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Emerging Technologies for Administrative Professionals

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Updated February 20, 2023 If an administrative professional from the 1950s happened to be magically transported to today’s office, they’d be in for quite a shock! Gone are the days when filing, phone skills, and semi-legible shorthand were key requirements for an admin job.

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Celebrate Admin Professionals Month by Resolving to Write “Right”

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You want to be successful in your job as an administrative professional, but you feel your writing may not be as good as it should. Do you typically communicate with customers in writing, in person, or by phone? Celebrate Administrative Professionals Month with a fresh resolve to boost your writing skills in the next 52 weeks.

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Hired as C Suite EA and role description reads like an Office Assistant – Ask an Admin

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I do very minimal tasks for him as well and my role description consists of miscellaneous things from issuing credit cards for anyone to issuing cell phones to anyone to ordering catering for anyone in the building to filling the frig in the boardroom when it gets low. They hired a new VP to take the current CEO’s job in about 2 yrs.

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10 Tips to Help Manage ADHD at the Office

All Things Admin

ADHD can be tough for anyone to handle, but for an administrative professional, where things like attention to detail, time management, and organization are literally in the job description, it can mean disaster. . Restlessness and fidgeting. Mood swings. Trouble managing time and tasks. Anxiety and stress. Lack of planning ability.

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Creating a Culture of Continuous Improvement

All Things Admin

Do you remember asking people in your household to hang up the phone so you could send an email? Or being tied to bulky, desktop computers that couldn’t function more than five feet away from a phone jack? Now, we wonder how we ever managed to get anything done with it. Now, business operates 24/7 globally.

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It’s Our Grand Opening! Save 15% through April 1

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Starting today, you can visit our company store and get shirts, drinkware, phone covers, and much more featuring our logo, Keep Calm and Ask An Admin™ design, and our #AdminProud hashtag. For years, people have asked us for All Things Admin gear they can show off at the office. And we are excited to say that it’s finally available!

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Administrative Professionals Get Help With Your Career

Office Dynamics

You can certainly shorten your learning curve by asking questions or by establishing an ongoing mentoring relationship. So, they send out an avalanche of letters, or make numerous phone calls, hoping one will work out. Recognize the mentor. The mentor has the right to know, "Why are you contacting me?". They want advice.