in their Los Angeles office? They've got terrible Glassdoor reviews, but there are only 20 reviews, and I'm wondering how accurate these are. https://www.glas...

Anyone work at Apollo that can speak on the culture and benefits? I’m also told that there is a base salary which is lower than my target, but that there is built-in overtime which would get me to my ...

Any assistants work at Squire Patton Boggs (Downtown Cleveland)? Please share culture and work expectations. Is parking paid and what does hybrid look like? Thank you.

Good afternoon, does anyone work for Thrivent? They are a Fortune 500 financial services firm based out of Minnesota. I'm interviewing for an Office Manager role based here in one of their offices h...

I will never understand how some admin love to play mean girl.

Annual review time!! Does anybody else get anxious writing about yourself?

Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone here has had experience working as an EA at Fidelity and what your experience was like. What office did you work at, if you don't mind sharing? I am contemplati...

I'm looking to pivot from a 25+ year career in public relations to the EA/PA arena in NYC. I have worked 1:1 with senior executives as a communications business partner, and have strong interpersonal ...

For EAs/admins who support fast-moving leadership or committee meetings: how are you capturing accurate notes when recording/transcription is not allowed? I’m looking for practical workflows, templat...

Quick question to EA’s in the bowl here who support multiple partners. How do you handle multiple Calendar delegation and access on Outlook! Where I work we have up to five people were supporting p...

I just finished the interview process to support 2 C-Suite execs in a creative agency. How long should I wait before I reach out to my recruiter about the final decisions? I am super anxious. My inter...

Pivot from Marketing to EA? I am at a large tech company & am wondering if moving to an EA role at my company would be a good move? I’m a single mom to a 10 yr old & looking to reduce stress level & w...

Hello to all the amazing EAs in the Fish Bowl. I am just dropping in to check in on everyone. I know the world is challenging, so I wanted to let you know that I’m here for you, along with Ollie.