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Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgate, 2010 Stevie.

Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 12, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 12 July, 2010 Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgate, 2010 Stevie® Award winner Lynn Holgate, an Executive Assistant at High Performance Technologies, Inc. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat.

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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

MARCH 29, 2009

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. If you get an opportunity for an interview you may as well go and try it.

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Guest Post: What Makes Virtual Administrative Assistants Work?

Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Make sure your resume is up to scratch: Your resume should list your skills, your experience in working as a virtual assistant, and any other capabilities that you think potential employers are looking for. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat.

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Getting your foot in the door.

Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 10, 2009

She saw the importance of this training to help her daughter know the workings of an office from the bottom up and the office benefitted from her educational training. The administrative position can be a springboard for a management position if you want to go in that direction and have the right educational background.

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Do you like what you do?

Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 5, 2009

INTERVIEW WELL Make it a conversation. You are interviewing them too so ask questions. Take notes during the interview so you don’t forget what you wanted to ask. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on.

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Atlanta, Georgia: The City that Smiles

Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

Click on that and you will find a wealth of templates from a resume, cover letter, minutes, agenda and many others. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat.

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Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog

Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. My opinions are based on experience, education, trial and error and blunders and bloopers made throughout my life and career.

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Now that is dedication.Executive Assistant donates kidney to her.

Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 28, 2009

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. My opinions are based on experience, education, trial and error and blunders and bloopers made throughout my life and career.

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We don't know what we don't know

Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 1, 2010

I have always been a believer in sharing ideas and have received my best education from other assistants. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Why I love my job?

Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 13, 2008

When I interview for a job I interview the person interviewing me and try to get a feel for whether we will work well together. Good boss, bad boss On one interview I went on, when I met the two men who would be interviewing me, I met the first one and thought, "OK, so he seems like a nice man and I could work with him."

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Just a secretary.

Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 14, 2009

There are many teachers in my extended family and it seemed like something I could do well, but our family did not have any money to further my education and I became a secretary instead. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on.

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What ever happened to the "us" in Service?

Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

It's up to us to educate them on the benefits of an assistant. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. That's a great point, Patricia. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Go with your gut feeling!

Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 31, 2009

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. My opinions are based on experience, education, trial and error and blunders and bloopers made throughout my life and career.

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When your boss arranges meetings behind your back.

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APRIL 5, 2010

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. My opinions are based on experience, education, trial and error and blunders and bloopers made throughout my life and career.

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Admin Buddies

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MARCH 20, 2010

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. My opinions are based on experience, education, trial and error and blunders and bloopers made throughout my life and career.

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Spring cleaning on the blog

Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 1, 2009

Under My Favourites, I have added a Meeting section with some useful sites and combined many of my travel related links under one title simply called Travel. I have also combined all the tutorials, training and other education-related links under the title Training. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct.

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We did it Canada!

Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. My opinions are based on experience, education, trial and error and blunders and bloopers made throughout my life and career.

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Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint?

Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. My opinions are based on experience, education, trial and error and blunders and bloopers made throughout my life and career.

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Happy Administrative Professionals' Day!

Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 22, 2009

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. My opinions are based on experience, education, trial and error and blunders and bloopers made throughout my life and career.

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Dealing in real time.

Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. My opinions are based on experience, education, trial and error and blunders and bloopers made throughout my life and career.

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When your voicemail goes awry.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2010

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. My opinions are based on experience, education, trial and error and blunders and bloopers made throughout my life and career.

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I gave at the office

Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 23, 2010

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. My opinions are based on experience, education, trial and error and blunders and bloopers made throughout my life and career.

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Different spellings: British, Canadian and American

Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. My opinions are based on experience, education, trial and error and blunders and bloopers made throughout my life and career.

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A twelve step program to survive as an Admin

Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 31, 2009

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. My opinions are based on experience, education, trial and error and blunders and bloopers made throughout my life and career.

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That is not in my job description.

Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 11, 2009

That is why I suggest when you go to an interview you should ask questions and find out exactly what “providing administrative support&# means. Her office encouraged her when they saw her knack for numbers and she pursued further education and is now a junior accountant. Very educative!! very informative entry!

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Taking stock

Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 9, 2010

My idea of relaxing is reading a book on my new deck so I will leave the chopping to those better qualified than me :) Posted by Patricia Robb at 2:10 PM Labels: checklists , meeting preparation , planning ahead Reactions: 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Join me for a Webinar, Sept.

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We have a winner!

Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 10, 2008

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. My opinions are based on experience, education, trial and error and blunders and bloopers made throughout my life and career.

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Contest!

Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 9, 2008

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. My opinions are based on experience, education, trial and error and blunders and bloopers made throughout my life and career.

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Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Today's.

Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 22, 2009

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. My opinions are based on experience, education, trial and error and blunders and bloopers made throughout my life and career.

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Playing nice in the sandbox

Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 4, 2010

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. My opinions are based on experience, education, trial and error and blunders and bloopers made throughout my life and career.

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Whose meeting is it anyway?

Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 16, 2010

Posted by Patricia Robb at 9:54 AM Labels: Administrative Assistant , administrative professional , booking meetings , professional assistant Reactions: 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Join me for a Webinar, Sept. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct.

Agenda

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Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time

Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 9, 2010

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. My opinions are based on experience, education, trial and error and blunders and bloopers made throughout my life and career.

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A funny thing happened on the way to the office.

Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 27, 2009

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. My opinions are based on experience, education, trial and error and blunders and bloopers made throughout my life and career.

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Colour Coding Works.

Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 23, 2009

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. My opinions are based on experience, education, trial and error and blunders and bloopers made throughout my life and career.

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Are you prepared?

Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 13, 2010

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. My opinions are based on experience, education, trial and error and blunders and bloopers made throughout my life and career.

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When taking initiative isn't the best thing.

Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 1, 2009

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. My opinions are based on experience, education, trial and error and blunders and bloopers made throughout my life and career.

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Taking the time to acknowledge someone and say thanks.

Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 31, 2010

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. My opinions are based on experience, education, trial and error and blunders and bloopers made throughout my life and career.

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It's all in how you feel

Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 8, 2009

The same applies if you have a job interview or a new challenge at work. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m. Oh where or where is my password?

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How to get Office fat fast.

Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 21, 2009

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. My opinions are based on experience, education, trial and error and blunders and bloopers made throughout my life and career.

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Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Today's.

Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. My opinions are based on experience, education, trial and error and blunders and bloopers made throughout my life and career.

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The Little Engine That Could.

Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 21, 2009

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. My opinions are based on experience, education, trial and error and blunders and bloopers made throughout my life and career.

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Confessions of a Micro-Manager

Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 4, 2009

Make the interview count and ask the right questions. Ask yourself what things really matter to you and ask questions to bring those things up in the interview. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. Hire smart!

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Preparing your boss for meetings away from the office or at home

Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 8, 2009

Posted by Patricia Robb at 10:28 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , board meetings , professional assistant , questions to ask yourself Reactions: 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Join me for a Webinar, Sept. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct.

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Too much information.

Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 7, 2009

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. My opinions are based on experience, education, trial and error and blunders and bloopers made throughout my life and career.

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