victorcoly Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 Ok..... at the risk of getting fire-bombed, I will go out on another preverbial limb here.... The following ad is straight from the YEA! web site (Cadets link): Assistant To The CEO - We Are Still Looking Friday, August 11, 2006 By: Charity Musielak Hopkins Sheds Light On Daily tasks The position as an assistant to the CEO of Youth Education in the Arts is still open as of this time. Here is a bit of an informal view of what one in this position might look forward to. George Hopkins is a bit of a workaholic. As is sometimes the case with such people, he is also not great at organizing his calls, his projects, his meetings, and even his personal life. He also is in many different activities, many that do not need his personal involvement. Thus, a great assistant could ease the load a great deal. What can a day look like? - Return Phone messages for Hopkins - Return Phone calls - Answer e-mails - Write response letters to individuals, etc - Book his week - Book lunches, meetings and plans - Register him to a seminar - Make travel arrangements - Secure all information for a band clinic Hopkins is presenting - Call to get all information for a DCI budget meeting coming up - Return a computer on the "blink" - Order two books Hopkins is searching for - Come with him to a meeting of the Allentown School Committee; follow up as needed - Attend a Community Board meeting for Hopkins - Call to get a meeting at the Community Music Board - Set up a conference call for the Cadets creative staff This is an idea, a sample of the activities in a day. You do need to be s self starter as Hopkins is out of the office on average two days a week and at times for days and even weeks at a time. During the summer, he is on the road for 8 weeks, So organizational skills are key, Microsoft comfort, a great phone manner, patience (with Hopkins) and the ability to begin and manage projects. Hopkins can also be a recluse so it is important to have the courage to attack, demand, cajole, and support him in getting to all that is on the plate! And yes, he does have to be told to pay his bills, put gas in the car, and purchase that ticket for this show, or that trip to see his daughter. In short - partnership is the name of the game. Pay can vary with experience and ability so, for more information, contact George Hopkins directly at hopkins@yea.org. He is back from the summer on the 16th of August and we would like to have someone into the office as soon as possible. I will throw this comment out simply, and to the point: If this is a joke....it's DARN funny.... If it's not, then what the h@*! is YEA! paying this guy to do?!?!?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xbones7480 Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 Robby Robinson never had an assistant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjordansc Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 What do you think a good executive assistant does? This sounds very normal to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
festive Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 http://www.drumcorpsplanet.com/forums//ind...showtopic=85038 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victorcoly Posted August 15, 2006 Author Share Posted August 15, 2006 What do you think a good executive assistant does? This sounds very normal to me. Hey.... My exec assistant doesn't have to remind me to pay my bills, put gas in the car, or to see my family.... that's the part that worries me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleep Dirt Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 Why can't he see his daughter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donnebrook Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 Why can't he see his daughter. She lives with her Mom in Chicago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErieSopMike Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 http://www.drumcorpsplanet.com/forums//ind...showtopic=85038 This thread has already been started at link above... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbc03 Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 Wow, the attempts to criticize this man for ANYTHING are getting ridiculous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErieSopMike Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 Wow, the attempts to criticize this man for ANYTHING are getting ridiculous This link above is directly from the YEA website. That announcement is an attempt to find him an assistant, it is not a prank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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