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Are Professional Certifications Worth It?

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Possessing it demonstrates expert-level mastery of the skills required to leverage systems like Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. It makes sense that employers are willing to pay a bit more for administrative professionals who have already proven their advanced proficiency in these areas. Do you trust them? Are they well known?

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College May Not be for Everyone, but Education is

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The International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) OfficeArrow American Society of Administrative Professionals These are just to name a few. Microsoft Office is great for providing FREE tutorials online such as in computer software programs Excel, Word, and Powerpoint. Get certified.

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Self Defense for Admins

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You have to be able to create a PowerPoint presentation, merge a document in Word, or create a report in Excel. Try the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP); this organization also has certification opportunities that are great resume enhancements. Get the knowledge you need. Get involved.

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Oh where or where is my password?

Laughing all the Way to Work

Posted by Patricia Robb at 12:34 PM Labels: administrative professional , log ins , password , professional assistant Reactions: 7comments: Anonymoussaid. I purchased a small address book in which I can keep the website address along with my user name and/or password for each particular site. Back to the drawing board.

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Meetings Plus: Taking them offline

Laughing all the Way to Work

Once the date and location is finalized, if it requires flight and hotel, then I put a travel sheet on top of the meeting sheet and start to go through that checklist to see what I need to do, from getting the passport ready, contacting the travel agent and arranging for a purchase order, etc. Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint?

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The Advertising Game

Laughing all the Way to Work

I know I am dating myself with this ad, but advertising does influence our decisions on what we purchase. I want to know that there will be a person I can speak to if I cant complete the order myself or if I have questions after the purchase. Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? Minute taking made easier.

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Guest Blogger: David B. Wright, Author

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Structure: This is like an elaborate version of your résumé, perhaps most easily done in PowerPoint. Desk Demon OfficeArrow Office Dynamics The Professional Assistant Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant Green Office Tips of the Week Save Energy 1.