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What does it take to be a successful office manager?

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Office managers may also draft documents, help with payroll, keep an organised office environment and communicate via phone, email and fax (yes, some companies are still using fax machines). For example, answering phones, taking messages, purchasing office equipment, working with relevant software and filing paperwork.

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What do we do all day?

Laughing all the Way to Work

Here is my list: Drafting letters Scheduling meetings Managing boss's time Transcribing tapes Typing correspondence and lengthy documents Organizing yourself and others Filing Setting reminders and following up Managing bring-forward system Making travel arrangements Typing expense reports Managing boss's e-mail account as well as your own Sending (..)

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College May Not be for Everyone, but Education is

The Office Professionals Place

Register for a professional development workshop or seminar. Visit Skillpath Seminars and National Seminars Training are two companies that offer affordable seminars. These seminars may enlist 1-2 day training. She has written two books, is a professional speaker, and has hosted numerous seminars and workshops.

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A Day in the Life of an Admin

The Office Professionals Place

Attend seminars and conferences, subscribe to professional publications, get or become a mentor, and take classes (i.e. Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier. It is essential to continue to hone in those skills that will make you the indispensable assistant. computer software).

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What Are You Thankful For?

The Office Professionals Place

I have attended many seminars and workshops which have given me new insights. So you can’t attend every workshop or seminar, surf the internet, there are many FREE programs available online at sites like HP Learning Center and Microsoft. Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier.

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Thinking Outside the Job Description Box

Professional Assistant Blog

What better candidate to take on that role as a career, than the assistant who regularly plans events from small meetings to large conferences. Event Planning: Event planning is a big industry that looks for people who are skilled in planning big events without a hitch.

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10 Tips to be a Better Executive Assistant - Part 6

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

This will likely cut down on a lot of basic questions like the what the fax number is or your boss’ parking spot number. The degrees of separation are very few and they’ve met each other at conferences, retreats, seminars, and grew up with them at university or at the same companies when they were younger.