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Laughing all the Way to Work
DECEMBER 17, 2008
Here are the top qualities that an assistant must have: Be organized. Can I say that again – BE ORGANIZED! An assistant’s job is to organize the boss and in order to do that we must be organized ourselves. .© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 17 December, 2008 Anyone can be an Administrative Assistant, right?
Laughing all the Way to Work
SEPTEMBER 7, 2009
Each organization we work for will have their own acronyms that we have to get familiar with fairly quickly if you want to know what they are talking about. After the first use, then you can feel free to use the acronym throughout the document. Depending on how acronym happy your office is, it can be like learning a new language.
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Laughing all the Way to Work
MARCH 15, 2009
© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 15 March, 2009 When you need it later: The Bring-Forward System My boss likes me to keep him organized and the way I do that is to have a system to bring forward items, which I then bring to his attention when he needs to see it. Lets enjoy our day together.© Where can I put this paper? Thats great!
Laughing all the Way to Work
OCTOBER 11, 2009
There are some assistants however who enjoy the organizing and the business of being an administrative or executive assistant and they are good at their job and get great satisfaction in what they do. They dont want to change their career and that is all right too. Minute taking made easier. Dealing in real time.
Laughing all the Way to Work
DECEMBER 12, 2009
INCOMING MAIL: As with e-mail, you should read the letter to see if there are any action items for your boss (or yourself) and diarize them or put the appropriate dates in the calendar. Some organizations like you to list the attachments, i.e. Enclosure: 2008 Annual Report. As you have discovered half the battle is getting organized.
Laughing all the Way to Work
AUGUST 29, 2009
Of course my comments are limited because the subject matter is not my expertise, but he relies on my input and corrections to make the document look good. If there are any deadlines or appointments, put them in your boss’s calendar or task list with appropriate reminders. Very good article Patricia! THanks for sharing!
Laughing all the Way to Work
MAY 24, 2009
spacing To insert a document i.d. or a filename path to your document Insert Footer, Edit Footer On Insert Tab, click on drop down menu for Quick Parts. Then open a new document and paste (Ctrl v). To print the entire screen, press the PrintScreen key and then paste it into a blank document. Choose Field.
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