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Certification Programs for Administrative Professionals

Jen Lawrence

Whether you’re an administrative professional looking for a way to validate your skill set or a manager looking to contribute to your admin’s professional development ( thank you, thank you, thank you ), certification is the perfect step. Verification of skills and knowledge level against an industry standard.

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Leveraging Procedures for Effective Training and Onboarding

All Things Admin

You might be using a new phone system or dealing with new project management software. Share information on competitors and collaborators that overlap with our market and industry. email, instant messaging, project management tools). showcasing how each tool facilitates team collaboration.

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An Admin’s Cheat Sheet to Business Terminology

All Things Admin

When I first started working in the financial markets industry, I was introduced to a whole new vocabulary and set of acronyms. As assistants, understanding the language of business – and our specific industries in particular – is vital to our success. It is often used in manufacturing, but can be applied to a wide range of industries.

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Administrative Assistant Conference Speaker Annette Brown

Office Dynamics

When her husband was transferred to the Cincinnati area, Annette began working as the Assistant to the Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Luxottica, the parent company of well-known organizations LensCrafters, Pearle Vision, Sunglass Hut, Sears Optical and Target Optical, EyeMed and OneSight/Gift of Sight.

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Job descriptions for Personal Assistants – Merited or inherited?

Practically Perfect PA

We all belonged to varying industry sectors but one thing became clear which united us all Рwe had all inherited generic job specs full of clich̩s rather than ones based on our actual remits and duties. The global tribe of administrative professionals is largely female at 98%. The role has changed and so must we.

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Stereotypes Part 1: Age vs Experience

Who's the Real Boss?

If you’re a follower of mine, you’d be well aware by now that WTRB is on the campaign to break down out-dated stereotypes prevalent within the admin industry and specifically demolish the misconceptions that others have around the value we add and the abilities we have to assist our Executives in achieving their goals.

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Riding that Job Wave

Who's the Real Boss?

It’s a given though, that as the years have gone by that they have obtained more experience, and been exposed to greater responsibilities, as they’ve developed internally. The post Riding that Job Wave appeared first on Who's the real boss | developing administration professionals.