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10 Simple Tips to Improve Your Time Management Skills

Success

If you work at a company) Why am I on the payroll? An unexpected phone call or a drop-in visitor may be urgent, but the consequences of dealing with either may not be important in the long run. Do you receive phone calls that divide your focus? What can I, and only I, do that I’ve done well before to make a difference? (If

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Telephone Screening and Etiquette Skills for Administrative Assistants

Office Dynamics

Top-notch telephone screening and etiquette skills are paramount regardless of industry, company size, or geographic location. Every time you answer the phone, you are accepting responsibility for the relevant interests of others. Every stellar assistant must learn to be an excellent gatekeeper for their executive and company.

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Raise your hand if you like automated phone message systems…

ProAssisting Blog

GetHuman.com is a website that lists thousands of companies along with their various customer service numbers WITH instructions on how to avoid those automated messages and get to a real human!

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Time Is Your Most Valuable Resource—Don’t Waste It

Success

Learning how to budget your attention is an essential skill in the Attention Economy. Your phone, the apps you use and every website you visit are designed to capture and hold your attention. Media companies write scary headlines on purpose. Media companies know this and use it to their advantage. And guess who loses?

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5 Things to Do Before Your Next Job Interview

Success

The more insight you have into your position and the company you’re interviewing for, the more poised you’ll be during your talk with the hiring manager. Study it closely to get a better sense of the skills the hiring manager is seeking. Research the company to prepare for your job interview. We’ve all been there.

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5 Things to Help You Ace a Phone Interview

On The Job

That means that once you hit "send" to email your resume or application to a company, you need to be on your toes. They think they'll get some kind of warning that a phone interview will take place, when that's often not the case. Sometimes a hiring manager will just pick up the phone and call. Screen your calls. Be careful.

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3 Strategies to Become a Better Leader Through Writing

Success

As my company grew, however, I started to realize how much my discomfort around writing was holding us back. But by not generating thought leadership content, I was depriving myself and my company of a valuable tool. I didn’t enjoy it or receive much praise for my language skills. I didn’t need to become Hemingway.