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Getting buy in from the boss

Practically Perfect PA

Getting buy-in IS ACHIEVABLE and I managed to successfully get the following approved: Business Cards. Internal & External Training. Support for an Internal PA Network. Business Cards: I was the first PA within my last company of 30+ Assistants to request Business Cards. Salary Increase.

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Are you a networked PA?

Practically Perfect PA

We live in an age where personal branding is paramount, where people buy people and YOU are the business commodity. Networking can be an extremely powerful tool when adopted both internally and externally. At non industry events I describe myself as a ‘Super Connector and Juggler’. Remember if you don’t ask you don’t get.

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7 Ways to Make the Most of an Internship

On The Job

By now, many college interns have started their summer gigs. Unfortunately, many interns, bored with the mundane tasks they've been assigned or disillusioned that higher-ups consider them too young and inexperienced, begin to lose that optimism around Week 2. Get personal business cards. Charlotte, N.C.; Stay positive.

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Must Have Gadgets for the Modern Entrepreneur

The Small Business Blog

The following are just a few but for people in different industries there will undoubtedly be others. A smartphone is in many ways the swiss army knife of business gadgets. Email is still the primary communication channel for the vast majority of businesses both internally and externally. Smartphone.

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Has The Bubble Burst?

Professional Assistant Blog

There is an entire industry dedicated to the issue; a sub-niche of personal development, capable of surviving and even thriving on its own. Who needs to be productive when the amount of stuff you have to deal with is cut in half? It’s understandable this has come about.

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Retrieve Your Files With Ease

Professional Assistant Blog

We have been the industry filing experts since 1985, and have found that the key to successful filing is to find the products /solutions that fit your needs.

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Thinking Outside the Job Description Box

Professional Assistant Blog

Event Planning: Event planning is a big industry that looks for people who are skilled in planning big events without a hitch. Administrative assistants are highly skilled in many areas and sometimes we take it for granted, not recognizing where we could go with our skills. Here are some ideas to get you thinking in that direction.

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