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7 Must-Do Actions to be Successful in Your Career as an Administrative Assistant

Office Dynamics

More assertive? Administrative Professionals Week and April is the perfect time to think about your career as an administrative assistant, executive assistant, and secretary. One great example is an assistant requesting a daily meeting with his or her executive to review the upcoming day’s top priorities and more.

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Things Assistants Do That Executives Appreciate

Office Dynamics

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. Takes the initiative and has the comfort level to proactively review documents in preparation for my meetings.

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Admin Tip: How to Get Your Boss to Give You More Control

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Be assertive. When you identify a specific task you can or should take over for your executive, speak up assertively. Suggest a trial and review period. Instead, suggest a short trial and review period. Always position the time it takes to learn something new as an investment. Wherever you can, assume.

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How To Be Effective In The Office

Office Dynamics

Here are three quick and highly effective linguistic tips you can start using today and learn how to be effective in the office. “Do” Solution : Replace with variations of the words “do” or “can” instead – and focus on what is definite: “I’ll do a preliminary outline by Tuesday for review,” or “I will complete a preliminary outline Tuesday.”.

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Strategies for Advancing Your Career Outside of Administrative Services

Office Dynamics

She’ll be at the annual Conference for Administrative Excellence this year and she is an absolute wealth of knowledge and insight. But back to the point: Being an administrative professional, the world is your oyster. Here at Office Dynamics, we focus a lot on those who have chosen administration as their career path.

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5 Ways to Be a Value-Added Employee

Office Dynamics

While traveling gets old after a while and is tiring, I love what I learn when I go on site into an organization. Observing administrative professionals at work is one of my greatest moments. I’ve been doing this for 28 years and I never grow weary of learning, experiencing, and coming home feeling rewarded!

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Communicating With Your Manager

Office Dynamics

Plus it is embarrassing to the executive or the administrative person who set the schedule. It’s always best to review the day’s events together. Many administrators are now handling their executive’s pre-read meeting materials by printing, reviewing and flagging them as appropriate. Department Issues. Upcoming Travel.