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The Admin’s Guide to Career Organization

All Things Admin

She said, “Security doesn’t lie within a company. You cannot rely on your company or your executive to protect and advance your career; you have to do it yourself. They don’t have an updated resume, a professional portfolio of work samples, or a social media presence. Your resume always needs to be current. Cover letter.

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Simplify Daily Tasks with Technology

Office Dynamics

Sli.do – Defined as the Ultimate Q&A and Polling Platform for company meetings and events. One person I spoke with said they create a poll before any meeting is coordinated and use the data to create an agenda to stay focused on main topics. You can poll team members before a meeting and discuss the main topics collected.

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Dana’s Administrative Professional Advice – Ask an Admin

Office Dynamics

In summary, she aligned her goals to the company’s strategy; setting goals that support and add value to the business and future thinking about how to support the growth of the company. Pauline’s goals directly support the values and goals of the company. If you have any other specific goal ideas please share them below.

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Guest Blogger: David B. Wright, Author

The Office Professionals Place

Youve sent out dozens, or maybe even hundreds, of resumes and cover letters. Youve posted your resume on all the top job boards plus the various industry-focused and niche job sites related to your type of work. And better yet, its for a dream job in an exciting company! Wednesday, November 4, 2009 Guest Blogger: David B.

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Whose meeting is it anyway?

Laughing all the Way to Work

Do you ever get a meeting request and an agenda has not been provided, or if it is a teleconference the call-in details have not been given or the boardroom hasnt been booked for an internal meeting? My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets

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Meeting preparation.

Laughing all the Way to Work

To prepare a minute template simply use your agenda and put it in minute format. Under each agenda heading you can then record the appropriate information when you are in the meeting. I use the meeting agenda as an index with each item as a tab number. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy?

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Answering Reader Mail: What Do Employers Look for in High-Level EA Candidates?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

5 Things Companies Look For Besides Experience: Besides looking for experience, a lot of companies are looking for the right fit. I state my job is to assimilate to what already exists at the company and to be team player and to do what is best for the company because without the company, I wouldn’t be here.

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