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The Vanishing Executive Assistant—NOT!

Office Dynamics

I would like to address the recent article that appeared in the Wall Street Journal on January 18, 2020 by Rachel Feintzeig regarding The Vanishing Executive Assistant. Being an excellent assistant is not just about PowerPoint and Excel. January 21, 2020. This is a huge misconception that society has embraced and projected.

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News from Assist Travel

Practically Perfect PA

It can be easy for assistants to justify training on tasks such as Excel or PowerPoint, but you probably spend much more time organising business trips. Millennials, the generation of tech savvy digital natives currently in their twenties and early thirties, will account for nearly half of the workforce by 2020.

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Highlights from a Talk With the CEO of SHRM: What HR Really Thinks About EAs

Bonnie Low Kramen

The result of my probing was the cover story of the September, 2020 issue of this magazine called “ How is HR Really Deciding How Much $$$ to Pay You?” Therefore, not just any PowerPoint or Excel class will truly serve the profession. which I co-wrote over six months with compensation expert Jeremy Spake.