Practically Perfect PA

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

That means leveraging a skill we Brits have in spades: subtlety. Sometimes they’ll pick up those clues via written channels : They note the tone of your email. They check your email footer for info. They see what’s written on your business card. Blowing your own trumpet should be much less obvious than that.

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Clutter Coach

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Becoming skilled at triage (AKA, ruthless decision making) means more of your time and energy goes to the important stuff. To do for stack of marketing letters : address envelopes, stuff them (including business cards), stamp and take to mailbox. Send yourself email reminders if necessary.

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Clutter Coach

APRIL 5, 2016

Becoming skilled at triage (AKA, ruthless decision making) means more of your time and energy goes to the important stuff. To do for stack of marketing letters: address envelopes, stuff them (including business cards), stamp and take to mailbox. Send yourself email reminders if necessary. This is your current reality.

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The Office Professionals Place

NOVEMBER 14, 2009

 An exchange of business cards Here’s an example from someone who is employed as a sales representative from a company that sells crystal products. Here is my business card. We recently were awarded Business of the Year by Businessweek. Hi, my name is Kim Harwood. Short, sweet, and to the point!

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Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Whenever you receive confirmation emails from any bookings you can forward it to plans@tripit.com and they will add the details to the itinerary. Also you can share the plans with colleagues, family and friends either directly by email or through LinkedIn. The app then sends you an email with their details. Zwoor Event HD: Free.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 13, 2010

I had no idea this could be done, but I was thrilled when I got her email, but it just proved to me once again that we are all holding on to things we take for granted that others know about. The tip she sent me was how to edit an email that you have received. Close out of the email and you will be asked to Save the changes.

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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. We both had similar skills, education, etc. The hiring manager told me that he was debating between hiring me and another person.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 18, 2008

Networking Like a Pro One of the best ways to boost your career and hone your skills as an administrative assistant is to practice networking. You need confidence in yourself, confidence in your abilities, and confidence in your networking skills. Ask for business cards and have a stack of business cards for yourself at hand as well.

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

Show people your skills and how you are making a difference. Remember to smile, do your job well and increase your foundation of skills. Here are 11 quick tips for helping you overcome those office blues: Think of the positives, not the negatives. Try to focus your attention on things that are going right for you.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

AKA – Kiyomi’s 21-Step Job Hunt Strategy 1) Contact everyone you know in a personalized, positive, fun email When I first graduated college and whenever I am seeking new opportunities, I will literally email everyone I know. The point of the email is to check in with that person - ask how they are and ASK SPECIFIC QUESTIONS.

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Professional Assistant Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2007

This is definitely good for sharing ideas and skills among teammates and other departments. We hold meetings every so often (since everyone’s busy and can’t really figure out when these meetings work for everyone), but we do try to meet at least once every quarter. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter!

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 23, 2007

In relation to teaching organizational skills as well as skills in word processing and accounting, Bryant & Stratton College recently announced the launch of its new online Associate of Administrative Assistant ([link] degree program.

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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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Brilliantly Better

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

And I will get an email stating that my receipt was received and that it will be soon processed. After the receipt image is processed, you get a chance to generate a report from within the same iPhone app and send that report to you (or to someone else) by email. I got a confirmation email for this piece of paper too.

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2007

Discuss your skill set, experience and abilities in a confident manner. Here are 4 of the most difficult interview questions that companies will ask and ways to tackle them: Where do you see yourself in X number of years? Talk about what you feel is important to you in a professional manner and describe how you will meet these goals.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 20, 2008

Administrative assistants are highly skilled in many areas and sometimes we take it for granted, not recognizing where we could go with our skills. Event Planning: Event planning is a big industry that looks for people who are skilled in planning big events without a hitch. One of our main duties is to keep our bosses organized.

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Professional Assistant Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2007

Remember that you are there to do your job because you have the skills and qualities that your manager hired you for. Over time, you will get the hang of dealing with difficult people and will become easier and easier each time. Eventually, you will get just a little annoyed and brush it off. Don’t let your work performance suffer.

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Professional Assistant Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2007

Skilled writing the key. This will help readers put a face to the writer. Post regularly. Keeping your readers up-to-date and information about current information on your company or topic will make them ask for more. Dont allow for spelling and grammar errors.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 6, 2008

This person sounds like a typical self-indulgent hipocrit who is climbing the ladder because of her people skills (kissing up) and not actual work related skills. After that the accused is going to get defensive no matter how nice you are.

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Success

MAY 28, 2022

We’re either time poor and don’t know where to find quality connections , or we leave a networking event with a stack of business cards but no solid relationships. You must still do the work: Reach out, be social and have sales skills. I’ll cold email heroes of mine suggesting ways they can make more sales. Do the work.

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2007

Although I did have the skills and experience, I wasnt sure employers would view the move as a social disconnect. I feel as if I have created a historic moment within the company, by (most likely) becoming its first male administrative assistant. At first, I was a little worried about becoming an administrative assistant.

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Page Personnel

AUGUST 7, 2017

Pro tip: collecting business cards can really help and you can make brief notes on the back to remember who is whom.) Are emails formal or are emoji ok? Get a free weekly update via email here and help kick start your career. You’ll also want to take notes during the induction or onboarding sessions.

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Brilliantly Better

MARCH 25, 2010

Doesn’t have an office and most of the time doesn’t have business cards either (the new dial tone being twitter , of course). But there is an important 25% which is made by consulting time, programming or interaction (email or social media). For a digital nomad the world is the office. Rajesh : Very good list and i lked it.

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2007

Sigang McGough Said on March 23rd, 2010 at 2:25 pm A convincing argument for starting a business even when on a budget. I started my business with £50. I managed to get online, set up a website, buy business cards and letter heads and still have cash left over. Great post. what you do to bring in the money.

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Brilliantly Better

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

The smallest building block of this circle is your business card (if we’re talking about business relationships). I gave up business cards a while ago. I don’t consider myself as someone who does business anymore (although my business side still pops up every now and then, as you already know).

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Recruit CRM

DECEMBER 2, 2021

We have had a lot of recruiters writing to us on LinkedIn and dropping in emails on "how to get clients for a staffing agency?" Send Out Cold Emails If you think email marketing is dead, then you're very wrong. You may try sending out cold emails. However, the way in which you send such emails is crucial.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 11, 2010

For most of us, a Web site is as essential as a business card or that first cup of Java in the morning. Thankfully, there aren’t too many of those, or else many of us in the communications sector would be out of business Reply Siddhartha ( @sherdegen ) April 12, 2010 at 10:07 am You hit the nail on the head. Sad, really.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Email the owners and offer to guest post or to do an interview. Like carrying a business card. Branching out is a great gig—I make friends, I expand my thinking, I have a laugh, and it even has positive business results. I have five different blogs, along with five different handles/names/emails etc. So yesyesyes.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 6, 2009

When their readers don’t actually know what they do, because they never visit the site, they simply open Google Reader or their email for the RSS feed. A chance to show off all of my skills and convey the sense that “hey, I can do this for you too.&# LOL) and also sells, then it’s not sweatshop labour any more.

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