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A Day in the Life of an Admin

The Office Professionals Place

Wednesday, July 29, 2009 A Day in the Life of an Admin Administrative Assistants can be considered the backbone of any company. Attend seminars and conferences, subscribe to professional publications, get or become a mentor, and take classes (i.e. computer software).

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Experience vs. a university degree part two

Practically Perfect PA

I’ve attended numerous seminars in leadership, time management, MS Word, Excel, Outlook, meeting planning, event planning, and disaster recovery planning (Joan Eisendot and her website are fantastic resources) as well as is Tyler Davidson at Meetings Focus magazine/website, and freely shared the knowledge with my peers and anyone who asked.

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Thinking Outside the Job Description Box

Professional Assistant Blog

Some examples would be managing a company website, creating, editing and writing a company newsletter or creating promotional materials, invitations and brochures for marketing events. This can be a rewarding career change for those suited to this type of work.

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Is it that time of the year already?

Laughing all the Way to Work

I think we should not underestimate the contribution we are making to our companys success and should evaluate ourselves accordingly. As wonderful as online learning can be, going to a live conference or seminar with other assistants is something that you should try to do a few times a year. Happy New Year to you as well.

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I got an e-slap on the wrist - Ouch!

Laughing all the Way to Work

Internal e-mails amongst co-workers should have a business tone to it as well, although less formal. I also learned at a "Working Smarter with Microsoft Outlook" seminar that we should not use e-mails as urgent requests. Anyway, it taught me to re-read, more than once if necessary, an e-mail that I think is negative. 411 Look Up 411.ca