Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

2comments for this post Anonymous HI Richard, Thanks for leaving a comment on my blog. Home About Me Advertise Outsourcing - Good or Bad? By The Professional Assistant on Friday, September 14, 2007 Filed Under: Organize , Prioritize , Productivity D oes your firm want to save money? Everyone could use a little more green in their wallets.

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Practically Perfect PA

JULY 2, 2015

When the printer/scanner/fax breaks down I am ultimately the person who troubleshoots and fixes the machine in question. I grew up in a different age where working hard and being humble were power for the course for the PA. Networking – Establishing / Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships in person & online.

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2008

I worked as an Investment Advisor’s Assistant, completed my CSC (Canadian Securities Course), but soon after, I realized that this wasn’t really for me. We strive for an “open door” policy, but of course, there are times when the managers hold meetings or make phone calls and have their door closed.

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The Office Professionals Place

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The Office Professionals Place by Elite Office Concepts The purpose of this blog is to educate, enlighten, motivate, inspire, and strengthen office professionals to grow in their professional development. Take an online course There are a host of online courses available for the adult learner. Join a Blog Community.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 16, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Seminars for Professional Assistants By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 Filed Under: Networking , Productivity A re you looking to improve your skills and catch up with the latest office trends ? I found your blog. Are you trying to get that raise or promotion that you so well deserve?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 16, 2009

Archive Network with Steph Is This You?   Of course I was honored to be on their board! .    Of course I was honored to be on their board!   Please show them some love and comment on the blog. :-D   Of course I was honored to be on their board! Win a chance at an iPod Touch!

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 13, 2008

Of course, the rest of us had to follow this schedule and would have to take time off during these periods. In this case, I dont have to worry about taking extra days off, since I dont really follow the religious holidays that I was brought up with, which in turn, are part of the regular holidays that come up each year.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2008

This, of course, can be a nightmare, since you could be walking up many flights. That’s what The Weather Network is for. You start to notice a particular smell, yet you know it wasn’t you, but you wonder if everyone thinks that it was. This happens to everyone from time to time and there are ways to avoid them (at times).

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 15, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Going Above and Beyond "Work" By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 Filed Under: Networking , Productivity D o you find yourself going into work day after day, week after week, feeling like you could do just a little more? Up until recently, I too felt this way.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 18, 2008

If you are on a training course via your computer (WebEx) and listening in to the presenter, you want your full attention on the seminar or workshop that you are attending at your cubicle. You usually are the main source of contact for any and all questions in your department, including clients asking questions.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 4, 2008

Its a great piece of software that will help you and you marketing department figure out the best course of action to increase your sites popularity. We use SmarterStats to review our page views, hits, resolved IP addresses, etc. Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 26, 2011

Archive Network with Steph Is This You?   Of course, my awesome colleagues came through with possibilities and I'll share those here today.   Of course, my awesome colleagues came through with possibilities and I'll share those here today. .  Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O!

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2008

Money, of course, is important, but what about the customer? Do you feel that you could be helping the client even if you dont know the answer to their issue right away? This happens so often within large corporations, since most of them care only about the bottom line - money! Keep in mind that they are the ones that are paying your salary.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 27, 2008

Add New, of course, would be used to add a brand new contact. Click on the arrow down button right beside the "New" button, then click "Distribution List" Here you can either "Select Members" or "Add New" Select Members is used to find contacts that are already in your address book.

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 28, 2007

Mention to your boss (in a professional manner of course) that you have X number of tasks, projects, etc. Here are the basic rules to do this: Start off with something positive, such as you have been working hard on whatever project you want to mention and show some results of this. and would like to get their help on getting these done.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 28, 2008

Of course, you have to present yourself well, answer the interview questions properly, have the skills and knowledge of the position you are applying for and a few other factors that help you get the job. Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today. Until next time, T ake care - of your clutter!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Archive Network with Steph Is This You? EmiRossiter    I like GCal ToDoist Goalhappy and I created a private blog as a journal -- ToDoist [link] GoalHappy [link] JacKrynBoutique   you can never beat the plain and simple.     bluehealerdiary   My own, of course!   How do you decide?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! 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 Lets enjoy our day together.© Going, going, gone. In anyone home ?

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The Office Professionals Place

AUGUST 13, 2009

The Office Professionals Place by Elite Office Concepts The purpose of this blog is to educate, enlighten, motivate, inspire, and strengthen office professionals to grow in their professional development. Take a course, if you already know the basics, go to the next tier and learn at the intermediate and expert levels. Get involved.

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2007

Here are 5 ways to score brownie points with your boss and get that promotion or raise (or both) a little faster: The one thing that I’ve learned over the course of my career is to try getting to know your boss. Posted on 20 November, 2007 4:03 PM Anonymous I just realized that you covered my point in your blog.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2008

This, of course, is heaven to some, but like me, cant stand being bored. By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, October 30, 2008 Filed Under: Meetings , Organize , Productivity D o you find yourself being bored out of your mind at times with nothing to do? Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work?

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 3, 2008

Of course, the inverse also works. The key to quick transitions, I’ve found, is to keep local copies of all emails. I route my email accounts through Outlook so there are hard copies of everything just in case. I even do this with my Gmail accounts. Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work?

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The Office Professionals Place

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

The Office Professionals Place by Elite Office Concepts The purpose of this blog is to educate, enlighten, motivate, inspire, and strengthen office professionals to grow in their professional development. Youve been networking your little tail off. Of course, youre going to take a different approach. Lets grow together!

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 20, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Thinking Outside the Job Description Box By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, March 20, 2008 Filed Under: Productivity E ditor’s note: This is a guest post by Patricia Robb of Laughing All The Way to Work: The Ultimate Secretarial Survival Blog.

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The Office Professionals Place

AUGUST 8, 2010

The Office Professionals Place by Elite Office Concepts The purpose of this blog is to educate, enlighten, motivate, inspire, and strengthen office professionals to grow in their professional development. Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier. Lets grow together! Enjoyed this article?

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The Office Professionals Place

MAY 11, 2010

The Office Professionals Place by Elite Office Concepts The purpose of this blog is to educate, enlighten, motivate, inspire, and strengthen office professionals to grow in their professional development. Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier. Lets grow together! Turn off the computer when you leave for the day.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 4, 2010

Archive Network with Steph Is This You? You may want to maintain a 'success diary'; reading the entries convinces you of the long course charted by you from where you started. Network with Stephanie or Connect with Your Smart Phone Become a Fan Follow this blog Categories News & Updates!

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AUGUST 16, 2010

Archive Network with Steph Is This You? There will always be 24 hours in a day and 365 days in a year (unless it is a leap year of course). Network with Stephanie or Connect with Your Smart Phone Become a Fan Follow this blog Categories News & Updates! Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Are they smarter?

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The Office Professionals Place

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

The Office Professionals Place by Elite Office Concepts The purpose of this blog is to educate, enlighten, motivate, inspire, and strengthen office professionals to grow in their professional development. Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier. Lets grow together! In other words, think outside the box.

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The Office Professionals Place

JUNE 17, 2010

The Office Professionals Place by Elite Office Concepts The purpose of this blog is to educate, enlighten, motivate, inspire, and strengthen office professionals to grow in their professional development. BLOG????????? Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier. Lets grow together! said. ??????????~ ???BLOG?????????

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The Office Professionals Place

OCTOBER 19, 2009

The Office Professionals Place by Elite Office Concepts The purpose of this blog is to educate, enlighten, motivate, inspire, and strengthen office professionals to grow in their professional development. Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier. Lets grow together! Turn off the computer when you leave for the day.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 28, 2011

Archive Network with Steph Is This You? There’s no room for perfectionism today-you can’t course correct if you’re not in the air-I had to overcome the same “affliction.” I describe two ways to make decisions that will fit you on my PowerSmarts blog: [link] Here’s my fav productivity tips: a note above your desk, PAY ATTENTION.

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2008

Home About Me Advertise The E-tiquette of E-mail By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 Filed Under: Client Service , MS-Outlook E ditor’s note: This is a guest post by Patricia Robb of Laughing all the Way to Work: The Ultimate Secretarial Survival Blog. Who are you?

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The Office Professionals Place

JULY 16, 2010

The Office Professionals Place by Elite Office Concepts The purpose of this blog is to educate, enlighten, motivate, inspire, and strengthen office professionals to grow in their professional development. You are already on the right track by reading this blog – Thanks! HP offers free online courses in a variety of subjects.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 13, 2011

A Self-Hosted Wordpress Blog. Of course, there are many other features, but these are the highlights, in my opinion. Since I work at home (and because we're full-time RVers, always on the road), I need to be able to fax/copy/convert from anywhere.         Tiffany Odutoye Talk Social Networking Llc.

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The Marq

APRIL 29, 2010

I already owned a cell phone number, had an assigned IP Telephony work phone and fax number, a home number, and I used assigned phone numbers when I was at client sites. He could, of course, try each of my numbers until he found me. The immediate problem that I faced was what if a coworker wanted to get a hold me. No problem.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Archive Network with Steph Is This You? We May Not Have Heard From You | Main | Save Time Doing Simple Things that ADD UP to Major Time Savers » Handbook for Life: 52 Tips for Happiness and Productivity There are a lot of great blogs out in cyberworld that cover topics of organization and productivity.    Lose weight.

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