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Six reasons every assistant should be using a corporate taxi service

Practically Perfect PA

A few years ago I was travelling with my boss to a number of appointments around London. I downloaded the GetTaxi app a few years ago and it has been on my iPhone ever since. This is great for budgeting purposes and makes it really easy for each department to keep a track of their own spending on travel. DOWNLOAD THE APP.

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7 Goals to Invigorate Your Career in the New Year

All Things Admin

You can get started on this process by downloading this free resource: From Reactive to Proactive: Creating Your Strategic Administrative Career Plan. Make sure you find one with a proven track record and some references to back them up, and that you know what you’ll get out of the engagement. These are some of my favorites!

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How can assistants stay on top of the scene?

Practically Perfect PA

I still refer to it constantly in Barcelona. I really like the Afar website and email updates for overall travel news and ideas for any trips colleagues or clients may want my advise on. The same goes for CN Traveller which is good for general travel updates but also luxury hotel reviews. What is your answer going to be?

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The Admin’s Guide to Career Organization

All Things Admin

As admins, we’re always trying to organize all the pieces and parts of our professional lives – from workspaces to meetings to travel plans. References. This list should include the name, email address, and phone number for each reference. You don’t want to leave your references’ recommendations to chance!

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Cover Your Tracks: E-mail Archiving

Professional Assistant Blog

One is the easier way, where you download a file; the other is the longer way. The reason I use the latter method is because our company policy is that we cant download any software that IT doesnt approve. To back up your e-mails in Outlook, simply download Microsofts Outlook Add-In file here.

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Need To Create a PDF? Don't Have the Software? Don't Panic!

Professional Assistant Blog

Please keep in mind that this is not Acrobat Reader (can be downloaded here) , which is free and is only used to view PDFs. There is a simple way of getting this type of report to anyone without having to use Adobe Acrobat. If you are interested in purchasing a copy, you can find Adobe Acrobat products here.

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Career Success A to Z: E is for Etiquette

Eat Your Career

When traveling alone, they keep their eyes firmly planted on the numbers ticking by, indicating the floor the elevator is passing. Members can download it here ). People offer common courtesies like holding the door for someone racing to make it on or pushing the button for someone who can’t reach it.

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