Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 10, 2017

It is imperative to be proactive about self-promotion in order to showcase your skills, achievements and personal brand. Highlight WIFM (what’s in it for me) and help them to see that you will gain skills and knowledge that will be essential for future growth. Internal & External Training. Magazine Subscriptions.

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All Things Admin

JUNE 8, 2022

Communication Skills. Writing Skills. It’s not necessary to include everything you’ve ever done; your main goal is to showcase your skills. Every admin needs a way to demonstrate their skills and shine a spotlight on their accomplishments. Here are some options to consider: Blog. Work Samples or Portfolio. Certifications.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Following a full training day, we reconvened for the Glam and Glitz Gala. days of learning, collaboration, networking, relationship building, concurrent sessions, and hands-on learning labs, admins happily exchanged business cards and contact information as we prepared to close out the event. On this final day, after sharing 2.5

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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 23, 2013

There were many free training sessions for assistants to attend and the exhibitors were all relevant suppliers to the industry which again is not always the case with these types of events! In many conversations that I have with assistants one of the topics that always comes up is the lack of training opportunities that we receive.

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Success

DECEMBER 26, 2022

No cold calling, no website or marketing, no business cards or networking events. Sooner or later, every entrepreneur discovers that negotiation is an indispensable skill. This is a niche book about how to make money as a life coach, but the lessons apply to anyone who is trying to build a client list. Their prescription?

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 4, 2010

S-Skills —What special skills does your acquaintance possess? What skills are they looking to develop? Do they have skills you might be able to use or refer others to? It’s not about getting your business card into someone’s hands and telling them what constitutes a “good referral” for you.

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 4, 2010

S-Skills —What special skills does your acquaintance possess? What skills are they looking to develop? Do they have skills you might be able to use or refer others to? It’s not about getting your business card into someone’s hands and telling them what constitutes a “good referral” for you.

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Networking Business Cards Travel Goals 100

Recruit CRM

DECEMBER 2, 2021

You might improve your cold email writing skills by watching a ton of YouTube videos or enrolling in an online course. Send your clients a handwritten thank you note and two copies of your business card, one for themselves and one to share with a colleague or friend. However, the way in which you send such emails is crucial.

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Ian's Messy Desk

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

After information is delivered (training, new policies, etc.), Have every group member place their business card into a bowl or container. Then, everyone draws a card other than their own. Designate a portion of each meeting for “meeting skills training.” Act It Out. Change Places.

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Small Business CEO

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Effective networking is an essential to furthering your career as well as being vital to the success of your business. Even if don’t encounter potential business connections in your day-to-day life, this doesn’t mean that you need to wait for your next conference or event to start flexing those networking muscles.

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Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 13, 2013

By taking a photo of someone’s business card the app allows you to immediately transfer his or her contact details to your phone or tablet. Featured Key Skills admin administrators apps assistants EA Executive Assistant PA Personal Assistant Tasks technology Virtual Assistant training' CardMunch: Free.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 18, 2008

Networking Like a Pro One of the best ways to boost your career and hone your skills as an administrative assistant is to practice networking. You need confidence in yourself, confidence in your abilities, and confidence in your networking skills. Ask for business cards and have a stack of business cards for yourself at hand as well.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 20, 2008

Administrative assistants are highly skilled in many areas and sometimes we take it for granted, not recognizing where we could go with our skills. Event Planning: Event planning is a big industry that looks for people who are skilled in planning big events without a hitch. One of our main duties is to keep our bosses organized.

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Small Business CEO

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Every time we try to peek out from our own little personalized cubby-hole and think about the possibility that something – an idea or skill within us may one day possibly turn into a full-time career – and make us an overnight millionaire too! Read the following list of small business ideas. Nothing fancy here.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

When you start brainstorming, you can also ask questions to help showcase your talents and skills better too. I’m always very eager to learn a new skill or become an expert in the programs I already know. Finally, ask peripheral questions that are nonetheless important - about training, culture, and challenges with adapting.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 13, 2010

You can also attach a file from Word, Excel or PowerPoint or a business card from your Contacts if it is someone you need to remember to call and want that information available. Other ways you can learn new things is to: Subscribe to feeds from various admin or business sites. If we dont talk about it, we will never know.

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Time Zones IAAP PowerPoint Email 100

Brilliantly Better

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Business Cards Are Nice Too Now, what do you do if you have some human powered work force, some OCR software to do the dirty job for you and a lot of audience (Shoeboxed is pretty popular, you know)? So, the next logical step was to give you a complimentary service, in the form of a business card transcribing service.

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Brilliantly Better

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

The smallest building block of this circle is your business card (if we’re talking about business relationships). I gave up business cards a while ago. I don’t consider myself as someone who does business anymore (although my business side still pops up every now and then, as you already know).

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Brilliantly Better

MARCH 25, 2010

Doesn’t have an office and most of the time doesn’t have business cards either (the new dial tone being twitter , of course). This person can work in a coffee shop, in a library, in airports or train stations. For a digital nomad the world is the office. A digital nomad is by no means a “rejected” or a “misfit” person.

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2007

More often than not that train has moved on. Sigang McGough Said on March 23rd, 2010 at 2:25 pm A convincing argument for starting a business even when on a budget. I started my business with £50. I managed to get online, set up a website, buy business cards and letter heads and still have cash left over.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Like carrying a business card. Branching out is a great gig—I make friends, I expand my thinking, I have a laugh, and it even has positive business results. Branching out is a great gig—I make friends, I expand my thinking, I have a laugh, and it even has positive business results. Now there’s a niche! So yesyesyes.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 6, 2009

A chance to show off all of my skills and convey the sense that “hey, I can do this for you too.&# As of now, my website is more like a business card – something I can point prospective clients towards after I’ve already made initial contact. My blog is my proof of purchase. ’ Phil Simon´s last blog.

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