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MARCH 20, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Thinking Outside the Job Description Box By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, March 20, 2008 Filed Under: Productivity E ditor’s note: This is a guest post by Patricia Robb of Laughing All The Way to Work: The Ultimate Secretarial Survival Blog.

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APRIL 5, 2010

Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? The importance of having someone to talk to Psst! I'm in a bad mood, pass it on. Between Amount vs number And and commas And and commas Part 2 Another Apostrophes with place names As of or As at As per Assume vs. Presume At vs. In Bad vs Badly Between you and.

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MARCH 20, 2010

Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? The importance of having someone to talk to Psst! I'm in a bad mood, pass it on. Between Amount vs number And and commas And and commas Part 2 Another Apostrophes with place names As of or As at As per Assume vs. Presume At vs. In Bad vs Badly Between you and.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2010

Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? The importance of having someone to talk to Psst! I'm in a bad mood, pass it on. Between Amount vs number And and commas And and commas Part 2 Another Apostrophes with place names As of or As at As per Assume vs. Presume At vs. In Bad vs Badly Between you and.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2010

Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? The importance of having someone to talk to Psst! I'm in a bad mood, pass it on. Between Amount vs number And and commas And and commas Part 2 Another Apostrophes with place names As of or As at As per Assume vs. Presume At vs. In Bad vs Badly Between you and.

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MAY 31, 2009

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FEBRUARY 13, 2010

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FEBRUARY 7, 2010

Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? The importance of having someone to talk to Psst! I'm in a bad mood, pass it on. Between Amount vs number And and commas And and commas Part 2 Another Apostrophes with place names As of or As at As per Assume vs. Presume At vs. In Bad vs Badly Between you and.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2009

If you keep telling yourself you cant do it, then of course you wont be able to, but if you say I dont know if I can, but I am going to try anyway, or I know I can do that because it was what I was trained for and then go ahead and do it, it will open all kinds of doors for you. (Or This is the time you need a lot of positive self talk.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2009

What dates and times does he or she have available (keeping in mind time zones for away meetings)? Secure the date and time in his or her calendar, taking into consideration travel time if outside the office. If outside the city, make travel arrangements: are flights required, train or will he or she be driving.

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APRIL 22, 2009

Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? . ► June (3) ► May (7) ▼ April (4) New Hire Overload Happy Administrative Professionals' Day!

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JANUARY 23, 2010

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MARCH 1, 2009

I have also combined all the tutorials, training and other education-related links under the title Training. Under My Favourites, I have added a Meeting section with some useful sites and combined many of my travel related links under one title simply called Travel. the next day!

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MAY 10, 2009

Many times the administrative assistant position is a good way into an organization and what a great training ground to know an organizations inner workings than in this profession. I think many university students are seeing the value in having this kind of training. So much is expected of executives these days.

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OCTOBER 6, 2009

One of the biggest issues surrounding substance abuse in the workplace are the lies required to keep up the front that everything is ok. link] Posted by Patricia Robb at 7:49 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , alcohol , professional assistant , workplace Reactions: 1 comments: Foley-In-Charge said. This is one way to snag folks.

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JANUARY 31, 2010

The art of saying thank you can sometimes get lost in our busyness, but here are some examples of times it would be nice to send a card from work: To thank presenters who speak at your workplace. To thank your boss for being supportive during a trying time. To thank an employee for showing initiative and going the extra mile.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2009

Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Protocol for addressing Canadian and foreign digni. That's not my job! Welcome to Canada, Mr. President. Just a secretary. Sticks and stones will break my bones.but names.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2009

In my current role I cant take someones blood pressure and in my previous role, often times they wanted to be a Lotus Notes developer. There comes a time when companies need to pony up the money and either pay for your training or pay for a professional instead of heaving everything off on the admin because theyre cheap.

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OCTOBER 31, 2009

Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? The importance of having someone to talk to Psst! I'm in a bad mood, pass it on. Between Amount vs number And and commas And and commas Part 2 Another Apostrophes with place names As of or As at As per Assume vs. Presume At vs. In Bad vs Badly Between you and.

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JULY 12, 2010

Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? The importance of having someone to talk to Psst! I'm in a bad mood, pass it on. Between Amount vs number And and commas And and commas Part 2 Another Apostrophes with place names As of or As at As per Assume vs. Presume At vs. In Bad vs Badly Between you and.

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JULY 9, 2010

Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? The importance of having someone to talk to Psst! I'm in a bad mood, pass it on. Between Amount vs number And and commas And and commas Part 2 Another Apostrophes with place names As of or As at As per Assume vs. Presume At vs. In Bad vs Badly Between you and.

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JULY 1, 2010

Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? The importance of having someone to talk to Psst! I'm in a bad mood, pass it on. Between Amount vs number And and commas And and commas Part 2 Another Apostrophes with place names As of or As at As per Assume vs. Presume At vs. In Bad vs Badly Between you and.

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DECEMBER 17, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 17 December, 2008 Anyone can be an Administrative Assistant, right? Americanfolder.com Custservice@Americanfolder.com December 18, 2008 Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Join me for a Webinar, Sept. Lets enjoy our day together.© 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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JUNE 4, 2010

Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? The importance of having someone to talk to Psst! I'm in a bad mood, pass it on. Between Amount vs number And and commas And and commas Part 2 Another Apostrophes with place names As of or As at As per Assume vs. Presume At vs. In Bad vs Badly Between you and.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? The importance of having someone to talk to Psst! I'm in a bad mood, pass it on. Between Amount vs number And and commas And and commas Part 2 Another Apostrophes with place names As of or As at As per Assume vs. Presume At vs. In Bad vs Badly Between you and.

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MAY 16, 2010

Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? The importance of having someone to talk to Psst! I'm in a bad mood, pass it on. Between Amount vs number And and commas And and commas Part 2 Another Apostrophes with place names As of or As at As per Assume vs. Presume At vs. In Bad vs Badly Between you and.

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MAY 9, 2010

Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? The importance of having someone to talk to Psst! I'm in a bad mood, pass it on. Between Amount vs number And and commas And and commas Part 2 Another Apostrophes with place names As of or As at As per Assume vs. Presume At vs. In Bad vs Badly Between you and.

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AUGUST 22, 2009

Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? The importance of having someone to talk to Psst! I'm in a bad mood, pass it on. Between Amount vs number And and commas And and commas Part 2 Another Apostrophes with place names As of or As at As per Assume vs. Presume At vs. In Bad vs Badly Between you and.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 19 September, 2008 Using a Bring-Forward System to Help Organize Your Boss Of all the articles I have written, the one I wrote on the bring-forward system by far gets the most views. September 19, 2008 Patricia Robb said. September 20, 2008 Anonymoussaid. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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OCTOBER 4, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 4 October, 2008 Kings and Queens of the Office A friend was telling me about an Executive Assistant who has taken on a superior attitude at work and seems to think she is the Queen, looking down her nose on all her subjects, the other assistants. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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JANUARY 31, 2009

Training On-line 10 Things = Frustration "Mom, I'm sick!" " Is it that time of the year already? Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Some People see Roadblocks -- Others see Hurdles. P.S. I Love You Happy New Year! Now don't forget to put the correc.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 29 September, 2008 Cystic Fibrosis Hello Readers, My great nephew Owen has recently been diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis. My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Lets enjoy our day together.©

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MARCH 13, 2010

Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? The importance of having someone to talk to Psst! I'm in a bad mood, pass it on. Between Amount vs number And and commas And and commas Part 2 Another Apostrophes with place names As of or As at As per Assume vs. Presume At vs. In Bad vs Badly Between you and.

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JUNE 27, 2009

Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? . ▼ June (3) A funny thing happened on the way to the office. Colour Coding Works. Meeting preparation. Between Amount vs number And and commas And and commas Part 2 Another Apostrophes with place names As of or As at As per Assume vs. Presume At vs. In Bad vs Badly Between you and.

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JUNE 23, 2009

Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? . ▼ June (3) A funny thing happened on the way to the office. Colour Coding Works. Meeting preparation. Between Amount vs number And and commas And and commas Part 2 Another Apostrophes with place names As of or As at As per Assume vs. Presume At vs. In Bad vs Badly Between you and.

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APRIL 8, 2009

If so, what would you recommend in terms of training (university not included/possible). It is great training for the office environment, no matter what field you end up in. Hello - I have a question for you.Would you advise getting into the Administrative Assistant profession to the younger generation in this day and age?

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JANUARY 10, 2010

Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? The importance of having someone to talk to Psst! I'm in a bad mood, pass it on. Between Amount vs number And and commas And and commas Part 2 Another Apostrophes with place names As of or As at As per Assume vs. Presume At vs. In Bad vs Badly Between you and.

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