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Adhering to the "Open Door" Policy

Professional Assistant Blog

Home About Me Advertise Adhering to the "Open Door" Policy By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 Filed Under: Meetings , Prioritize I n my last job, I had my own office. Just remember, if your company has an “open door” policy, please adhere to it.

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Elevate Your Elevator Speech

The Office Professionals Place

Saturday, November 14, 2009 Elevate Your Elevator Speech Imagine being in an elevator with someone you would really like to get to know and whom you would like to know about you.  An exchange of business cards Here’s an example from someone who is employed as a sales representative from a company that sells crystal products.

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Tips for Office Costumes at Halloween

Professional Assistant Blog

Luckily, in my office, we dress in casual clothes all of the time and we do have a corporate policy of being able to dress up in a costume for this event. Check with your Human Resources Department or manager to see if this falls into your corporate policy.

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Who Called? Use A Phone Call Log!

Professional Assistant Blog

You can purge the files as needed, depending on your companys situation and/or policy. Also, remember to archive these files, just in case you need to go back and check who called when for what reason. So try creating a spreadsheet yourself and let me know how it works out for you.

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Cover Your Tracks: E-mail Archiving

Professional Assistant Blog

The reason I use the latter method is because our company policy is that we cant download any software that IT doesnt approve. There are two ways of backing up your e-mails. One is the easier way, where you download a file; the other is the longer way. You can read my post on 8 Steps to Archiving E-mails , if you fall into this category.

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Arizona Virtual Assistants Retreat

Loosely Speaking

Deadline is midnight, Arizona time, Monday, August 31, 2009. FreshBooks —C oupon for $20 off ANY of FreshBooks packages, redeemable until September 30, 2009. ClientSpot — 20% off coupon for all attendees, good until September 30, 2009. normally $125.00) Special rate good only for attendees, must be redeemed during the event.

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The E-tiquette of E-mail

Professional Assistant Blog

Your company may have a policy on how they want you to address people in external business e-mail. Be sure to add your signature to your business e-mail with your coordinates. Jane Watson of J. Of course, be sure to check with your co-worker first before providing his or her information. Who are you?

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