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Career development for Assistants: 5 common problems and how to solve them

Practically Perfect PA

Recently, the OpenMeet team had the pleasure of participating in the annual Practically Perfect PA Assist Conference 2017 , where we ran a few workshops on career development for assistants: 5 common problems and how to solve them. Ask your manager for any training suggestions they may have, and request training opportunities.

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How To Become A Self-Employed Permanent Makeup Artist

The Small Business Blog

To set up an excellent permanent makeup business, you must heavily invest in training. Irrespective of whether your jurisdiction of operations takes the training as a prerequisite or not, you must do it for your clients’ sake. So, you should go through a safety and first aid training and any other necessary health-related training.

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Some training suggestions for assistants

Practically Perfect PA

Quite often I am asked which courses I would recommend for assistants that are just starting in the profession and want to undertake some training to increase their skills and help them move up the career ladder. I always say that it is extremely important for assistants to attend training courses throughout the year.

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How to negotiate when planning an event

Practically Perfect PA

Well I didn’t, I hired a fantastic events co-ordinator to do all of the negotiating with the venue and suppliers on my behalf. We worked together on lots of successful events and she always knew what I would prefer and how I liked my events organised. Don’t let the supplier rush you into making any decisions. She was fabulous!

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How to negotiate when planning an event?

Practically Perfect PA

Well I didn’t, I hired a fantastic events co-ordinator to do all of the negotiating with the venue and suppliers on my behalf. We worked together on lots of successful events and she always knew what I would prefer and how I liked my events organised. Don’t let the supplier rush you into making any decisions. She was fabulous!

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Employee Monitoring: How to (and not to) track employee productivity

BMT Office Administration

If you’ve ever called a customer support line, you’ve likely heard the classic automated phrase, “This call may be recorded for quality assurance or training purposes.”. Companies would record customer support calls to ensure customer satisfaction and use them for future employee training. Why is that?

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How can Assistants achieve greater recognition at work?

Practically Perfect PA

If you haven’t already, read our first blog on what to look for in an event supplier , and our second, on common issues PAs face with career development. How can Assistants achieve greater recognition at work? Awareness training for managers. Greater training for PAs. Seek out further training opportunities.

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