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So you wanna be a Virtual Assistant (VA)?

ProAssisting Blog

I’m going to go through this module in order for me to learn and improve my skills as a virtual assistant. #4. Download our free white paper, "Defining Assistant Excellence". Posted by Business Managament Basics on July 26, 2010 I’m happy to hear that there is an online training or coaching for virtual assistants.

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Raise your hand if you like automated phone message systems…

ProAssisting Blog

Anyway, here is a treat for you—one which we just added to our membership resource center but you can get here for free—to help avoid those recorded messages asking for information before passing you off to a real human being: GetHuman.com! Download our free white paper, "Defining Assistant Excellence".

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Your career and pizza - Part 1

ProAssisting Blog

I know that we’ve blogged about a lot of different tactics, resources and tools that you can use as an assistant to succeed but we’ve yet to really lay out the reason “why&# we believe that assisting is a great first step on any career path. Download our free white paper, "Defining Assistant Excellence".

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The plan for a successful project

ProAssisting Blog

Do the work and delegate specific tasks to the proper people/departments - as an assistant you’ll need to do a majority of the heavy lifting when it comes to completing your projects however don’t lose sight of the fact that at most companies, you have other departments and resources at your disposal to help for specific tasks.

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Email Triage: What it is and how it can help you

ProAssisting Blog

Download our free white paper, "Defining Assistant Excellence". The Assistants Toolkit - Free Assistant Training Join ProAssistings free 10-part assistant training series delivered weekly to your inbox: CLICK HERE TO JOIN NOW! The Bosss Corner Be sure youre getting the most from your assistant. Stay in the know!

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The sector responds to the Spring Budget

Workplace Insight

“There is a real and urgent need for a workforce plan for the UK to raise employer investment in skills and support workers’ wellbeing and participation in the labour market. There was also very little to address skills and tackle the hard-to-fill vacancies facing many employers. It’s essential and long overdue.

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NEWS FLASH -- Administrative Assistant and Executive Assistant Competencies for 2010 and Beyond

Office Dynamics

What are the skills, attitudes, behaviors needed for the new decade? How many managers, Human Resource professionals, Training and Development professionals and administrative office professionals do they interview or survey? 85% of what is listed behind the technology is soft skills like critical thinking.

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