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Preparing for a Smooth Transition: 4 Tips for Retiring Administrative Professionals

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As an administrative professional, you’ve spent years (or even decades) supporting your executive and keeping the office running smoothly. Now you’re finally retiring from the workforce. Retirement is an exciting phase of life. Are there specific areas that will take more training than others?

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Avoid Burnout by Creating Your Own Utopia

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Unfortunately, burnout is real, it’s draining, emotional, stressful and typically affects both professional and personal lives. As an administrative professional for the past 20 plus years, I have learned how important it is to avoid burnout in one of the largest career fields in the world.

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Multigenerational Communication & Cross-mentorship

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When given the opportunity to meet with someone fairly new to the profession and someone embracing an upcoming retirement to explore even more in life, I enthusiastically embrace the moment and ask several questions of each! Encourage and seek program training from in-house IT employees as a team or individually.

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NOT, “Just An Admin!”

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I’ve been an executive assistant for several years and I’ve received a lot of training but I’m not a facilitator or a trainer. Mr. W’s confidence in me propelled my performance to a new level. Years later, I was working for Mr. K, by this time I had much more experience and was confident in my capabilities. I’m JUST an admin.”

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Overqualified and Interviewing

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Seeking better benefits; health, retirement, education assistance or flexible schedule. I needed health insurance and retirement opportunities and wanted to stay within the industry I had most of my career experience in. Returning after a career gap due to health, caregiving, education, etc. Changing career field.

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4 Ways to Leverage Your Comprehensive Professional Portfolio Strategy

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3 Types of Professional Portfolios There are three types of professional portfolios: print, social, and digital. And there’s nothing like looking over your professional portfolio to give you the confidence boost you need to see how far you’ve come and how much further you can go! Performance Reviews.

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Why Are You #AdminProud?

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Four years left to retirement, and I think my decision was a good one.” – Shelia Brown, executive assistant, British Columbia Ferry Services. “I You have to be organized, confident, anticipate needs, have flexibility in your thinking, and be comfortable leading from the background.” – Stacia Okeowo, administrative and personal assistant. “I