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A Story of Inspiration for all Administrative Professionals

Office Dynamics

I also need to say that Gillie is an outstanding executive assistant and has always maintained a professional, polished image. After her live World Class Assistant course, she continued to learn from my webinars , books, Monday Motivators , and online courses. Gillie is a life-long student. I had not heard from Gillie for a few years.

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Accelerating your Assistant career path and progression

Practically Perfect PA

There are so many events, webinars, publications, blogs out there that talk about accelerating your Assistant career path and progression. It could be that you define success as having a fantastic salary, amazing job title, or office [.].

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The Good, Better, Best of Professional Development for Admins

Jen Lawrence

Despite being offered a six-figure salary, I politely declined. Because being respected and valued at work is more important than a high salary. Yes, a high salary may provide me with the opportunity to have a cushier life. So you may be thinking, “Does offering training really counterbalance a less than stellar salary?”

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Giving Credit Where It's Due

Office Dynamics

Nearly all ( 94 percent ) of senior managers interviewed said their administrative professional is important to their success at work. The vast majority of respondents ( 91 percent ) also felt support staff should be recognized on Administrative Professionals Day (April 24), a 25-point jump from a similar survey conducted in 2005.

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Are Professional Certifications Worth It?

Eat Your Career

For example, a recent OfficeTeam survey of the administrative profession found that employers pay up to 8% more on average (in the U.S.) Recommended Resource: Straight Talk About Salaries (Recorded Webinar). for employees who hold the MS Office Specialist certification. That’s a pretty clear and significant benefit!

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6 Ways to Add Value to Your Organization & Advance Your Career

Eat Your Career

Over the past few months, I’ve talked about this concept at length in numerous webinars, speeches and presentations. Your company pays you a salary and they expect a return. Take for example an administrative professional whose role it is to purchase office supplies. What are you doing to contribute to the bottom line?

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Is it that time of the year already?

Laughing all the Way to Work

I have asked for a raise however, but it was after I considered a move somewhere else and wasnt sure I wanted to go, so gave my employer a chance to match the new salary and they did. January 19, 2009 Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Join me for a Webinar, Sept. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.