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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

More and more firms are allowing their employees to blog, whether it be internal or external. Internal blogging refers to employees writing blogs that are stored on an intranet or company server. I am actually a part of a committee called the “Administrative Exchange&# at my firm.

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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.