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

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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

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These executive letters are one of the requirements for a Star Achievement Series® participant to receive their CEAP (Certified Executive Administrative Professional) designation. Takes the initiative and has the comfort level to proactively review documents in preparation for my meetings. Appropriately assertive.

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How To Be Effective In The Office

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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.”. Believe” instead of “think” or “feel.”

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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. Then, ask explicitly for the trust required to make that happen. They need clear, confident instructions.

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Strategies for Advancing Your Career Outside of Administrative Services

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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

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Observing administrative professionals at work is one of my greatest moments. Share results with your leader as they occur, and then again at performance review time. While traveling gets old after a while and is tiring, I love what I learn when I go on site into an organization. I see employees in action in their environments.

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Communicating With Your Manager

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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.