Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Many companies do not pay for their assistants to receive training and they don’t encourage assistants to keep their skills up to date. This is what I did: I used social media to promote the event and my attendance at it. I decided to set myself a little challenge over the time that I was at the show. I attended the after show party.

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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. Triage breaks down into three categories, according to our friends at Wikipedia.

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On The Job

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

It’s a chance to meet and impress employers, network with the business community and hone your job search skills. How could your skills fit into that environment? Eat or drink away from the recruiter tables – keep at least one hand free to shake hands and accept business cards. What does the company do?

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Ian's Messy Desk

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Have every group member place their business card into a bowl or container. Then, everyone draws a card other than their own. When generating or responding to ideas, participants assume the persona of the person on their card and respond from their (assumed) point of view. Change Places. Celebrate Success. Cartoon Time.

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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 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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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

-Is this a position that I can receive more responsibilities after a year or two or get promoted within the department? When you start brainstorming, you can also ask questions to help showcase your talents and skills better too. I’m always very eager to learn a new skill or become an expert in the programs I already know.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

She gave me her business card. I always have tons of stamps, thank you cards, blank cards, and stationary on hand along with pre-printed address labels. I also include my personal business card with my name, cell number, email address, and city, state, and USA printed on it since I do travel overseas sometimes.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 6, 2008

She has been here a little over 1 1/2 years and has recently been promoted to an Administrative Assistant. 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.

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Brilliantly Better

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Business Cards Are Nice Too Now, what do you do if you have some human powered work force, some OCR software to do the dirty job for you and a lot of audience (Shoeboxed is pretty popular, you know)? So, the next logical step was to give you a complimentary service, in the form of a business card transcribing service.

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All Things Admin

JUNE 16, 2023

Whether you’re searching for a new job, making a case for a promotion or raise, showcasing your skills during your annual review, or simply want to be in a position to take advantage of opportunities that may come your way, a professional portfolio is an invaluable tool for any administrative professional.

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Success

DECEMBER 26, 2022

No cold calling, no website or marketing, no business cards or networking events. Sooner or later, every entrepreneur discovers that negotiation is an indispensable skill. This is a niche book about how to make money as a life coach, but the lessons apply to anyone who is trying to build a client list. Their prescription?

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2007

They understand that cash is king and should not be wasted on old style advertising and marketing – there are better and almost cost-free ways to promote your small business. Bootstrappers don’t waste time with long business plans they start their small business immediately. I started my business with £50.

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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). You know, the type of work which requires only a laptop, a decent internet connection, some brilliant ideas or skills and persistence. For a digital nomad the world is the office.

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Recruit CRM

DECEMBER 2, 2021

You might improve your cold email writing skills by watching a ton of YouTube videos or enrolling in an online course. Promote Client Referrals In terms of gaining new clients for your recruiting firm, your readiness to seek referrals from prior clients may make or break your sales. Trust us, cold calling works wonders in recruitment!

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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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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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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

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. As a virtual assistant, I tend to market and promote my services to my niche customer. Now there’s a niche! So yesyesyes. Stick with your niche.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 6, 2009

I see one of two things, a blogger, who is paid to write content that promotes the services or products of another individual or business (ie. A chance to show off all of my skills and convey the sense that “hey, I can do this for you too.&# sell, or b.) give away to build their list. My blog is my proof of purchase.

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