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Succession Planning For Your Executive Assistant Team: What HR Leaders Need to Know

Worxbee

EAs to senior executives often take a leadership/project management role and could leave a huge hole if they left. Document everything related to the role so that you have a clear picture of what sort of training you will need. They offer the opportunity to learn from the skills and experience of others, which can be invaluable.

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Job descriptions for Personal Assistants – Merited or inherited?

Practically Perfect PA

The lady to the left of me had inherited a 12 page job spec which had not been updated in 10 years whereas the lady to the right had a 6 page document. Project Management – Time Management, Critical Thinking and Coordination Skills. Event Management – Deductive and Inductive Reasoning.

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Administrative Assistant Job Descriptions

Administrative Arts

Managing Calendars. Creating and Modifying Documents. This one item can become a whole list on some job descriptions if they get specific as to the particular documents you’ll manage. This would include confirming attendees, scheduling conference rooms, setting up conference calls, and managing multi-media needs.

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Guest Blogger: David B. Wright, Author

The Office Professionals Place

If it is a project management position, prepare a project status review presentation or the like…you get the idea. In it, you can highlight key accomplishments, high-profile clients or projects, significant results, pretty much anything you like that would help you stand out to the hiring committee.

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Experience vs. a university degree part two

Practically Perfect PA

Yes, Outlook Training and Training in Supporting a University Committee. At a previous employer, an Admin had just achieved her BSBA and applied for a Project Manager position. More down to the calibre of manager and if they recognised the potential the PA had. I wouldn’t know how had a degree and who didn’t.

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