Thursday Things — Oct 31st, 2024

Happy Halloween! 🎃

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. 📬

5 new job listings

1. Invisible, $110k - $130k, Remote

2. Swooped, $85k - $95k, Remote

3. Jazz Pharmaceuticals, $68k - $102k, Remote

4. Partners Personnel, $60k, Remote

5. Opaque Systems, $100k - $120k, Remote

3 posts you might’ve missed

#1

Have you ever been stuck in a moral dilemma? How did you navigate it? 🧛

#2

Don’t fix what isn’t broken. 🧙‍♀️

#3

How many EAs have to make this face at least once a week? 💀

Bonus

Shout-out to all my fellow Halloween lovers! 👻

1 Tech Tip

This week's Tech Tip comes from a fellow CCing my EA reader, Fiona Young at Carve!

Use a Pic of Your Messy Meeting Notes to Create Polished Notes & A Follow-up Email ✍️

If you've ever had the experience of trying to capture strategy session notes from a pile of sticky notes or whiteboard scratchings (or just your own messy handwritten notes!) — this tip is for you.

Step 1: Take a picture of your notes

Step 2: Upload your pic(s) to ChatGPT or your AI chatbot of choice, using a prompt like this:

“Transcribe these messy post-its from a strategy session into coherent, well-structured meeting notes. Put the notes in complete sentences and use headings to separate key topics.”

Step 3: Iterate until you're happy with the notes, then prompt ChatGPT to draft your follow-up email:

“Write a follow-up email for all attendees summarizing the meeting and actions/next steps. Put the actions up front.”

If you ever need a refresher on past Tech Tips without digging through your emails, they’re all available in a single post right here.

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