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NOT, “Just An Admin!”

Office Dynamics

Then one day I discovered that every admin is valued and the true value of the profession of the administrative assistant! It began several years ago when I started working for Mr. H as a temp. Administrative assistants go above and beyond and take on new assignments with little to no background, training or experience.

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Is Your Resume Hot? Or a HOT mess?

Melissa Peoples

Being a 'doer' who takes great pride in my work as an administrative professional, with very few gaps in my work history, you can imagine what life has been like for me since making that leap. I have also participated in several fruitful phone screens, and I have an onsite interview scheduled in the coming days.

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Breaking down Minutes: The Art of Minute Taking

Who's the Real Boss?

The same theory applies when you’re temping too, or even contracting as a minute taker – find someone on that team that you can check things with so that you’re always showing yourself up as the most knowledgeable and professional minute taker going around.

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Will Google ever stop amazing me? Introducing Goog/411

Laughing all the Way to Work

Recently, a temp worker at my job gave me another Google tip. Of course before I recommend anything I try it out so I picked up the phone and it asked me what I was looking for and what city and province. I have loved it ever since and that is when my list of handy Favourites was born. It uses voice recognition and is fantastic.

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Guest Post: What Makes Virtual Administrative Assistants Work?

Laughing all the Way to Work

And that’s where a virtual administrative assistant can step in to make all the difference. If you find some are outdated please let me know so I can remove them from this list. 411 Look Up 411.ca