Lilit Marcus is the co-founder and Editor in Chief of the website www.savetheassistants.com, which offers humor, advice, and support for assistants of all stripes. Her first book, also creatively titled Save the Assistants, is due out in April 2010. She also contributes to Jewcy.com and The Perpetual Post.

Blog Entries by Lilit Marcus

Are You A Backdoor Assistant?

Posted October 12, 2009 | 10:51 AM (EST)


Lots of people have assistants. These assistants are paid to do everything from make reservations and organize schedules to dropping off dry cleaning and picking the kids up from school.

Lots of people have friends. These people are in your life because you like them and they like you. You...

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What Is a Vanity Internship?

3 Comments | Posted April 30, 2009 | 05:16 PM (EST)


These days, when no one is hiring, plenty of professionals are considering taking a major step down and becoming interns again. While this could be a good way to explore a new profession or gain experience in a new industry, it seems like even internships are super-competitive these days. Why?...

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How to Make Your Assistant Not Hate You on Administrative Professionals' Day

Posted April 21, 2009 | 12:13 PM (EST)


In case you haven't heard, and in case the office manager didn't circle it on the big calendar in the break room, tomorrow (April 22) is Administrative Professionals' Day. That new, bulky name has replaced the Secretary's Day of yore, just like your sweet, quiet 50-something career secretary was replaced...

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