Allwork

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Maybe it’s a 10% increase in email sales in Q1 — but is that a year-over-year increase, or a quarter-over-quarter one? Review marketer job descriptions to better understand standard skill sets of different marketing specialties, and tailor your interview questions accordingly. Offer relevant marketing examples. Her secret?

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

MARCH 28, 2024

Technical proficiency: An executive assistant should be very comfortable using Microsoft Office suite, Google Workspace, and other business software as they need to produce documents, manage emails, and handle other technical tasks quickly and accurately. Review social media profiles for additional insights into professionalism and fit.

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Success

AUGUST 12, 2021

The associate is taught one set of company policies while management abides by another. These may include phone or SMS contact information, email and even a physical store or mailing address. As an example, a client database is only updated at the end of each day, yet the customer moves through the entire process in an hour.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 18, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Using Email Effectively Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on June 18, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. When responding to an email that contains an attachment, use Reply without Attachment(s) option. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail.

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Office Organization Success

APRIL 9, 2010

When you start developing your multiple streams of income business by adding products and programs which are available on your website, there’s a very specific policy you need to have in place … and that is a clearly defined Sales Policy. Then simply have a sentence underneath that says, “Please see Sales Policy for full details”.

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Recruit CRM

OCTOBER 11, 2021

But, unfortunately, there are hundreds of emails and InMails already bombarding your clients and candidates. Most recruitment agencies see an average response rate of 15-20% with cold emails. This means, on average, 2 out of 10 people will respond to your email (which is very low). Read more: Understanding cold emails.

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Office Dynamics

JULY 10, 2018

Define and review your job description and connect completed goals & projects to one or more duties you are responsible for. Serve as department liaison and attend or participate in company-wide committee meetings to stay up to date on new policies and announcements and report back to manager and department.

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Worxbee

MAY 17, 2021

Your processes, standard operating procedures and policies should be clearly documented and accessible to those who need to use them. Email templates and tools. Email can be an inefficient nightmare without the right tools and techniques in place to manage it. Here are some that our EAs use: Email templates.

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Virtual Moxie

JUNE 2, 2015

I've been reviewing our grievance process, and I thought I'd share some thoughts about ethics with you. That's when we created a formal grievance process for people who worked with AssistU VAs, and who felt the VAs were operating their businesses in opposition to the pledge. Ethics are a big deal in life and in business.

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The Marq

JUNE 7, 2010

TheMarq A Human Perspective on Business and Life Delivering Happiness Book Review Book Recommendations Tony Hsieh’s new book, Delivering Happiness , was released today. I was exposed to this book a couple of months back when I signed up to receive a free pre-release copy in exchange for writing an honest, unbiased review on this blog.

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Bonnie Low Kramen

APRIL 5, 2022

I reached out to Dr. Holmes by email to see if I could learn more about how he was approaching these issues with his business students and to tell him about my work with Assistants and leaders. That email turned into a Zoom call, which led to an invitation to give two virtual presentations at Rutgers Camden in March 2021.

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 18, 2010

Defining Small Business Innovation 2010 Top 10 Small Business Trends Intuit Future of Small Business Resources The Changing Face of Entrepreneurs The Connected World of Entrepreneurs Disclosure Policy Emergent Research works with corporate, government and non-profit clients. I posted on Tim Berry's un-retirement. 

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Then review each element one by one and look for new relationships among the parts. For example, Dr. William Harvey made medical history by explaining how the circulatory system worked: He likened the heart to a pump and gave himself a new frame of reference—and from that he understood blood vessels as part of a unified pumping system. (2)

Stress 100

Stress Ergonomics Health Medical 100

Small Business Labs

MAY 4, 2010

Defining Small Business Innovation 2010 Top 10 Small Business Trends Intuit Future of Small Business Resources The Changing Face of Entrepreneurs The Connected World of Entrepreneurs Disclosure Policy Emergent Research works with corporate, government and non-profit clients.   Groupon is an online collective buying service. 

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Defining Small Business Innovation 2010 Top 10 Small Business Trends Intuit Future of Small Business Resources The Changing Face of Entrepreneurs The Connected World of Entrepreneurs Disclosure Policy Emergent Research works with corporate, government and non-profit clients. Call me at 1-877-322-9939 or email: jason [at] blumercpas [dot] com.

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

In the example above, a chronological sequence fits. From the example above, you could simply say, “I would like to tell you about how we started this project, where we are today and our time-line for completing the project&# , which is a chronological sequence. 4) Review the main points. 5) Conclude the presentation.

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The Marq

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

TheMarq A Human Perspective on Business and Life Topic Changes for TheMarq Site Policy I mentioned in a post last week that I was reconsidering the topics and format of information covered on this site. For example, I may repost someone’s blog entry that I found interesting or ask a guest writer to blog on the site.

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The Office Professionals Place

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Below are examples of five tests you will encounter in your professional career, how will you score? Criticism and/or negative feedback during a performance review. 50 pts It’s that time of year again the dreaded performance review. We need to look at performance reviews from a different perspective.

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Administrative Professionals IAAP 2010 Filing 100

The Marq

APRIL 21, 2010

TheMarq A Human Perspective on Business and Life Why Google Voice Rocks on My Smartphone Technology Review Are you a Google Voice user? I’ve listed my Google Voice number on my business cards and it’s what appears with my signatures in all emails. Do You have a Smartphone like iPhone, Blackberry or an Android-based device?

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Productivityist

MARCH 10, 2016

Consider some of the following tips and examples: If you are using a WordPress site, you may want to consider a plugin or app that will back it up such as BackUpWordPress. If you work in an office, talk to your manager so that a general security policy can be instated (if it isn’t already). Work Better With Your Team.

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Productivityist

MARCH 10, 2016

Consider some of the following tips and examples: If you are using a WordPress site, you may want to consider a plugin or app that will back it up such as BackUpWordPress. If you work in an office, talk to your manager so that a general security policy can be instated (if it isn’t already). Work Better With Your Team.

Calendars 40

Calendars Filing Stress Forms 40

The Marq

JANUARY 21, 2010

Technology Review I was listening to Ken Robinson’s talk at TED 2006 about promoting creativity when my wife, overhearing Ken’s speech, asked me what I was listening to. TheMarq A Human Perspective on Business and Life Have you Heard TED Talk? I told her I was listening to a TED talk. She didn’t know what it was.

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Small Business CEO

MAY 5, 2010

Inefficient process examples: Your employees record their time on paper or in Excel. New requests get faxed then emailed to customer service which then inputs the information into the appropriate system, whether that be policy changes into policy administration, benefits questions into follow up logs or new claims into the claims system.

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The Marq

JUNE 14, 2010

TheMarq A Human Perspective on Business and Life How to Read Body Language Book Recommendation I hope you’ve had a chance to read the book review for Delivering Happiness posted here recently. What I enjoyed most about this book were the plethora of examples and citations. My email address is posted on the blog.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

APRIL 27, 2011

  As you review this list, think about the impact and implications of each item to your business.    An employee policy manual and job descriptions are a great place to start.   When you create your policies, make sure that you include active listening skills. Processes/Procedures All Businesses Need.

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The Marq

DECEMBER 7, 2009

For example, employees who realize their managers don’t respond to poor behavior, in fact, don’t reward it, will begin to believe in the system and your managers’ ability to implement it. In next week’s post we’ll review the consequences for your organization’s reputation both in and out of the public eye.

Management 40

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Recruit CRM

JUNE 17, 2021

For instance, consider the following example: We are looking for a Content Guru who will help us out of the content disaster we are currently in– craft well-researched, keyword-optimised articles, maintain our official blogs and work extensively with our SEO Wizard. Responding to customer reviews, queries and comment.

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The Marq

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Let’s substantiate this large variance with an example. Hence, reducing the attrition rate from 15% to 10%, for example, with its significant positive consequences, could quickly improve an organization’s margins. That’s no small amount! What Do You Think?

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The Marq

MAY 6, 2010

TheMarq A Human Perspective on Business and Life My Favorite Android Apps – Part 1: Utilities Technology Recommendations You may have read some of my posts reviewing the Motorola CLIQ (see Related Posts section at the end of this article). Since my CLIQ purchase in December of 2009, I’ve tried numerous applications on it.

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2009 Phones Purchasing AT&T 40

The Office Professionals Place

AUGUST 22, 2010

For example, if you are speaking to someone and their eyes become widened, ask if they have any questions about what was discussed. If you are submitting a draft of a document to someone else for review or proofreading, include the file name and path at the bottom of the document so that it can be easily found at a later time.

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The Marq

APRIL 15, 2010

I’m making an exception to my “no rant&# policy today because of a product advertisement I saw recently for Kleenex Hand Towels while watching TV. A perfect example of a product they could develop is one by PeopleTowels: reusable hand towels made from organic cotton and ink. Every time I see it, it makes me angry.

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The Office Professionals Place

JANUARY 5, 2010

Do you need to review interview techniques? Using the weight loss example because it is so popular, it is not realistic or healthy to drastically change eating habits and join a health club and workout like a vigilante and expect to loose 20 pounds in 2 months. If you want to find a new job, first set the goal of updating your resume.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 7, 2010

Look for examples in your life, your surroundings, in the media or in books of people who have done things against the odds and use those examples as symbols of what’s possible for you. You can review the high quality of our articles and blog content at [link]. Change your vocabulary and watch your results change.

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The Marq

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Thomas Edison’s discovery of the right filament for a light bulb is an over-used, yet applicable example here. In other words, behind every major success story, you’ll find failed attempts. This is true of many technology successes of our times as well.

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Service Untitled

APRIL 22, 2010

Have meetings, informal chats, luncheons, and/or emails to keep everyone in touch. For example, in Florida insurance companies were no longer writing flood insurance policies. Here are some suggestions to help internal customer service: Develop forums to share the goals of the company. Don ‘t withhold relevant information.

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The Marq

MARCH 29, 2010

For example, you may realize that an employee interested in management, but lacking verbal communication skills, can benefit from Toastmasters membership. This may mean searching for and providing additional courses, in-house training, or brown-bag lunch events where team members teach each other about what they’re learning.

Management 40

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 27, 2017

Basically, the do / build method means that you block time for ‘doing’ tasks, such as answering emails, attending meetings or writing reports, and you block time for ‘building’ tasks such as training, brainstorming, networking or strategic thinking. This should be reviewed on a fairly regular basis.

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