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Are you prepared?

Laughing all the Way to Work

I like to be prepared and I find life just works better for me at home, work and even on the bus, when I am organized and ready for whatever is coming up. I organize my desk so everything is within easy reach and makes sense to the way I like to work. I too, love to be organized and it only makes sense to be prepared.

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Keep your Inbox running on empty

Laughing all the Way to Work

I find the best way for me to keep my Inbox organized is to immediately deal with the e-mail when it arrives. Of course what works for me will probably not apply to you so you need to set up folders that apply to your working situation, but the fewer the better. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct.

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Is it that time of the year already?

Laughing all the Way to Work

In some organizations raises are tied to how well you do and it is also a record that is kept on your personnel file. We really dont have an excuse because it is becoming increasingly easy to take courses online. I have had great experiences learning online in interactive courses. I have found them to be really helpful.

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Getting your foot in the door.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Would you take a job just to get your foot in the door of an organization you really wanted to work for, even if it was a position that you didnt want to make a career out of? You should stay in the position for long enough to make what youve learned stick to be fair to yourself and the organization who hired you. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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We live in an Acronym Happy World.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Each organization we work for will have their own acronyms that we have to get familiar with fairly quickly if you want to know what they are talking about. Posted by Patricia Robb at 11:50 AM Labels: acronyms at work , Administrative Assistant , administrative professional , initialisms , initials Reactions: 1 comments: Anonymoussaid.

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It's all in how you feel

Laughing all the Way to Work

Of course you have to be prepared and know your stuff, but knowing you look good when you walk in the door will do wonders on how you present yourself. Is everything organized and in the proper place so when you need it you can just grab it? EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Kings and Queens of the Office

Laughing all the Way to Work

Of course we know that people like this are not the Queen and their self-importance is only from themselves, but they can sure make your life miserable while you are in their kingdom. The head of your organization can often set the tone for how the rest of the office functions. How can you survive in this kind of a working environment?