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The Vanishing Executive Assistant—NOT!

Office Dynamics

And yet assistants help file digital documents and manage calls through their cell phones, so the skills required for these tasks haven’t completely gone away. Executive assistants are running meetings, making hiring decisions, giving presentations, negotiating contracts, managing budgets and are considered co-leaders.

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6 Easy Steps to a Better Work-Life Balance

Professional Assistant Blog

Create a budget! Go out with friends, take a hot bath, listen to some music, join a club or take a class. Imagine that the end of the world is near. Picture what you would do in the last moments of your time. Try to do these things in your life starting today. Finances can weigh people down and create problems in relationships.

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Highlights from a Talk With the CEO of SHRM: What HR Really Thinks About EAs

Bonnie Low Kramen

Within hours, I had a warm and enthusiastic response from Johnny, which led to two phone conversations, which led to January 5 th. In our first phone conversation, Johnny told me that my article surprised him. Therefore, not just any PowerPoint or Excel class will truly serve the profession. Deep breath. This surprised Johnny.

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Thinking Outside the Job Description Box

Professional Assistant Blog

Some assistants regularly manage small budgets when planning functions or have bookkeeping responsibilities and work regularly on spreadsheets. This can be a rewarding career change for those suited to this type of work. Finance: An assistant with a head for numbers may be able to move into finance in an accounting or a tax firm.

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5 Ways To Use Google+ For Business

Small Business CEO

A face-to-face meeting is often more personal than just the phone. Google Plus Hangouts will facilitate videoconferencing when business people cannot reach a central location for a meeting due to budget constraints, schedules or flight delays. Google Plus Hangouts allows users to collaborate and meet with remote clients and employees.

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10 Tests Administered During Job Interviews

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

4) Powerpoint This test is also given on the computer as well. It will test how well you know how to use Powerpoint. Situations related to dress code, how/what to tell customers, phone messages, seniority, office politics, and other typical situations. You are asked to plan an event from scratch.

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Top 5 Tips for Using Technology for Marketing

The Small Business Blog

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk Use custom backgrounds and stock photography to make PowerPoint presentations more interesting for the viewer. This is the best way to expect a higher return on investment on your advertising budget. External Links External Links SynergyOne.co.uk

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