Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 17, 2009

How would you feel? Would you prefer the client to calmly and rationally give you information on their issue? How to Organize Tasks Effectively How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Resizing Pictures in Microsoft Word 4 Ways to Cope with Difficult Colleagues Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One?

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Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 14, 2009

You scratch your head and wonder how this can be done. Some of you might already know the answer to this, but I thought that Id give the information here anyways, since I was stumped in the beginning as well. They forget to do their own flight check-in and dont have time, so they call you up and ask you to do it.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2009

How to Organize Tasks Effectively How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Resizing Pictures in Microsoft Word 4 Ways to Cope with Difficult Colleagues Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One?

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

Posted on 21 November, 2009 10:51 PM Anonymous If you send an iCalendar as a follow up to a meeting request, do you have the option of updating your calendar or is it just for passing on updated information (or as you suggested possibly adding an agenda)? Thanks, Richard Posted on 4 January, 2010 11:32 AM soruba Thanks for the information.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2008

There are over 200 articles of information so far and growing. If you feel that you want to remain anonymous, please note that I never disclose any personal information such as your name, company, etc., Most Recent Questions How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One?

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2008

Your manager asks you to create a report of some sort and wants you to send it to a client, but making sure that they cannot manipulate the information. Also, keep in mind that you don’t want anyone to alter the information in your report. This will enable you to create a PDF-like file where no one can manipulate information.

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2007

Click on the picture to find out more information. How to Organize Tasks Effectively How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Resizing Pictures in Microsoft Word 4 Ways to Cope with Difficult Colleagues Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One? Until next time, Take care - of your clutter!

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2009

If its your boss thats asking for this information, make sure to read the e-mail right away. How to Organize Tasks Effectively How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Resizing Pictures in Microsoft Word 4 Ways to Cope with Difficult Colleagues Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One?

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 29, 2008

If someone else needs to access information, they can just click the "Read-Only" button. But if they need to change information, this could cause a problem. Most Recent Questions How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One?

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Professional Assistant Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2007

Does your boss come up to you and ask you to find information on an e-mail that youve received and needs it yesterday? A new window will pop up with results that will populate as the system retrieves this information. You can even specify who sent the e-mail, who it was addressed to, date fields, etc.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 4, 2008

I have been updating my firms website stats for quite some time now and wanted to share some tips on getting the information correct - the first time. Most Recent Questions How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One? Do you have software in place for it?

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2007

You have the option of keeping your identity confidential or if the particular job site doesn’t allow for this, Resume Rabbit will replace your personal information with something that’s not identifiable. It only costs $59.99 USD, but is a one time fee and won’t have to pay for monthly charges like other sites make you.

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

You can make the reservation directly through this site and the information gets forwarded over to the restaurant itself. How to Organize Tasks Effectively How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Resizing Pictures in Microsoft Word 4 Ways to Cope with Difficult Colleagues Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One?

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2007

We actually can lock our computers automatically with our own settings, but I have confidential information that people can access, since I am the Administrative Assistant of the department. If this information ever leaked out, I would get into a lot of trouble. Best to always lock your computer when you leave it, even for a minute.

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2008

Do you feel that you should have some sort of control over these files on how you find them, for future reference? Creating a filing system can be tricky, as you need to know exactly how to file your files and what type of information you would need to be able to access quickly. as you mentioned in your question.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2008

In one of my previous jobs, when I was working for an Investment Advisor, he gave me the installation CD-ROM and asked me to read up on how to use it. Most Recent Questions How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One?

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Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 16, 2008

But she is very high strung and doesnt know how to relax even when among friends or on vacation. Just a seminar with great information on how to be the BEST Executive Assistant to the President/ CEO. Most Recent Questions How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One?

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2007

If you are more of a person who likes to use Outlook for reminders to pop up a few minutes, hours or days before the task needs to be completed or you need to attend a meeting, here are some tips on how to go about it: Write up the task in your Outlook, but make sure to give yourself enough time to be able to complete the task.

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Professional Assistant Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2007

Only the employees within that company can view the information that they write. We share ideas, skills and even ask guest speakers to provide up-to-date information and trends on what we need for our careers. Just remember not to divulge particular company information, since this can definitely land you in hot water.

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Professional Assistant Blog

APRIL 1, 2008

" One of the most productive ways to update information on files is to either create or move a file into a shared folder on your companys network drive. Instead of each person creating their own files and you having to merge them together, it would be much faster for everyone to add their own information to one main file.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 7, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Monday, January 07, 2008 Filed Under: Client Service , Productivity D o you have trouble figuring out how to call a client or even a colleague in another country? Most Recent Questions How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One?

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2008

This will allow you to have a blank sheet in front of you and you can add all the information into each label and then print them off. Most Recent Questions How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One? Click on the Labels tab. As for the text box issue, try: 1.

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2008

No need to access multiple tools to access your information. How to Organize Tasks Effectively How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Resizing Pictures in Microsoft Word 4 Ways to Cope with Difficult Colleagues Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One? All communication history is saved.

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Post from: Administrative Assistant Tips 2comments for this post soruba Very informative. How to Organize Tasks Effectively How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Resizing Pictures in Microsoft Word 4 Ways to Cope with Difficult Colleagues Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One?

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

The copier will then scan in all of the information in the order that you want it in. How to Organize Tasks Effectively How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Resizing Pictures in Microsoft Word 4 Ways to Cope with Difficult Colleagues Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One?

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2008

Leave space for variable information that will be added when you send the message. How to Organize Tasks Effectively How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Resizing Pictures in Microsoft Word 4 Ways to Cope with Difficult Colleagues Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One? Click Apply , then OK.

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Professional Assistant Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2007

Keeping your readers up-to-date and information about current information on your company or topic will make them ask for more. Make sure you know how to write proper material and your readers will think that you are an expert in your field. Try to throw in your own spin on information that you learn and post about.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 14, 2008

But when it comes to information exchange between you and your colleague, it really depends on what issue is at hand. How to Organize Tasks Effectively How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Resizing Pictures in Microsoft Word 4 Ways to Cope with Difficult Colleagues Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One?

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2008

I find that most information on the internet is quite difficult to understand and I try to make it as simple as possible, so that even if a person is a complete novice at something, I explain it in their terms. Most Recent Questions How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One?

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Professional Assistant Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2007

Phishing scams have been around for quite some time now, where an e-mail would ask you to enter some personal information into a fake website that looks quite real. Then they would lure you into entering your bank account information, pin, etc. They would even sell your personal information in chat rooms on the black market.

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2008

What if someone told you that you did something wrong, but you remember sending an e-mail with the correct information? How to Organize Tasks Effectively How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Resizing Pictures in Microsoft Word 4 Ways to Cope with Difficult Colleagues Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One?

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2007

Dont know how to organize yourself and things are starting to pile up? This will also help you find information faster and help you be more organized. Put labels on your filing cabinet drawers, for easier access to certain information that you will be looking for. It just looks more professional.

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 28, 2008

The best way I could find accomplishing this task is by having to change the time zone information each time I need to add a new meeting. Most Recent Questions How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One?

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 14, 2008

These are endless, since many people have usernames and passwords for so many different sites, it really is impossible to keep track of all of this information. Youd be surprised of how many times people have asked me, "Why cant I log into my system? Then you have the dreaded website passwords. Try taking off the CAPS lock.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 4, 2008

If you need immediate assistance or information about the (question/issue), please contact (delegate’s name, e-mail address, phone number). Also, don’t forget to change your voice mail message to read the same information. Ill be checking email _(once a week, every day, etc) __, but will have limited ability to respond.

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MARCH 28, 2008

Please feel free to contact me at anytime if further information is needed. How to Organize Tasks Effectively How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Resizing Pictures in Microsoft Word 4 Ways to Cope with Difficult Colleagues Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One? My phone number is (XXX) XXX-XXXX.

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OCTOBER 30, 2008

I always need to keep myself occupied with some sort of task, whether it be filing, updating our companys database with client information, etc. Most Recent Questions How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One?

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