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How Administrative Professionals Can Prepare for the Office of the Future

Office Dynamics

If your office has a planning committee, join it. Forty-seven percent of respondents to the Office of the Future survey said they want to be involved when hiring incoming administrative professionals by posting job ads, screening resumes and interviewing candidates. Lastly, take the initiative.

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Answering Reader Mail: Re-Entering the Admin Field

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Concomitantly, over the last three years I've served as a committee member and conference organizer with an educational nonprofit. So, it's best to search for temporary, short-term admin work via temping, volunteering, applying for part time work so you have something to put on your resume.

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Colour Coding Works.

Laughing all the Way to Work

I was in back-to-back Committee meetings and I decided to use two different colours of folders, a blue one for the Committee members, with an attendance sheet stapled to the inside cover for my purposes, along with their meeting packages, and a red one for the Chair with everything the Chair was going to need. (for 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Meeting preparation.

Laughing all the Way to Work

To-do lists I have to-do lists for the Board and Committee meetings and a to-do list for the Board Reception and Dinner. .© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 14 June, 2009 Meeting preparation. I have an upcoming Board meeting and want to be prepared for everything that is needed to make it run smoothly. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Going Checklist Crazy

Laughing all the Way to Work

On Day 1 we have Committee meetings so there is a list of things I need for those. Making a List, Checking it Twice The Board meeting I am preparing for is a two-day event and I dont want to forget anything that I need to do leading up to it, or anything that I need on the day of. 411 Look Up 411.ca