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Quiet Hiring: Admin Professional Trend

Bonnie Low-Krayman

Quiet Hiring is about filling open positions with the staff who are already on the payroll rather than hiring from outside the company. In addition to already having excellent organizational, communication, and scheduling skills, many administrative professionals also can flex the following skills. What’s happening now?

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Leveraging Procedures for Effective Training and Onboarding

All Things Admin

The process for ordering office supplies and setting up the conference room for meetings was different. This method serves a dual purpose: it ensures that your procedures are up-to-date and allows the new employee to reinforce their learning through the act of documentation. Leave Policies: Information on types of leave available (e.g.,

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The Blended Role of Executive Personal Assistants

C-Suite Assistants

High profile business leaders, individuals and professional couples with multiple homes who serve on various boards and are involved with philanthropic causes often require a personal assistant to manage their private lives. What if you need someone to do both? This role is gaining in popularity. An EA/PA manages the executive’s entire life.

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5 Administrative Assistant Skills That Add the Most Value

Admin Awards

Administrative professionals provide real benefits to the people they support and the organization at large. The best administrative professionals aren’t just supporting players. They look for individuals who proactively update their administrative assistant skills through training.

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APW 2019 - Tuesday

Audacious Admin

For Administrative Professionals Week 2019, I'm digging up some of my favorite Admin related articles. If these criminals really wanted to disrupt a business, shake things up and get big bucks in exchange for their victims, they'd snatch secretaries instead. ​ Indeed, it's a realistic fear.

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Epic pandemic? Taking control of your career during times of uncertainty

Who's the Real Boss?

But it shouldn’t all be ‘woe-is me’, as there are influential steps that can be taken during this time to secure up your future. Up your value! So, if the marketing function has been reduced or cut, but the social media for the company still needs to be managed, then put your hand up for it! Keep your skills up – Study.

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Make Procedures Development a Habit, Not a Project

All Things Admin

When you look at this as a one-time project, you set yourselves up for failure. Or you may have set days of the week where you do certain reports or perform routine tasks like expense reporting or payroll. Spend the first five minutes of your workday outlining a procedure you need to create while your computer boots up.

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