Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 1, 2013

I’ve been an EA for quite some time now, in fact I started working in 2003 so it has been a decade. The skills you pick up along the assistant career path are invaluable and I for one would not be able to do the job I do today if I hadn’t started as a Team Administrator back in 2003. Helping with projects.

Skills 100

Skills 2003 UPS Agenda 100

Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 11, 2012

When I first started working in London in 2003 one of the key initiatives for most companies was corporate social responsibility and more specifically making the office environmentally friendly. Think before you print – do you need to print out your emails? If you do have to travel can you take public transport rather than a cab?

Doodle 100

Doodle 2003 Equipment Travel 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

OCTOBER 25, 2013

  I've been doing it since 2003! Global Travel Is Easy When You Have a Plan. Travel in Comfort - I'm like George Clooney in "Up in the Air" when I fly. I actually will not do client sessions when I'm travelling. I use my laptop and/or iPhone for checking email. And I pray for good wifi.

Travel 100

Travel 2003 Phones AT&T 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Many of my friends and colleagues run their businesses from all over the world and I have had a mobile business since 2003. Fun travel apps are Skype (for calling home), SimplyNoise (great for sleeping in noisy places), Sit or Squat (find a bathroom), and CheapGas. My Kindle app is a lifesaver while traveling.

2003 100

2003 Dropbox Fax Social Media 100

Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

I remember back in the day when Microsoft Excel 2003 and prior versions didn’t have this feature. Do you wish that you could expand the size of the formula bar to see more of the formula that you are working on? Then we upgraded to Microsoft Office 2007 and voila!

Microsoft Excel 100

Microsoft Excel 2007 Google Docs Cubicle 100

Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2008

Clear the Use Mircosoft Office Word 2003 to edit e-mail messages check box. To restore Word as a message editor, click Options on the Tools menu, click the Mail Format tab, then select the Use Microsoft Office Word 2003 to edit e-mail messages check box. Click Apply , then OK. On the File menu, point to New , then click Mail Message.

2003 100

2003 2007 2008 Cubicle 100

Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 9, 2013

When I first started out as a team administrator back in 2003 despite having a (massively bulky) laptop I rarely worked from home. I didn’t have a blackberry… actually I didn’t have a mobile phone that accepted emails or had the internet so it wasn’t easy to stay connected.

UPS 100

UPS 2003 AT&T Clothes 100