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From “Rockstar” to “Let’s Circle Back”: Cringe Office Terms To Avoid

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Close/end of play On the same page ASAP Low-hanging fruit Ducks in a row Outside the box Heads up Circle back Back burner Rain-check Business jargon to avoid: “Rockstar” might sound cool, but when 53% of job applicants see this as a red flag, it might be a term to avoid. Here are 10 popular examples of business jargon, according to Preply.

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How to Track Continuing Education Units (CEUs) to Maintain Professional Certifications

Eat Your Career

For example, PACE is a certification for administrative professionals provided by ASAP. These requirements may change, so please verify this information on the ASAP website. I can earn CEUs (or PDUs as they’re referred to) in many ways. In full disclosure, I am deeply involved in the PACE program as its lead trainer.

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The September Surge Is Here: How Job Seekers Can Prepare to Land the Role

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September Surge refers to that time of year after Labor Day where we see increased hiring in September and October. It can serve as a reference to prospective employers. Be easily accessible So they love you, and they want to talk to you ASAP. What is the September Surge?

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In-Depth Guide to the Timesheet Approval Process

BMT Office Administration

In fact, this is why human resources professionals still refer to clock-in times as ‘punches.’ They may also receive an email notification to help expedite the process, as employees must edit timesheets ASAP to receive payment on time. In the old days, this involved ‘punching’ a physical time card.

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We live in an Acronym Happy World.

Laughing all the Way to Work

And who bothers writing out the words e-mail, TV, ASAP or FYI when everyone will know what you mean anyway? Speaking of initialisms, have you noticed that in many offices, in the e-mail salutation, they refer to people either by their first initial or first and last initial, i.e. Hi P or Hi PR. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Productive Networking: 22 Ideas to Organize Business Cards for Effective Followup

Stephanie LH Calahan

They are then placed in a reference (Rolodex) file by type of business and not the name. Otherwise I will simply put them into my business card binder to have for future reference. Then I put all the cards in my business card holder in the order I receive them in case I want to refer to them later. Get Rid Of Those Cards ASAP.

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Ep 247: Email Management for Executive Assistants

LEADERASSISTANT.COM

DON’T FEEL BAD FOR NOT REPLYING RIGHT AWAY Personally, I like to reply to emails ASAP because assistants should strive to make responsiveness one of our key skills. However, sometimes it’s not OK to archive an email if he needs to refer to it in a meeting the next day, or if it’s one that requires more thought.

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