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Quick Tip: First thing to do to fix office equipment

ProAssisting Blog

For me, I’m usually under the gun with my hair on fire because I need to get this work done ASAP before my boss heads out the door for their business trip… and my computer freezes or the printer stops working or my fax machine won’t send. And do you know what they do? And do you know what they do? Share it with others.

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What does it take to be a successful office manager?

Page Personnel

He or she also needs to understand supervision, training, and administration, and how they can benefit the business. For example, answering phones, taking messages, purchasing office equipment, working with relevant software and filing paperwork. Low-cost training courses are available online.

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Thinking Outside the Job Description Box

Professional Assistant Blog

They each took the initiative to get appropriate training and education to better equip them in the areas they were interested in. They each had forward-thinking employers who allowed them to have vision and encouraged them to work towards their goal and made room for that new role within their organization.

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Best Business Technology for Small Businesses & Their Owners (28 ideas from them to you!)

Stephanie LH Calahan

            Peter Coombs FRONTLINE Training & Consulting. Since I work at home (and because we're full-time RVers, always on the road), I need to be able to fax/copy/convert from anywhere. But I live and work in less than 200 square feet -- so I don't have the room for a lot of equipment.

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Ensuring payroll compliance in 2024: What’s new?

BMT Office Administration

You can also fax e-filing waiver requests to 877-477-0575. Does the worker rely on the employer for training, or do they acquire work based on existing skill sets that they acquired on their own? Don’t tinker/modify any company-provided equipment. Religious and other types of waivers are available.

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New Hire Overload

Laughing all the Way to Work

Your co-workers are probably all new to you, you dont know how to use the photocopier or fax machine and more importantly "where is the bathroom?" I was taken on a tour of the premises and they pointed out the office equipment I would need to use and introduced me to everyone we met.

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106 Thoughts on Overcoming Overwhelm in a Freaked-Out World

Stephanie LH Calahan

Thanks to Peter Coombs of FRONTLINE Training & Consulting 8. Even though I'm trained and certified in professional organizing, I too can quickly become overwhelmed in a client's cluttered space. Riders equip their horses with blinders for one reason only: to keep the horse focused on what is in front of it.

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