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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. Maybe you’ll travel, spend more time with family, or volunteer for organizations near and dear to you. You’ve been the finder of lost things, the solver of problems, and the office go-to.

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How to Showcase Work Samples in Your Professional Portfolio: Travel Planning Example

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Whether you’re searching for a new job, making a case for a promotion or raise, showcasing your skills during your annual review, or simply want to be in a position to take advantage of opportunities that may come your way, a professional portfolio is an invaluable tool for any administrative professional.

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Travel Planning in a Pandemic? Here’s What You Need to Know

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When I worked corporately, travel planning was one of my favorite parts of my job, and I still love it today. COVID-19 brought the travel industry to its knees, but as vaccinations roll out and restrictions loosen, we’re getting closer to a place where we can move freely again. The basics of travel planning still apply.

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An Admin’s Guide to Effective Checklists

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It led me to create one of my favorite checklists ever – a four page travel planning checklist that I still use to this day. You might have a checklist for travel planning, one for event planning, one for preparing for quarterly board meetings, and one for ordering office supplies. HOW TO USE THIS ARTICLE IN YOUR NEWSLETTER OR WEBSITE.

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7 Goals to Invigorate Your Career in the New Year

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Whether you’re looking to get your Certified Administrative Professional Certification, becoming a Microsoft Office Specialist, or exploring options that aren’t admin-specific , such as travel or event planning, it’s important that you go into the process with your eyes open, and a strategic course of action that will allow you to achieve your goal!

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IAAP, Yahoo and Air Travel

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I am a member of the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP). As part of my membership I get a subscription to IAAP's magazine OfficePro and also to their e-newsletter OfficePro Express. Both of these are excellent sources of information for the administrative assistant. Click here to read more.

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More OneNote Must-Knows: History, Search, and Template Creation

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​Whether you’re using it for travel planning, procedures development, project management, or just basic notetaking, OneNote is one of the most dynamic software programs out there for administrative professionals. Previously, I talked about two of my favorite OneNote features – color coding and custom tags.