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5 Administrative Assistant Skills That Add the Most Value

Admin Awards

What are their administrative skills? Here are five administrative assistant skills that can help you get hired, succeed on the job and drive your career. Training — Employers prefer administrative professionals who are not only tech-savvy but also well-versed in the company’s most-used tools. Industry knowledge.

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AI is not coming for your job. But it will make it better

Workplace Insight

Enhancing their team’s skills will enable them to play far more valuable roles, providing increased levels of efficiency and impact for their companies. In a similar way employees view Microsoft Office; AI is a digital tool that must be mastered for employees to be able to effectively do their jobs.

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7 Steps to Documenting Complex Office Procedures and Systems

All Things Admin

For example, when we do webinars, there are things that happen before the webinar to set it up, tasks we need to perform the day of the event, and post-event procedures for adding the replay to our online training center. Below is an example procedure for the All Things Admin team on how to add a new Training On Demand course to LearnDash.

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Tailored Procedures Documentation: Tools and Techniques for Every Learning Style

All Things Admin

They also do well when they can reinforce what they learn by taking notes, writing outlines, or summarizing information in their own words. Suggested advanced documentation apps and tools for reading and writing learners include: Google Docs or Microsoft Word : For creating text-based documents with the option for collaboration.

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How to Use Microsoft Office and Google Workspace Apps to Document Your Procedures

All Things Admin

Microsoft Word and Google Docs These word processing apps are your go-to for creating detailed, text-based procedures. Integration : These apps seamlessly integrate with other office tools and cloud storage solutions, making for easier document management and sharing, which is vital for procedures storage and access.

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How to measure technical competency in office support candidates

Page Personnel

Even if a candidate ticks all the right boxes when it comes to experience, soft skills and rapport with the team, if they don’t have the technical expertise, it will be difficult to complete day-to-day responsibilities. And the more senior the supporting role is, the higher the expectations, and the more complicated the role can be.

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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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