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Nearly 80% Of Today’s Job Skills Are New Or Have Been Reprioritized Since 2016

Allwork

A new report from Boston Consulting Group, Emsi Burning Glass, and The Burning Glass Institute shows that desired job skills have greatly evolved since 2016. . Of all the jobs analyzed, the report showed that business management, design and media, finance, human resources, and IT have changed the fastest.

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10 reasons to attend Assist 2016

Practically Perfect PA

Over the last few months I have been busy behind the scenes working on the programme for Assist 2016. There will be a number of specific skills based sessions for assistants, including an interactive workshop from Heather White , founder of Smarter Networking, on that all important question ‘what are you good at?’

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Skills required to be a good minute taker

Practically Perfect PA

Not everyone can be a good minute taker – it’s a definite skill and quite often an art, hence the name of my course, The Art of Minute Taking. There are definite skills required to be a good minute taker and I’ve listed some of them below: Listening. Strive to develop these skills so you can be the best minute taker you can.

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News from Assist 2016

Practically Perfect PA

I am absolutely delighted to announce the Assist Conference 2016 programme. During the course of the conference we will look at all manner of things that will help assistants improve their skill sets and remain relevant as the industry changes. The post News from Assist 2016 appeared first on Practically Perfect PA.

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Is shorthand still a relevant skill for a minute taker?

Practically Perfect PA

It was a very handy skill to have! … They would’ve thought that this would be a must have skill to be able to take minutes. It’s a good skill to have, but the traps listed above need to be avoided. The post Is shorthand still a relevant skill for a minute taker? But now a dying art. Are you double handling information?

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How to see All Mail Items in Outlook 2016

Practically Perfect PA

This is a question I have been asked many times, especially when migrating an organisation from Lotus Notes to Outlook 2016. I used to use Lotus Notes and found this particular view useful. I can’t find it in Outlook – can you help? Search […].

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12 Days of Christmas Webinar: Must-Have Skills for 2017

Office Dynamics

What are the eight must-have skills for executive and administrative assistants for today? As you enter into 2017, be sure you are equipped with this top-notch skill set. Joan also talks about one bonus skill, tune in to see what it is. We invite you to watch the webinar replay: Must-Have Skills for 2017. Bonus Resources.

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