Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

At first the consultants picked their own hotels and put the cost through their expenses and as you can imagine their choice of hotels varied wildly and so did the price. Once the recession really hit home my Director’s budget was cut quite drastically and she asked all of us to think of ways to cut back on costs.

Negotiating 100

Negotiating Suppliers Expenses Restaurants 100

Office Dynamics

APRIL 27, 2016

While the right venue is most likely the largest expense of your event experience, it is also the most influential in shaping the overall guest experience. This limits your negotiating power to compare pricing and use your own vendors. Are there in house vendors we are required to use?

Agencies 100

Agencies Budget Suppliers Negotiating 100

Service Untitled

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Customer service agents are not FBI hostage negotiators and should not be expected to tolerate screaming profanities, unrealistic goals, and vulgar behaviors. Low levels of service are inexpensive, but the high costs of customer dissatisfaction, the lost business, and the money spent to process and repair the damage, takes its toll.

Customer Service 40

Customer Service Credit Card 2005 Social Media 40

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

DECEMBER 18, 2013

It is known that age only plays a factor because the more years you have worked for a company the more expensive an employee is because of their salary, overtime, and other perks/benefits that are considered in the overall compensation package (401k matching, retirement, etc). This can be taken in one of two ways.

Temping 40

Temping Resume Interviewing Job Hunting 40