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Why personal development is your own responsibility

Practically Perfect PA

When it comes to conferences, workshops, seminars and on-site training during working hours, however, how proactive are you? The market research I undertook when I was developing my own training courses revealed that 28% of PAs surveyed have not upskilled in their current role. And I have studied all of the above.

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Face-to-Face Time with Administrative Assistants

Office Dynamics

Training and Development Development happens when we take conscious action to improve. Discuss your training and development requirements with your executive. Tell him about upcoming seminars and workshops you would like to attend and why. At least bi-weekly, review the calendar for upcoming events as far as three months out.

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Inside Ness – the Network for Essex Support Staff

Practically Perfect PA

NESS was created with an intervention from Victoria Darragh on Facebook who suggested that we get together and create a new network. We use Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and email to engage with our members. Facebook: NESS – Network for Essex Support Staff. How do you engage with your members? Location: Essex.

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7 Goals to Invigorate Your Career in the New Year

All Things Admin

Attend a training event or workshop. Training events, workshops, and webinars abound! We have a list of more than 60 training sessions on our Training on Demand page , and our AdminPro Training VIP Pass offers training on a variety of different topics. training opportunities available.

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The Office* Show and how to be a great delegate

Practically Perfect PA

There were many free training sessions for assistants to attend and the exhibitors were all relevant suppliers to the industry which again is not always the case with these types of events! In many conversations that I have with assistants one of the topics that always comes up is the lack of training opportunities that we receive.

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Building on your skills

Loosely Speaking

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Building on your skills Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at 8:46 am // By: ktcosmos // Category: Virtual Assistant Resources It’s the time of year when we all do some self assessment and then look ahead to changes we want to make in the coming year.Â

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Executive Assistants, You Can Bloom Where You are Planted

Office Dynamics

So I've learned to integrate my skills and passion around acting with my current career path, and then training was a natural fit.". Played a role in training videos at work. Participating in training outside of work. Involved in their internal annual Office Professionals Seminar and presented a concurrent session.