Office Dynamics
MARCH 22, 2012
News & World Report By Miriam Weiner. While the basic duties still stand—taking messages, arranging conference calls, and scheduling meetings—executive assistants are also often put in charge of supervising other clerical staff, reviewing incoming memos, and even conducting research and preparing statistical reports.
Laughing all the Way to Work
NOVEMBER 16, 2008
My boss tells me I should be able to write a letter or a report on something even if I dont know the subject that well. Read their letters and reports and see how they craft their words. 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
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. My opinions are based on experience, education, trial and error and blunders and bloopers made throughout my life and career.
Laughing all the Way to Work
JULY 12, 2010
Holgate is the Executive Assistant to the President, she also reports to the Director of Human Resources and manages a staff of four. On the night of the awards Lynn reports she was sitting at a table with nine of her colleagues from HPTI including the Senior Vice-President. Her family and friends were also very excited for her.
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.
Laughing all the Way to Work
OCTOBER 11, 2009
Her office encouraged her when they saw her knack for numbers and she pursued further education and is now a junior accountant. Very educative!! My opinions are based on experience, education, trial and error and blunders and bloopers made throughout my life and career. very informative entry! I just love your article!!
Laughing all the Way to Work
JANUARY 23, 2010
There was one particular group of orphan children that was brought to our attention by a Canadian news reporter. My opinions are based on experience, education, trial and error and blunders and bloopers made throughout my life and career. It is so sad, because you know children so young have no idea what is going on.
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