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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. Our social media gurus are real examples of how online networking benefits assistants. There are also lots of opportunities over the course of the conference to meet and network with every other assistant in the room.

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Launching Assist Travel 2016

Practically Perfect PA

Secondly, it is to reduce the amount of time that Assistants spend on booking travel, in the hope that it will free up time for Assistants to spend on much more interesting projects. At the end of the project we reduced the time from 24 days per year to 4.5 Networking opportunities for travel booking assistants. Book your place.

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Inside the Peterborough PA Network

Practically Perfect PA

Next up in our series of blog posts about regional PA networks, we have the Peterborough PA network. Launched by Bethany Fovargue in 2013 this network has gone from strength to strength and Bethany is now asked to speak and promote the role of assistants all over the world. . About the network….

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5 Ways Women Can Support Each Other at Work

Success

More than having a system in place for when things go bad—like ‘filing with HR and hiring a lawyer’ bad—women’s networks also know things, such as how best to navigate your workplace as a woman. Network up, down and sideways. It can be easy to focus networking efforts on those in positions above you.

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Braintrust - a Coop Online Freelance Talent Marketplace

Small Business Labs

  Braintrust focuses on high-end IT projects and works with an impressive list of large corporations.     Shareable's 2016 story How Platform Coops Can Beat Death Stars Like Uber to Create a Real Sharing Economy nicely covered the topic. .   coop version of Task Rabbit. .  We hope so.

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Top 10 Most Innovative Companies to Watch in 2024

Success

How they innovate: Group Black partners with media companies using Uplift, which helps match Black creators with 200 brands in their network. Formula information and testing data are transparent and accessible, and its scientific board includes researchers from the National Institutes of Health’s Human Microbiome Project.

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Some Gen Zers Are Including Their Social Media on Resumes—Should You?

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This is an increase from the 2016 list, where only 20% reported being active on these platforms. She had shared some great posts of things that she had done and projects she was involved in. As leaders’ social media presence grows, it seems more relevant for job candidates to do the same on resumes.