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Job descriptions for Personal Assistants – Merited or inherited?

Practically Perfect PA

The lady to the left of me had inherited a 12 page job spec which had not been updated in 10 years whereas the lady to the right had a 6 page document. When the printer/scanner/fax breaks down I am ultimately the person who troubleshoots and fixes the machine in question. Interpret administrative and operating policies and procedures.

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Top Ten Ways Your Privacy is Threatened

Ian's Messy Desk

Millions of people post all sorts of personal information about themselves, their family and their friends on social networking sites without reviewing the privacy policies, modifying the privacy settings, or considering how this information can be used or misused by others. Faxing Personal Information. Privacy Legislation in Canada.

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Self Defense for Admins

The Office Professionals Place

You have to be able to create a PowerPoint presentation, merge a document in Word, or create a report in Excel. Always proofread a document prior to sending it, good proofreading includes printing the document for review. Utilize spell check and review the document for grammar errors. Get the knowledge you need.

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A Day in the Life of an Admin

The Office Professionals Place

Their duties include (but are not limited to) answering and screening calls, meeting and greeting clients and customers, maintaining executives calendars, writing correspondence, generating reports, meeting planning, filing, travel arrangements, maintain client/customer data records, supervising others, and the list goes on.

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Effectively Deal with Anger in the Workplace

The Office Professionals Place

Report the person and the problem immediately. This incident should have been immediately reported to authorities and the problem and the passenger would have been dealt with accordingly. Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier. When the computer is not in use put it in sleep mode.

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10 Scariest Excuses to tell your supervisor when you call off work

The Office Professionals Place

“My dog ate the report.&# The Office Professionals Place Topics Communication (18) Development (5) Leadership (6) Productivity (10) Tips/Techniques (14) Workplace Humor (1) Workplace Mental Health (13) The Office Professionals Place Privacy Policy The privacy of our visitors to [link] is important to us. Got anymore?

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You Can Be the Leader You Were Born to Be

The Office Professionals Place

For example, if a team member is not outspoken, but is proficient in computer software, they would a good person to organize documents. If deadlines cannot be set, a good practice would be to let team members know when you will be contacting them for a status report. Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier.

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