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At Your Side: Mentoring in the Workplace

Laughing all the Way to Work

She said that new assistants are mentored for the first year of their working career. They work initially as an assistant-in-training and report to a senior assistant for mentoring and help with anything that comes up on the job. Because of this mentoring program they had no problem hiring young assistants right out of college.

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“Who, me, network?” Build Confidence in Your Networking Skill!

Office Dynamics

Being a member of IAAP is a great place! Bring business cards to an event or IAAP meeting, and set a goal to get or give a certain number before or after the meeting. Recently, I asked someone I’d met that very day how mentoring opportunities and networking had helped her grow in her career. Where you work. Awesome wordsmith?

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“Who, me, network?” Build Confidence in Your Networking Skill!

Office Dynamics

Being a member of IAAP is a great place! Bring business cards to an event or IAAP meeting, and set a goal to get or give a certain number before or after the meeting. Recently, I asked someone I’d met that very day how mentoring opportunities and networking had helped her grow in her career. Where you work. Awesome wordsmith?

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Assistant Certifications: free webinar replay & handout

Office Dynamics

You can get the designations that Brenda mentioned from IAAP which are the CAP and OM. The baby boomers, Gen Y’s, and millenniums are mentoring each other both on technology and human moments. Many of our corporate clients wants their baby boomers to mentor the younger generation coming into the workplace. – Karen.

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Happy Bosses Day to You!

Office Dynamics

Yesterday, we had that rare opportunity to sit with each other at the NSTech Corporate IAAP Chapter Executive of the Year Luncheon/Awards. I, just as Joan did when she was an assistant, love it when she brings me tasks that are more complex – it proves to me that she has the confidence in me to get the job done and she trusts that I will.

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Happy Bosses Day to You!

Office Dynamics

Yesterday, we had that rare opportunity to sit with each other at the NSTech Corporate IAAP Chapter Executive of the Year Luncheon/Awards. I, just as Joan did when she was an assistant, love it when she brings me tasks that are more complex – it proves to me that she has the confidence in me to get the job done and she trusts that I will.

IAAP 100
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Career Blogging: A new way of marketing yourself

Laughing all the Way to Work

I have gained confidence in what I do from reading and writing about it. There are always areas each of us can improve upon, but I think we are the ones who can teach each other through mentoring new employees, writing articles on ideas we have or techniques for getting the job done and even speaking about it. See you on the blog.

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