Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 13, 2008

Do you follow particular religious holidays, but arent showing up in your calendar? In this case, I dont have to worry about taking extra days off, since I dont really follow the religious holidays that I was brought up with, which in turn, are part of the regular holidays that come up each year.

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OCTOBER 6, 2009

Visit Travel Zoo for the most up-to-date best deals you can find on the internet. This site just saved my company a ton of money! I originally wrote a post on this entitled " Travel Plans " explaining that you can use Travelocity and Expedia to find the best deals.

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JULY 17, 2009

Then you finally do reach a live person and you are so fed up with all of the time wasted, that you start fuming towards the person on the other end of the phone. Would it also be nice for the client to call every so often to commend your company on something that they did right and went above and beyond the call of duty?

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2008

for your company, click here. In one of my previous jobs, when I was working for an Investment Advisor, he gave me the installation CD-ROM and asked me to read up on how to use it. I am sure that this will beef up your productivity with the system. If you’re looking to purchase ACT!

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JULY 16, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Seminars for Professional Assistants By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 Filed Under: Networking , Productivity A re you looking to improve your skills and catch up with the latest office trends ? She is the largest share holder of the company, obviously. This definitely helped my position.

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2007

A large number of people that wake up in the morning need their coffee to jump start their mornings and help them throughout the day. Hotel managers and catering companies are also getting rave reviews about good branding quality. Can you really survive your morning without that cup of Joe? If this sounds like you, youre not alone.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2007

There are times when people come up to me and expect things to be done right away. Then there are times when I am bored out of my mind and start either asking others for work or updating the company database. Do you feel jittery each time you receive a task that needs to be completed yesterday?

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

Whether you need help fixing up that company website, proofreading a report that your boss needs right away or even compiling reports that your boss gave you today and is asking for you to complete it yesterday. Hiring a freelancer can have great benefits. Truths of a Shy Writer can help you when you’re in a bind.

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Professional Assistant Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2007

Intel is the first company to implement this day for its employees. They can use any other means of communication, even picking up the phone and talking to each other. Yet it only takes literally 2 seconds to get up from your desk, which is good for your body to get some stretches every so often, and walk over.

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2008

They most likely will stop using your product/service, but also, they would end up telling their friends. Now picture how many people would have a negative image of your company? Following proper customer service procedures will help you build a better business relationship with your clients and make your company look brighter.

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Professional Assistant Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2007

This can boost company credibility and advertise itself in a global way. Internal blogging refers to employees writing blogs that are stored on an intranet or company server. Only the employees within that company can view the information that they write. Try to keep to a niche of a topic that you are very well versed in.

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AUGUST 18, 2008

It would be interesting to see how many companies would allow for this type of dress code, since quite a lot of places have client visits on a regular basis. I worked for a software company with a casual dress code and men and women both wore shorts all the time (it was in Houston and warm close to year round).

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2008

There are some companies that, unfortunately, don’t allow for purchases such as stationary , fax machines , toner , etc. to be obtained from outside sources, other than the specified and approved vendors that have been set up. Since I work for a large corporation, this is my case as well.

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Professional Assistant Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2007

Affiliate marketing lets organizations advertise a companys products for a commission fee per item sold. There are many online companies which are providing web hosting services. These services also include marketing as well as web design. The website design should always meet the theme of the company and its products.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2008

Click the little number 2 shown below to collapse all of the details in between all of the companies. Now only the subtotal rows will show up, instead of all of the details in between. I sometimes go onto my blog to look up stuff that I've added, since I tend to forget things at times. Click Edit, Go To. Click Special.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2008

Then, all files are set up in an excel file with columns for File #, property address, closing date, owner (whatever data important) - then sorts are run and printed so files can be referenced and found by whatever criteria you need. B eing able to retrieve the data is more important than an organized alphabetized file drawer.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 3, 2008

It’s a reminder to all of us that depending on one system alone works fine, right up until the time that it doesn’t. In this case, commercial email services were affected, but the next time it could be your server at work. Hopefully, not too many of you were affected by the email system outages yesterday.

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Service Untitled

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Few companies have not been affected by the economy, and in turn are looking for the most cost efficient ways to manage different sectors of their businesses including customer support services. A company can downgrade or upgrade services as needed without the expense of hiring more seasonal staff.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2008

I always need to keep myself occupied with some sort of task, whether it be filing, updating our companys database with client information, etc. I know that he doesnt like the company were working for. Thats how I ended up getting my current job. You should see my follow-up list. Im out of ideas! Its quite large.

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OCTOBER 20, 2008

There’s quite a list of services that Kallout offers, such as search, reference, shopping, news, etc. The great part about Kallout is that a small window pops up within the application you’re currently using. You can also read my article on How to Search Within a Company Website here, if you are diong research in this area.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 20, 2008

Today’s assistants are computer savvy, smart and up-and-coming, and consider themselves professionals in the workplace. Those who are skilled at regularly thinking on their feet as they come up with solutions and ideas both on the computer and on the job might be able to step into this role.

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JANUARY 15, 2008

Up until recently, I too felt this way. I went through quite a few companies before I found my dream job. You feel that your work life is in place and need to find some balance in other parts of your life? There is life outside of the office, but of course, you need to go to work to get your bread and butter.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2007

Dont know how to organize yourself and things are starting to pile up? We actually use labels that we print up on our laser printer, instead of using a label maker. Posted on 7 October, 2007 1:55 PM Richard Rinyai It really depends on your companys needs. Ive always just put the papers directly into the hanging folder.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

Some people in the office were trying to get the remote working as we had a PowerPoint presentation coming up and were calling it things like remote thingy , remote slide clicker, wireless mouse so I finally asked, "Does anyone know what the official name for that thing is?" 411 Look Up 411.ca 411 Look Up 411.ca Thanks Patty.

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Service Untitled

JULY 7, 2010

A customer service applicant might be asked, “If you worked at American Express, how would you give a hug to a card member over the phone?&# The company has even set up a website to help consumers keep track of all activity concerning legislative action for all credit card holders.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 20, 2010

It works well when it is a co-worker who sits closest to you, but depending on how your office is set up that might not be possible. She had to set up an away voicemail message and fortunately had kept a script of what her away message usually said, She worked for a doctor so it was important that the proper referral numbers were given.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 5, 2010

He will have a quick conversation with a staff member and set up a meeting, but not tell me anything about it. laughs* I had one boss who was absolutely forbidden to schedule his own appointments because he would foul up his calendar so badly. ► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!"

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2008

If it was my boss that showed up, well, that’s a different story. Just remember, if your company has an “open door” policy, please adhere to it. One thing that always bothered me in my last job was when I had my door closed, people would still knock and ask me questions that weren’t urgent.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2007

I have been an admin for about five-and-a-half years and have worked in a construction company, an investment firm and for a large publishing firm. Since our department is mainly made up of females, I seem to help the office balance in a more serene way. I feel as if I am part of the in-crown, but Im still the new kid at school.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 January, 2010 What ever happened to the "us" in Service? Another time I was trying to find a full-serve gas station to fill up, but there was nothing to be found. It was expensive,but when I brought it home I had to do all the work to get it up and running. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 12, 2010

Lynn was in good company as some notable winners of the 2010 Stevie® Awards included: - Executive of the Year: Lawrence J. Ellison, founder and CEO of Oracle - Best Overall Company of the Year: Apple Inc. ► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!" 411 Look Up 411.ca

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OCTOBER 31, 2009

He takes about 12 steps, squats and rejoices in his accomplishment, then he gets up and walks another 12 steps and squats again to repeat the process. Come up with a plan on how you are going to improve in the areas you identified as needing improvement. 411 Look Up 411.ca 411 Look Up 411.ca " Warning!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 13, 2010

I take the bus to work and I often see people getting on a busy bus and then going through their backpack or purse looking for their bus tickets and holding up the line. I like to be prepared and I find life just works better for me at home, work and even on the bus, when I am organized and ready for whatever is coming up. no tickets.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2009

If a conference comes up and they are looking for someone to do the registration, we can step in and do that or we can organize it from start to finish. Who better than the admins to come up with something that works. ► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!" 411 Look Up 411.ca

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MARCH 12, 2010

Home About Service Untitled Subscribe for Free Consulting Contact Archives Customer loyalty and Toyota Cheryl March 12, 2010 Behind the Scenes , Customer Service , Specific Companies 2 Comments There have been 8 million Toyota vehicles recalled. Customer loyalty built on company focus I grew up in a very small town where we.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 31, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 31 January, 2009 Housecleaning in Word 2007: Customizing your Dictionary Something you should do every once in awhile is to clean up your dictionary in Word. I have the software at home, but havent gotten the gumption up to load it yet. 411 Look Up 411.ca 411 Look Up 411.ca

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FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Administrative assistants do more than just assist with the day-to-day activities of a company – in fact, for most employers, they’re Person Fridays without whom nothing gets done. Follow up any appointments you make so that nothing is left to chance. 411 Look Up 411.ca " Warning! Incoming text message.

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