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New job, new culture, new language

Laughing all the Way to Work

I also included instructions on how to use some of the equipment that I needed to use such as the telephone, photocopier and fax. The agenda will be named 2015-11-19 Medical Advisory Committee Agenda. I then set out some of the responsibilities I knew I had such as scheduling meetings and organizing and taking minutes at meetings.

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Take the “Jingle” out of Holiday Stress

The Office Professionals Place

Form a committee, then within the committee form subcommittees for activities throughout the event. Have a sub-committee for the catering/venue (if the event is not going to be held at the company), another sub-committee would be for entertainment. This is a chance for you and your committee to be creative.

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Job descriptions for Personal Assistants – Merited or inherited?

Practically Perfect PA

When the printer/scanner/fax breaks down I am ultimately the person who troubleshoots and fixes the machine in question. Strategic Research – Compile data and prepare papers for consideration and presentation by executives, committees and boards of directors. There is always the level of expectation that I will sort it.

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Want to Blog About Your Work?

Professional Assistant Blog

I am actually a part of a committee called the “Administrative Exchange&# at my firm. Only the employees within that company can view the information that they write. This is definitely good for sharing ideas and skills among teammates and other departments.

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Administrative Assistant Job Descriptions

Administrative Arts

This includes clearing jams from copy and fax machines; ordering toner, ink and other supplies; and being the contact person for machine repairs. This can include anything from a last minute bank run to working on a company-wide committee to making sure everyone filled out an updated W-4. Managing Office Machinery.

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Guest Blogger: David B. Wright, Author

The Office Professionals Place

In it, you can highlight key accomplishments, high-profile clients or projects, significant results, pretty much anything you like that would help you stand out to the hiring committee. Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier. Come in with an action plan for the first few months on the job.