Workplace Insight

APRIL 15, 2024

The Foundation for the Finnish Museum of Architecture and Design, Real Estate Company ADM, the City of Helsinki and SAFA the Finnish Association of Architects have launched an international, open design competition to find a design team for a new 10,050 sq m (GFA) museum building in Helsinki’s South Harbour.

2024 52

2024 2025 International Restaurants 52

Admin Awards

APRIL 24, 2020

What are their administrative skills? Here are five administrative assistant skills that can help you get hired, succeed on the job and drive your career. They look for individuals who proactively update their administrative assistant skills through training. You may also be the go-to person internally.

Skills 40

Skills Administrative Professionals Social Media Microsoft Word 40

Success

JUNE 19, 2022

When you start talking to a potential outsourcing hire, make sure the person understands your business, your needs and possesses the necessary skills. For example, “you could have them research five top-rated web design companies according to your budget and timeline,” the author says. I use it with my interns for my blog.

Elance 289

Elance Suppliers Mentoring Payroll 289

Workplace Insight

MAY 16, 2022

A third (33 per cent) of business owners (who say their organisation has increased project working methods) have existing internal processes which allow them to monitor projects as they are ongoing, while only 18 per cent actively perform post-task analysis in order to identify areas for improvement.

Project Management 52

Project Management Budget International Policies 52

Success

JULY 22, 2021

Competition forces young companies to focus on customer needs and keep costs lower and contained. If you’re a strong leader, you already understand the importance of hiring suitable candidates with the right background, skill set and personality to competently do the job. Budgeting and Financial Woes. Tapping the Right Talent.

Goals 290

Goals Budget Expenses 2017 290

BMT Office Administration

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Small businesses can outsource all of their HR operations, or just specific HR tasks that they don’t have the bandwidth to manage internally. Reducing HR costs While some of the more premium full-service HR outsourcing providers can get a bit pricey, outsourcing HR is typically cheaper than hiring an in-house team.

Payroll 52

Payroll Policies Legal Training 52

Workplace Insight

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

This is why one of the first questions it is critical to ask yourself before you go to the Board or budget approval is why do we need to do it now, rather than in six months time or six months ago? You need to take a look at the existing processes, procedures, capabilities in technology and skill sets, people’s time.

Budget 59

Budget International Skills Management 59

Recruit CRM

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Create A Recession-Proof Hiring Strategy You need to develop clear recruitment strategies based on your talent acquisition needs and how you can balance your decreasing budget with the staffing demands. Start cutting costs wherever required without having to sacrifice your company goals.

Agencies 52

Agencies Budget Social Media Interviewing 52

Recruit CRM

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Create A Recession-Proof Hiring Strategy You need to develop clear recruitment strategies based on your talent acquisition needs and how you can balance your decreasing budget with the staffing demands. Start cutting costs wherever required without having to sacrifice your company goals.

Agencies 52

Agencies Budget Social Media Interviewing 52

Recruit CRM

JANUARY 14, 2022

Every applicant for the role brings a unique set of skills and experience. One way of going about this hiring process is internal recruitment. Internal recruitment ensures the candidate you pick is right for the role and enables talent progression within an organisation. But what is internal recruitment?

Agencies 64

Agencies International Promotion Skills 64

Office Dynamics

JUNE 6, 2013

Administrative professionals play a critical role within companies – one that demands a great deal of organization and skill across a wide range of areas. And, since Seamless saves clients up to 30% on food related costs, making administrative professions the office hero, really impacting their company’s bottom line!

Administrative Professionals 100

Administrative Professionals Travel Expenses Business Cards 100

Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

Quite often I am asked which courses I would recommend for assistants that are just starting in the profession and want to undertake some training to increase their skills and help them move up the career ladder. We have a shed load of skills that have to be kept up to date so that we can do our job effectively. IT training.

Training 100

Training Assertiveness Skills Confidence 100

Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 16, 2013

The cost of the average meeting, including salaries, expenses, and opportunity costs is estimated at $5000. Implementing the simple tips that follow can cut the time and costs of your organization’s meetings in half while multiplying the productive results for you and everyone attending. What about brainstorming meetings?

Agenda 100

Agenda Calendars Training 2013 100

Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 11, 2016

San Francisco has two major airports – SFO (San Francisco International) and Oakland International (OAK). SFO has more international flights, but OAK is not as far away as you may think. Trains arrive at the SFO International Terminal every 15 minutes and it’s just 30 minutes to downtown San Francisco.

International 100

International Purchasing Travel Training 100

Admin Awards

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Colleen’s award criteria highlight success in areas including high proficiency, reflecting the core values of the organization, commitment to the organization’s cause or purpose, providing legendary customer service, internally and externally, and having a heart for employee advocacy. Welcome to Robin. Dependable. Anticipatory.

Interviewing 52

Interviewing Administrative Professionals Medical 2012 52

Bonnie Low Kramen

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Create your own accurate and detailed job description that highlights your achievements and skills. Ask for an annual training budget and make your case for why a particular training program is useful for your role. That dollar figure will more than cover the cost of certification. Let your skills do the talking.

2021 52

2021 Salary 2020 Training 52

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). I often recommend VAs keep up with professional development but meet with resistance, usually over cost or time. Author assistance. Social marketing (Web 2.0,

AT&T 100

AT&T Training International Promotion 100

The Small Business Blog

MARCH 16, 2010

Community for small business outsourcing and cost control. Planned Maintenance – Upgrade to WinWeb.com The Cost of Borrowing Small Office Tips Finding The Best Employees For Your Small Business Do You Need Encouraging To ‘Go Green’? Weaknesses : internal attributes of the company that may be detrimental to achieving your goals.

2007 100

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Productivityist

DECEMBER 15, 2013

While some contractors offer skills that are useful for one-time jobs, our favourite VAs—apart from becoming our friends—became a part of our team and were involved in several projects regularly. I made the mistake of not giving enough keywords into the oDesk filter system for required skill sets. Use technology.

Dropbox 40

Dropbox Filing Google Docs Google 40

The Small Business Blog

MAY 8, 2006

Community for small business outsourcing and cost control. Planned Maintenance – Upgrade to WinWeb.com The Cost of Borrowing Small Office Tips Finding The Best Employees For Your Small Business Do You Need Encouraging To ‘Go Green’? What is Small Business Infrastructure? How to be successful by focusing on your core business.

2006 100

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 4, 2016

You don’t just save on the cost of the paper, either: You reduce courier costs by not needing to ensure secure delivery of board packs. You can save money on space and security costs; it’s incredible how much space you use storing hard copies of board packs, meeting minutes, and more. Governance Improvements.

2003 100

2003 Training International Meeting Minutes 100

Recruit CRM

OCTOBER 7, 2020

It is comparatively easy to search the database which includes varieties of topics like industry, connections, current and previous companies, job title, profession, skills, and education. It also has its own internal e-mail tool through which you can send a message or an InMail. Click on continue to move forward. Click on continue.

Learning 91

Learning Social Media 2002 Credit Card 91

Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 18, 2011

  My team was highly educated and highly skilled.  Burnout and stress are morale killers that cost USA businesses $300 Billion per year. Thanks to Caralyn Percy of The Way To Happiness Foundation International.   We worked hard -- often clocking way more than 70 hours a week.  NO KIDDING! Everybody wins.

Goals 100

Goals AT&T Email Learning 100

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 4, 2013

But in reality – the most useful skill that opened a lot of doors for me were my soft skills. 1) Do you have the admin skills to be an EA? Use the same buzz words, job descriptions, and skills they used in their job ad. I wanted a strong foundation in which to build my career because I had ZERO connections in Hollywood.

Interviewing 40

Interviewing Temping Resume Agencies 40

Recruit CRM

OCTOBER 7, 2020

It is comparatively easy to search the database which includes varieties of topics like industry, connections, current and previous companies, job title, profession, skills, and education. It also has its own internal e-mail tool through which you can send a message ( InMail). Click on continue to move forward. Click on continue.

Learning 52

Learning Social Media 2002 Credit Card 52

Recruit CRM

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Recruiters can even assign which keywords the software should scan that includes educational background, specific skills or even manual filters that might be useful. Improved Cost Per Hire We all know most businesses cannot invest hundreds of dollars ongoing through the expensive screening process, every time they have to hire new talent.

Resume 69

Resume Agencies Social Media Interviewing 69