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Emerging Technologies for Administrative Professionals

All Things Admin

Gone are the days when filing, phone skills, and semi-legible shorthand were key requirements for an admin job. Social – While social media may have begun as a way to keep in touch with family and friends, it’s now a necessary marketing tool for any business. Let’s look at each component individually.

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Working from Home Flip-Side in Covid-19 Shutdown

Tips From T. Marie

Anyone who follows me here on the blog or on social media knows that I have been working from home for 13 years. Until recently, many businesses didn’t really see the point in adopting online technology for things like file storage, calendaring, remote work options and communication. More interest in online tech.

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Top 5 Tips for Working With a Mentor

The Small Business Blog

Other Great Business Blogs Social Media for Business WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Martin Everard Benefits Of Building A Home Business Is There More Financial Hardship To Come? Make sure that the mentor is aware of what you want from them e.g. cashflow advice. Develop a network of mentors you can rely on for good advice.

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How Protected Are Your Passwords?

All Things Admin

Your files are probably password protected. Be wary of social media “games.” Social media is full of games and surveys that are just cleverly disguised ways to get your personal information. That’s five passwords before you can even start your workday! Do you work with sensitive material? There’s another password.

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5 Steps to a Clean Inbox

All Things Admin

Even if you can get exceptions to the storage cap, it’s more efficient to save important emails to a shared network folder with your other project files. Outlook has a file extension called.msg just like Word has.doc or Excel has.xls. Set Up Rules. Rules allow you to automate the sorting and prioritizing process.

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Mentoring a Young Executive - Jodith Allen

Office Dynamics

Many new executives who have never had an assistant before have a picture in their mind of someone who answers the phone, types, and files. We can monitor industry publications for items of importance, give feedback on personnel matters, monitor social media for company mentions, and update the department website.

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Mentoring a Young Executive - Jodith Allen

Office Dynamics

Many new executives who have never had an assistant before have a picture in their mind of someone who answers the phone, types, and files. We can monitor industry publications for items of importance, give feedback on personnel matters, monitor social media for company mentions, and update the department website.

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