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Introduction to Procedures: Usage, Terminology, and Tips for Getting Started

All Things Admin

Administrative professionals come at procedures from many different knowledge levels. Example: An employee handbook that includes a procedure for submitting expense reports, outlining the steps to fill out the form, attach receipts, and submit it to the finance department. Avoid using technical jargon if possible.

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Is Project Management Certification Right for You?

Eat Your Career

Like many of you reading or watching this, I also managed projects (in an unofficial capacity) throughout my career as an administrative professional. Since obtaining my PMP certification, I’ve had a lot of people (including many administrative professionals) ask if they should consider it. I believe in over-preparing!).

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Your Roadmap to Effective Office Systems

All Things Admin

Procedures show you, step-by-step, how to perform a specific task – for example, completing an expense report or submitting a check request. Every office needs different systems to run smoothly, but most administrative professionals will require most or all of the systems in this core group: Time and task management.

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Is Your Resume Hot? Or a HOT mess?

Melissa Peoples

Being a 'doer' who takes great pride in my work as an administrative professional, with very few gaps in my work history, you can imagine what life has been like for me since making that leap. xo, Melissa I very recently made the decision to leave a role without another one lined up. Event planning could also figure into that category.

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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. TIME: INVESTMENT OR EXPENSE?

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Accepting a New Job? Be Sure to “Date” Before You Get Married!

Bonnie Low Kramen

It turned out that rental properties in the new city were not only more expensive but scarce. As part of my work to build ultimate business partnerships, I was published in Harvard Business Review and featured in a Forbes online cover story. Clearly, not enough research was done. The post Accepting a New Job?

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Writing Meaningful Performance Goals

All Things Admin

” For many administrative professionals, this is the single hardest moment of your annual performance review. Your performance review scores are likely tied to your specific goals. Have a meeting with your human resources department and/or your executive before your official performance review.

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