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How to create an assistant handbook

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On March 26 th I joined some of the PA community’s most motivated and inspiring representatives at the annual Assist conference, speaking in a case study slot on “Future proofing your career” One of the best ways to add value, progress, and drive change is by creating a handbook for assistants at your company.

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Self Defense for Admins

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You have to be able to create a PowerPoint presentation, merge a document in Word, or create a report in Excel. Computer Software Technology Having the basic knowledge of the todays computer technology is essential to being a top ranking soldier in any company. Get the knowledge you need.

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College May Not be for Everyone, but Education is

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Microsoft Office is great for providing FREE tutorials online such as in computer software programs Excel, Word, and Powerpoint. Some will require a yearly membership fee; this is a small investment into your career, and the return on investment (ROI) is endless. Check out Free training online. Get certified.

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Administrative Assistant Job Descriptions

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This could be for your boss or bosses or conference rooms and other resources. This can also include creating and modifying PowerPoint presentations and Excel spreadsheets. This would include confirming attendees, scheduling conference rooms, setting up conference calls, and managing multi-media needs. Managing Calendars.

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Guest Blogger: David B. Wright, Author

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Structure: This is like an elaborate version of your résumé, perhaps most easily done in PowerPoint. Most of the benefits you offer to bring to the company should be focused on the requirements of the job for which you’re applying. It, like many other presentations, is used for 2 main purposes – to inform and to sell.

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When you suspect a co-worker has a substance abuse problem.

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it requires a firm culture that discusses recovery openly and strongly support it -both in action and written policy. and hopefully, they have supportive procedures and policies in place to help them." Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? This is usually a lot of "talk" in companies.but little real support for it.

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Standard Operating Procedures: Tips for Creating Business Systems | Office Organization & Office Efficiency | OfficeArrow

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Software such as PowerPoint, Visio or SmartDraw can aid in the development. You can add audio, convert PowerPoint slides to video (including exact slide timing, animations, sound effects, narration, webcam video, and any web pages or applications displayed onscreen during the presentation), and you can record podcasts.