How to Be Awesome at Your Job 1099: How to Buy Back Your Time with the Right Assistant with Jess Lindgren
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Oct 6, 2025 Jess Lindgren, an experienced administrative professional and host of the Ask An Assistant podcast, dives into the essential traits for hiring a great assistant. She emphasizes the importance of emotional intelligence over outdated tests and offers strategies to streamline the hiring process. Jess shares insights on building a successful assistant-executive relationship, including the do's and don'ts for fostering mutual respect. She also highlights unconventional sources for finding top talent, like leveraging your network and community.
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Soft Skills Trump Old-School Tests
- Soft skills and emotional intelligence matter more than outdated technical tests for administrative roles.
- A great assistant fills gaps and complements an executive's strengths rather than mirroring them.
Hire For Care And Discretion
- Look for emotional intelligence, confidentiality, and discretion when hiring assistants.
- Prioritize candidates who genuinely care about doing impactful work for you.
Shorten Hiring; Use Probation
- Slim down your hiring process and avoid dragging candidates through many interviews.
- Hire, use a probationary period, and fire quickly if it doesn't work out.
