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The Return to the Office Leads Many Employers to Offer Office Etiquette Classes

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What’s going on: As employees are asked to return to the office after an extended period of remote work due to the pandemic, more employers are observing a need for etiquette refresher courses, according to Work Life. Another 18% said that they are planning to implement these kinds of training programs by next year.

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Career Success A to Z: E is for Etiquette

Eat Your Career

Before we talk about etiquette, let’s first consider another e-word: Elevator. Elevators are like little floating bubbles of society with their own distinct etiquette. That’s how etiquette works and why it’s so important in the workplace. The word etiquette is often considered old-fashioned. The Impact of Etiquette.

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Proper Business Dining Etiquette

The Office Professionals Place

Thursday, June 17, 2010 Proper Business Dining Etiquette I have been to lunches and dinners where people inadvertently take the wrong glass, use the wrong utensil with the meal, or display improper dining etiquette, such as starting to eat before everyone is served or talking with their mouth full. Lets grow together!

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Here’s Why Curiosity And Authenticity Go A Long Way In The Workplace

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Of course, taking constructive criticism seriously is crucial to success in any endeavor, but this requires a degree of open-mindedness. . Authenticity requires a degree of self-knowledge combined with a strong social awareness of etiquette, including basic compassionate respect for others. .

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Elevator Etiquette 101: Going Up?

Professional Assistant Blog

Home About Me Advertise Elevator Etiquette 101: Going Up? This, of course, can be a nightmare, since you could be walking up many flights. Can you think of any more etiquette related items while riding the elevator? This happens to everyone from time to time and there are ways to avoid them (at times). Whats next?

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Is a Two-Week Notice Necessary When You Quit?

Eat Your Career

Simply put: YES, of course a notice period is necessary! It means they don’t respect professional norms and etiquette, and they expect you to sacrifice your reputation to please them. Some folks are saying it’s no longer necessary. Some argue it is. In the US, two weeks is standard. I don’t think I’m old-fashioned saying this.

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E-mail Etiquette

Laughing all the Way to Work

With the increasing use of email as the first choice for business correspondence it opens a whole new world of dos and don'ts for the assistant.Here are Some Good-Sense Email Etiquette Tips: Email Salutations: Although email is less formal than writing a letter it is still polite to open with a greeting. Who are you?

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