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Retrieve Your Files With Ease

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Home About Me Advertise Retrieve Your Files With Ease By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, November 05, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Access , MS-Excel , Organize , Productivity D o you have quite a bit of filing to do? B eing able to retrieve the data is more important than an organized alphabetized file drawer.

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Helping Your Executive Maintain A Competitive Edge

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Here are a few ideas from my Star Achievement Series® on how to help your executive maintain a competitive edge: Know Your Industry. Stay current on news and changes within your industry. Resist the temptation to gossip or complain. Keep accurate records and files; tracks times for follow-up. Know your competition.

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Dispelling the Personal Assistant myth

Practically Perfect PA

Anyway I thought in this blog post I would enlighten the viewers of Mad Men and dispel the Personal Assistant myth that the industry has moved on somewhat over the last 50 or so years. We do have to remain silent even if we know intimate details about our boss that might be brilliant gossip. The 1960′s… Mad Men.

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Dispelling the Personal Assistant myth

Practically Perfect PA

Anyway I thought in this blog post I would enlighten the viewers of Mad Men and dispel the Personal Assistant myth that the industry has moved on somewhat over the last 50 or so years. We do have to remain silent even if we know intimate details about our boss that might be brilliant gossip. The 1960′s… Mad Men.

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Procrastination at Work: How to Practice Better Time Management

BMT Office Administration

Examples include: Gossiping with co-workers. In the CareerBuilder poll, 37% of respondents reported frequent gossip, while 27% admitted to making the rounds to chat with fellow employees about topics unrelated to work. Offline Procrastination. Taking frequent and/or extended bathroom breaks. Taking too many smoke or snack breaks.

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Has The Bubble Burst?

Professional Assistant Blog

By The Professional Assistant on Monday, March 10, 2008 Filed Under: Organize , Prioritize , Productivity E ditor’s note: This is a guest post by James of Organize IT. There is an entire industry dedicated to the issue; a sub-niche of personal development, capable of surviving and even thriving on its own.

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Thinking Outside the Job Description Box

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Home About Me Advertise Thinking Outside the Job Description Box By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, March 20, 2008 Filed Under: Productivity E ditor’s note: This is a guest post by Patricia Robb of Laughing All The Way to Work: The Ultimate Secretarial Survival Blog. Here are some ideas to get you thinking in that direction.

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