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My First Experience at The Conference for Administrative Excellence

Office Dynamics

Our agenda looked the best when compared to other administrative conferences. When Shasta concluded, we broke for lunch and enjoyed prepped meals provided by Office Dynamics and most took the time to stop into the Success Store to purchase some items. Co-workers or colleagues recommend the conference. You previously attended.

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The Good, Better, Best of Professional Development for Admins

Jen Lawrence

A few years ago, I interviewed to be the executive assistant to the CEO of a biomedical company. And right there and then, I politely, but firmly ended the interview. I walked out of an interview with the CEO of a major biomedical company because he didn’t believe in investing in admins. Yes, you read that correctly.

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Guest Blogger: David B. Wright, Author

The Office Professionals Place

Wright, Author So Youve Got the Job Interview - Now What? This morning the phone rang - youve got an interview! Obviously you really want the job, and to get this job, youve got to really shine in the interview. Here are some ideas that can really make your first interview different and stand out from the typical interview.

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Meetings Plus: Taking them offline

Laughing all the Way to Work

I tend to keep my scheduling sheets in chronological order and each morning I go through them to see if there is any action I need to take, i.e. follow up to ask for an agenda or see if I can start scheduling. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh.

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Sugar Not The Icing On The Small Business Cake.

The Small Business Blog

As I mentioned in my CNBC interview last week , these high interest rates take all the profit margin out of the business that can be done out there. I know of companies that are constantly back to the banks because they need to supply a big amount of product however self sufficiency should be the top of a business’s agenda.

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Should Bloggers Charge for Posts? | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Are Men With Pens building a foundation for charging for (parts of) their content or is it just a discussion with no underlying agenda? Interview with World Traveler, Robert Fitzsimmons Reply Cathy ( @kookieskrumble ) December 9, 2009 at 6:33 am I would have to say it is a choice. I also purchased a book in order to get into a forum.

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Master the Art of Re-purposing Your Work and You'll Save Multiple Hours - 50 Ideas To Get You Started

Stephanie LH Calahan

As my business continues to grow from it's inception in 2004, I've added a lot more to my agenda, including blogging on my website, guest blogging, writing articles for e-zines and in print for local magazines, creating a monthly newsletter and doing public speaking. Get out and interview people on your article/content.