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It’s time to review (or create) your document retention policy

BMT Office Administration

They create a document retention policy that clarifies what needs to be saved, where, and for how long. Sticking to a set record retention policy eliminates guesswork and promotes efficiency. Businesses and nonprofits of all sizes should possess a written-out document retention policy. Such action raises concern about cover-ups.

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The Stimulus Programs Gig Workers and Freelancers Qualify For

Small Business Labs

Individuals earning less than $75,000 (based on their most recent annual tax filing) can expect a one-time cash payment of $1,200.   For more information and details, see the SBA's site and this document from the Senate Small Business Committee.    Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loans.   

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Getting the Most Out of Your Next Performance Evaluation

Office Dynamics

Keep the file on your desktop or easily accessible. Serve as department liaison and attend or participate in company-wide committee meetings to stay up to date on new policies and announcements and report back to manager and department. This can be done via a checklist with feedback from your manager and coworkers.

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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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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. Log Files As with most other websites, we collect and use the data contained in log files.

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Administrative Assistant Job Descriptions

Administrative Arts

This includes setting up and managing electronic and physical files. 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. Even if you only receive mail for your particular boss, you will at some level be handling mail.

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If You Think You’re Unbiased, You’re Wrong

Success

By masking her identity from the hiring committee, it guaranteed that she’d be judged on her performance, not her gender. All of those policies, procedures, norms—written and unwritten—kind of control the culture,” says Donovan’s business partner and co-author Mark Kaplan. “If

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