In case you’re new here, CCing my EA is a bite-sized newsletter by Vimcal EA 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. 📬
5 new job listings
Zillow, $86k - $145k, Remote (USA)
Liberty Mutual Insurance, $67k - $126k, Remote/Hybrid (USA)
Hyland, $85k - $95k, Remote (USA)
Pax8, $54k - $78k, Remote (USA)
Coinbase, $124k - $146k, Remote (USA)
We only post jobs under 7 days old, but some may expire before you open this email.
3 posts you might’ve missed
#1
I wonder how many VEAs started out as EAs first, and what prompted the transition? 🤔
#2
Idk why but this one got me good. 😂
#3
Thank you to CCing my EA reader Sofija for highlighting this post this week! 🙏
Bonus resource
We’re hosting more CCing my EA meetups, this time in Chicago and Minneapolis!
Tuesday April 7th from 5:30pm to 7:30pm [Chicago]: https://luma.com/ch2opd5m
Thursday April 9th from 5:30pm to 7:30pm [Minneapolis]: https://luma.com/kqgkrjhe
If you’ll be in town, make sure to click the link above to RSVP :)
P.S. Thank you to Vanessa Rutz for being our boots-on-the-ground in Minneapolis and checking the venue out on our behalf! 🙏
1 Tech Tip
The fastest way to get useful feedback: “Score it out of 10.”
I know this isn’t necessarily a “tech” tip, but it’s important enough that I’m sharing it anyway. (Let me know if you want more of these?)
Have you ever asked your exec “Any feedback?” and gotten:
“Looks good” (but then they change everything later)
or
“Not quite” (but with zero specifics)
Instead, ask them to score it out of 10.
Then (this is the important part) ask: “What would make it a 10?”
That’s it.
Why this works: your definition of “perfect” might be totally different from theirs. “What makes it a 10” forces them to show you what good actually looks like in their head, so you no longer have to guess.
For a refresher on past Tech Tips without digging through your emails, they’re all available in a single post right here (doing my best to update once a month).
Thank you for reading!
I got suuuper ill this past weekend and am still recovering, so apologies for any delayed email communications on my end.
I did want to share an experience from last weekend where I organized a basketball tournament and had 7 players flying in from out of town.
2 of them missed their flights, so I had to rebook them
1 blew a tire and needed help getting their car towed at 1:30am
1 needed to change their hotel check-in and check-out dates
1 had their girlfriend arriving 4 hours before them and wanted someone to look after her
and 1 needed IT support just to get through JetBlue's kiosk check-in
Literally only 1 out of the 7 didn’t have an issue…
I feel like I got a glimpse into what being an EA is like. 😭
Here’s a pic from that event though!
I missed 🥲
I’ll catch you next Thursday~
- Johnny Wu
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