Office Dynamics

APRIL 29, 2016

Why self-promotion is essential for your career—and yet so hard to do. Great EA Blogs… www.officerenegade.com ; practicallyperfectpa.com; audaciousadmin.com and more. Participate in employee committees in your office. I’ve been asked to participate in a committee focused on implementing Microsoft Office 365.

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Loosely Speaking

APRIL 23, 2010

Sharon’s been hopping around the blogosphere answering industry questions and promoting this year’s Online International Virtual Assistants Convention (OIVAC). Tomorrow, I travel over to Amy Blesser’ s blog at Virtual Services 4 U. A huge welcome and a big hug for Sharon Williams , president of 24-Hour Secretary!

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

I love Julie Perrin’s blog on business acumen for administrative professionals because it really goes into detail on what assistants should be reading and how to actually create the time to read. This is well worth the read, once you’ve finished reading my blog obviously! This brings me to a really important point!

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AT&T Training Social Media Administrative Professionals 100

Office Dynamics

APRIL 26, 2016

We may feel under-appreciated, wish our job was more challenging, or have lost out on a promotion. Ask to join or form a workplace committee. Turn to peer networks, blogs and books to support your turnaround. There’s little variation in the landscape unless you want to go downhill or make the effort to move upward.

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Practically Perfect PA

JULY 2, 2015

It is imperative to be proactive about self-promotion in order to showcase your skills, achievements and personal brand. Strategic Research – Compile data and prepare papers for consideration and presentation by executives, committees and boards of directors. There was less sharing of information and limited collaboration.

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Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 4, 2013

Don´t just attend any event though, if you would like to know how to get the most out of an event and what signs to look for when booking a great event, this blog should help. I wrote a blog recently on useful apps for assistants which you can find here. Social Media. Virtual Meetings. Work Life balance.

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Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Over the next two blogs I will look at some of the common questions interviewers ask and the answers I would give if I had an interview, the examples are personal to me but hopefully will help you think about how you structure your answers. In my next blog I will look at a few more standard questions and share my thoughts on answering them.

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