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No Budget for Training? Do It Yourself

Administrative Arts

In my time with my current employer, I’ve been involved in training a few of our new admins. At some point in their first year they generally ask about training. Can they get some sort of training to improve their skills in a particular software program or office process? Similar Posts: No Budget for Training?

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5 Administrative Assistant Skills That Add the Most Value

Admin Awards

Training — Employers prefer administrative professionals who are not only tech-savvy but also well-versed in the company’s most-used tools. They look for individuals who proactively update their administrative assistant skills through training. Expertise in software and social media.

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Thinking Outside the Job Description Box

Professional Assistant Blog

They each took the initiative to get appropriate training and education to better equip them in the areas they were interested in. Administrative assistants are highly skilled in many areas and sometimes we take it for granted, not recognizing where we could go with our skills.

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Frustration Busters!

Laughing all the Way to Work

If you want to insert a fraction in Microsoft Word without going to Insert/Symbol, keep your Alt key depressed whilst keying in the following numbers on your number pad. I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. July 30, 2009 Anonymoussaid. Alt0188 will give you the quarter symbol etc.