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Things Assistants Do That Executives Appreciate

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I love reading these letters as 1) I see the training we provided truly worked, but more importantly, 2) I learn what executives appreciate—what executives look for in an assistant—and what executives value and observe. Truly wants to understand the business for her own learning to better engage and to help me get in front of things.

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Why Being An Executive Assistant Is A Rewarding Career

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In honor of Administrative Professionals Day, I want to share my thoughts on why I believe being an executive assistant is a rewarding career. A stellar Executive Assistant must think of every detail for every function such as calendar management, travel planning, meeting preparation and execution, and e-mail management.

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Communicating With Your Manager

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Daily Calendars. It is easy to place a wrong time or wrong date on a calendar. Or because so many executives are independent, they place events on their own calendars and forget to inform their administrative partner. Gone are the days when administrators simply reserved a conference room and readied it for the meeting!).

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State of the Administrative Profession

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Joan then presented the Full Spectrum Competency Model for Star-performing Administrative Professionals , stressing the Advanced Adminology Skill Set , which will provide administrative professionals with a solid foundation. When an administrator asks me, “What is critical thinking?” Responsibilities.

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State of the Administrative Profession

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Joan then presented the Full Spectrum Competency Model for Star-performing Administrative Professionals , stressing the Advanced Adminology Skill Set , which will provide administrative professionals with a solid foundation. When an administrator asks me, “What is critical thinking?” Responsibilities.

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What ever happened to the "us" in Service?

Laughing all the Way to Work

We need to be assertive and show our bosses how much better they can function if the administrative jobs are taken care of by us. Posted by Patricia Robb at 2:34 PM Labels: 30 years of service , Administrative Assistant , administrative professional , professional service , quality service Reactions: 2comments: Jodith said. (New

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The Top Skills Executives Want From Assistants Today

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The most important ability an assistant has to learn to do is to figure out what NOT to do. A must-have skill when managing your executive’s calendar is to understand your executive must have down time.”. I hope you are curious to learn more about the skills you need to truly be successful in the administrative profession.

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