By Claire Farnsworth , Talent Assistant at IAG When I first applied to the company, there were two open positions in the New York office:...

Every assistant has a toolkit. Out of sheer survival instinct, we collect tangible, and sometimes intangible, secret weapons that we quietly rely on to keep our bosses happy, our inboxes (somewhat) manageable, and our sanity intact. From Google alerts to snack stashes, we can’t assistant well without them.