Thursday Things — Aug 8th, 2024

In case you’re new here, CCing my EA is a bite-sized newsletter dedicated to Executive Assistants like yourself.

Every Thursday, we deliver a quick email with 5 new job listings, 3 fun posts, and 1 helpful tech tip straight to your inbox.

In the meanwhile, you can check out our most recent issues here.

5 new job listings

1. Booz Allen Hamilton, $51.6k to $106k, Arlington (Virginia)

2. Epic Games, $78.3k to $114.9k, New York City

3. Netflix, $60k to $240k, Los Gatos (California)

4. Rakuten International, $99.3k to $171.6k, San Mateo (California)

5. SpaceX, $75k to $145k, Washington DC

3 posts you might’ve missed

#1

What’s the best memory you have of getting recognized for your work? What’s the nicest thing your team has done for you?

#2

What term have you heard other people use to describe you?

(Btw, best comment award goes to user captnclaire — “Someone once referred to me as the “Gandalf” of my exec’s calendar.”) 😂 

#3

So what you’re saying is, an EA is worth over $600k a year…? Sounds about right.

Bonus:

She even pretended to “find” 3 of them to avoid suspicion. 😭

1 Tech Tip

I’ve noticed on Zoom calls that EAs regularly toggle between Outlook and 2-3 other applications. It's a very manual process, and it hurts to see.

Enter: ⌘ + Tab

⌘ + Tab (Alt + Tab on a PC) are 2 keys that already exist on your keyboard. But paired together, they create a shortcut that'll save you precious minutes.

The best part? It’s easy.

Here's how:

1) Hold down on the ⌘ key.

2) While keeping ⌘ held, press Tab once.

3) Continue pressing Tab until you reach your desired application.

4) Release ⌘.

This becomes particularly useful when bouncing between 2 applications, i.e. Outlook & your browser.

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