Office Dynamics

APRIL 6, 2017

It began several years ago when I started working for Mr. H as a temp. Our role is no longer confined to typing letters, answering the phone, scheduling meetings and travel. At any given moment we are asked and expected to be: Calendar Managers. Expert Travel Agents. I told him, “I’ve never done this before.

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Loosely Speaking

JUNE 19, 2009

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs 11 Halos – Part 3 (reporting & fans) Friday, June 19, 2009 at 4:19 pm // By: // Category: Baseball Today, he drove to Tempe, to the Angels Tempe Diablo Stadium to report. Received equipment, signed up for his new insurance program (yeah!), Katella Ave.

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Melissa Peoples

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Initially, I did receive a few responses, asking me to provide video-pre-screens [not my favorite thing to do, I'm discovering] or to participate in phone pre-screens, which I giddily did, with zero results. I have also participated in several fruitful phone screens, and I have an onsite interview scheduled in the coming days.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 7, 2012

Try to set up the communication of the office so your boss checks their own emails and responds, but you are in charge of all the mtg coordination, phones, and anything that happens in the office. Tech glitches happen all the time and 2 people controlling one person's calendar is not the easiest thing. Do they know the vm passwords?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 16, 2010

The reality of being an EA is that while the phones, calendar, and travel are essentially the same in every office your boss and your team are always unique people with their own work styles and needs. I mention how I worked for all my CEOs because I was recruited away as a temp.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 10, 2009

Recently, a temp worker at my job gave me another Google tip. Of course before I recommend anything I try it out so I picked up the phone and it asked me what I was looking for and what city and province. I have loved it ever since and that is when my list of handy Favourites was born. It uses voice recognition and is fantastic.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? And that’s where a virtual administrative assistant can step in to make all the difference. Minute taking made easier. Dealing in real time. When your voicemail goes awry. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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