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At Your Side: Mentoring in the Workplace

Laughing all the Way to Work

She said that new assistants are mentored for the first year of their working career. They work initially as an assistant-in-training and report to a senior assistant for mentoring and help with anything that comes up on the job. Because of this mentoring program they had no problem hiring young assistants right out of college.

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Career Blogging: A new way of marketing yourself

Laughing all the Way to Work

This August will be my one-year anniversary of starting my blog. Over 250 articles later and here I am still blogging. What I have learned as a blogger Blogging about your career is an excellent way to present yourself to a potential employer. It is hard to believe it has been a year already.

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Assistant Certifications: free webinar replay & handout

Office Dynamics

We respect the privacy of all registrations and will not be sharing their emails with the group (there were over 1,300 registered) but we do encourage you to exchange your information via the chat box or engage here on the blog in the comments section to get to know each other better. (JF). Is there funding out there for education? .

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“Who, me, network?” Build Confidence in Your Networking Skill!

Office Dynamics

A guest blog entry by Nancy Fraze. Being a member of IAAP is a great place! Bring business cards to an event or IAAP meeting, and set a goal to get or give a certain number before or after the meeting. Recently, I asked someone I’d met that very day how mentoring opportunities and networking had helped her grow in her career.

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A Conversation with Joan

Office Dynamics

How better to share the conference experience than a conversation with the creator herself – The professional, personable, and mentor to many, Joan Burge! We have so many ways to learn from Joan; webinars, books, blog posts, etc., A: Believe it or not, most of my mentoring came from executives; not peers.

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“Who, me, network?” Build Confidence in Your Networking Skill!

Office Dynamics

A guest blog entry by Nancy Fraze. Being a member of IAAP is a great place! Bring business cards to an event or IAAP meeting, and set a goal to get or give a certain number before or after the meeting. Recently, I asked someone I’d met that very day how mentoring opportunities and networking had helped her grow in her career.

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10 Must Follow Admin Resources On Twitter

Office Dynamics

IAAP International Association of Administrative Professionals – The largest association for administrative professionals. BONUS: @OfficeDynamics , if you like our blog you will love our tweets! Love coffee, NHL, NFL, DC & Boston. I tell redonkulous stories. Follow for relevant profession-related articles and resources.

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