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Stapler and staples – Always always get the best stapler your company can afford and use the same brand staples as the stapler. I know this sounds silly but how frustrating is it when you can’t staple a few bits of paper together… trust me it will save you so much time having a decent stapler! Office Equipment.

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So you’ve been asked to organise an event… now what?

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Considering this task is not the staple part of our profession I can still imagine your answer to be ‘quite often’. Here are a few links to previous blogs on event management: The site visit and other venue considerations. How often do you organise events? How to negotiate when planning an event.

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Happy Halloween Assistants!

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If only we could cast spells – I’d have a potion for minute writing, automatically photocopying and stapling board packs oh and I’d put a spell on sales people that lie about cold calling my manager! Taking gate keeping and a cunning intellect to a whole new level that assistants can totally relate to!

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Happy Halloween Assistants!

Practically Perfect PA

If only we could cast spells – I’d have a potion for minute writing, automatically photocopying and stapling board packs oh and I’d put a spell on sales people that lie about cold calling my manager! Taking gate keeping and a cunning intellect to a whole new level that assistants can totally relate to!

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Interview Questions and Answers for PAs, EAs and Admins Part 6

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In my last blog I wrote about interview questions regarding career development and a few example answers. In this blog I want to concentrate on competency or scenario based questions. These questions can be a little scary but I actually think they are easier to answer than standard interview questions.

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10 ways assistants can improve their productivity

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I used to work for a company that didn’t have an online system for expenses (loads of companies have yet to invest in this) so I would put off doing expenses because it involved spreadsheets, photocopying receipts then photocopying the spreadsheet and lots and lots of stapling… urgh. I hated it. Automate as much as possible.

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15 social media and technology trends for 2015

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For assistants who have managers that engage with social media it is important that they have a variety of great images that they can use when tweeting, updating LinkedIn and writing for the corporate blog. I wrote a blog about this a few months ago that gives tips on keeping your social media organised. Be relevant. Twitter Ads.