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4 Ways To Send The Elevator Back Down & Why It Matters To Keep Doing It by Bonnie Low-Kramen

Bonnie Low Kramen

We look at their resumes and review LinkedIn profiles to find areas of subject matter expertise, education, and interests. What kind of class or workshop are you interested in taking? Offer them an opportunity to work on a project that will highlight their PowerPoint design skills or event planning abilities. It matters.

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Self Defense for Admins

The Office Professionals Place

You have to be able to create a PowerPoint presentation, merge a document in Word, or create a report in Excel. Enhance your resume and get the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification or Microsoft Certified Application Specialist (MCAS). Get the knowledge you need. Utilize spell check and review the document for grammar errors.

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Guest Blogger: David B. Wright, Author

The Office Professionals Place

Youve sent out dozens, or maybe even hundreds, of resumes and cover letters. Youve posted your resume on all the top job boards plus the various industry-focused and niche job sites related to your type of work. Structure: This is like an elaborate version of your résumé, perhaps most easily done in PowerPoint.

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Answering Reader Mail: Confidential Job Hunts, Raises, Promotions & Better Projects

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

However, even after taking many classes on the various programs I still haven’t gotten any new tasks. Perhaps you will be able to put together documents, presentations, grants, and portfolios using Excel, Powerpoint, Word and any other databases or programs you have taken classes for.

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The Pitfalls of Working in the Entertainment Industry

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

She likened her Hollywood career to the fun General Ed classes in college that dodn't really prepare you for anything, but were fun and challenging nonetheless. But how can I put that on my resume? As they say, the only thing you need to survive is sheer determination and will.

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Just a secretary.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? I am happy with this role of a Personal Assistant, Teacher, Event Organiser and to top it all I am a working mother !! Zelma De Souza Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates February 25, 2009 Patricia Robb said. ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared? ► February (5) We did it Canada!

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Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Today's.

Laughing all the Way to Work

During a break in the class, I was sitting at my assigned Telex and it started typing. Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? I wonder what kind of service the client would have thought he was offering! Years ago, when I worked for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), I took a training course on a Telex machine.