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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. Enhance your resume and get the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification or Microsoft Certified Application Specialist (MCAS). Utilize spell check and review the document for grammar errors. Get involved.

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Certification Programs for Administrative Professionals

Jen Lawrence

We can fill pages and pages of our resume or LinkedIn to set ourselves apart, listing every skill we claim to have. Cost varies based on IAAP membership. However, to be honest…it’s not enough. As an admin, it’s remarkably difficult to gauge our skills prior to performance on the job.

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What Are You Thankful For?

The Office Professionals Place

Not only are you improving your skills and adding to your resume, you are making yourself more indispensable and an asset to your company or the next one. Shortly thereafter, I received the IAAP Member of Excellence and the CAP certification. The other alternative to the internet is - pick up a book! This was a very busy year for me.

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Different spellings: British, Canadian and American

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 27 February, 2009 Different spellings: British, Canadian and American I was proofing a document the other day, but since Ive been reading documents from the United States and Canada, I couldnt remember if behaviorial was the American or the Canadian spelling. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Repeating Headers and Footers while in Sections

Laughing all the Way to Work

.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 26 October, 2008 Repeating Headers and Footers while in Sections Someone was asking on another site how to repeat a footer for just one section in a document, i.e. a table. She said it would be the same instructions for a table or a document in Word. These are instructions for Word 2003. "I

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When working isn't fun: Ho hum, ho hum, it's off to work I go.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Polish up the ol resume It is all right to send your resume out and see what kind of response you get. In this new age of not doing anything more than a quick spell check on documents, make sure you do not have any spelling mistakes in your resume. Job satisfaction is important. They are interested, now what?

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Guest Blogger: David B. Wright, Author

The Office Professionals Place

Youve sent out dozens, or maybe even hundreds, of resumes and cover letters. Youve posted your resume on all the top job boards plus the various industry-focused and niche job sites related to your type of work. Wednesday, November 4, 2009 Guest Blogger: David B. Wright, Author So Youve Got the Job Interview - Now What?