Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2008

And of course, there’s the opposite side of the spectrum, where you have way too many people coming to you with requests (read my post on how to handle this here) and just want to run away. But of course, you don’t want to disturb others around you with the bell going off or some even have chickens clucking as the alarm.

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2008

Of course there is. By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, February 14, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity D o you find that you write the same e-mails over and over again? Do you feel that there should be an easier way of doing this? It all depends on how you need to do this.

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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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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Friday, October 17, 2008 Filed Under: Travel Y ou’re standing in the elevator and everyone is crammed like a can of sardines. This, of course, can be a nightmare, since you could be walking up many flights. That’s what The Weather Network is for.

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

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. Converted to Blogger by Blogger Templates © Content by Richard Rinyai 2007-2010

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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

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. Converted to Blogger by Blogger Templates © Content by Richard Rinyai 2007-2010

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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

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 ? Are you trying to get that raise or promotion that you so well deserve?

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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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Professional Assistant Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2007

If there are some negative feedback, let them go, it builds conversations (of course take out the spam) 2. 3comments for this post Chris Salazar Good points. Id like to add two important notes: 1. Enable comments and like you said do not screen them. No ghost writing.

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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. Converted to Blogger by Blogger Templates © Content by Richard Rinyai 2007-2010

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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?

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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. Are you a seasoned veteran like myself (well, this is what people tell me)?

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Success

JULY 27, 2022

For that matter, who needs to travel to a meeting? Sometimes the only viable course of action involves a trial-and-error path in determining what works best for each entrepreneur. Scott Gerber is just as comfortable working at home , in coffee shops or in shared workspaces. Keep it simple, says Kent Healy of Healo Capital.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 20, 2008

Administrative Assistants have a list of things they specialize in including business writing, proofreading, minute taking, meeting planning, travel agent, desktop publishing, editing, public relations and client liaison to name a few. Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today.

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Loosely Speaking

AUGUST 6, 2009

IVAA — assorted goodies VAClassroom — Bundled Training Courses: Blog Marketing & Social Media Marketing Specialist Program Mini-Courses offered at a savings of $97 off the regular price. Branding Iron Designs —Discounted business card and brochure printing, including complimentary design! Got a Better Idea?

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Men With Pens

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

You weren’t looking to travel around the country speaking in front of thousands or charging $20,000 for a 30-minute keynote address. That doesn’t change the fact that adding public speaking to your repertoire can mean huge benefits for you and your business. Not that you’d mind that last one, right? I mean come on!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 20, 2011

Last year I was invited write articles for ACCO's "Organize Your Desk Day" To give some structure to the series of 30 blogposts, I decided to create a 10-week "How-to" course in setting up an organized and productive workspace. And then, of course, there are numerous combinations that can become even more articles.

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2008

Of course, be sure to check with your co-worker first before providing his or her information. Be sure to add your signature to your business e-mail with your coordinates. A message to let your contacts know you’ll answer messages when you return. Who are you?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

I actively grow my LinkedIn network every week, if not every day. If I read a business article about someone in Los Angeles, I look them up and add them. When I hear about a company that interests me for any reason, I look for people who work there to add to my network. She gave me her business card.

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Brilliantly Better

MARCH 25, 2010

Dragos Roua – Brilliantly Better The Personal Development Blog Home About me Top posts Archives Downloads Audio Recommended Products Contact Being A Digital Nomad by dragos on March 25, 2010 · 30 comments in Productivity & Effectiveness , Travel & Fun Tweet Ever wondered what being a digital nomad means?

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 14, 2010

Nicknamed “The Professor&# , Neil has written books, penning four incredible texts about traveling, loss, and music. Of course, if you only write with a grade school vocabulary, then what does that say about your audience? When he’s not listening to Rush absorbing intelligence or networking like an S.O.B

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Melinda | WAHM Biz Builder ( @superwahm1 ) November 20, 2009 at 1:24 am Seems to me this is similar to online networking, in a more productive way. Pat OF COURSE those are niches. Like carrying a business card. My network outside of gifting grew from Day 1. Or someone else will. Now there’s a niche!

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 6, 2009

Could you walk into any business in your town and say, “Hey, will you teach me what you know for free? Of course not. Like Dave I consider my blog and the free course I offer to be a base for any other publishing I want to do… public credibility, yes. Of course, there was some general negative feedback. How dare we?

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