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Adhering to the "Open Door" Policy

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Home About Me Advertise Adhering to the "Open Door" Policy By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 Filed Under: Meetings , Prioritize I n my last job, I had my own office. Just remember, if your company has an “open door” policy, please adhere to it.

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Job descriptions for Personal Assistants – Merited or inherited?

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When the printer/scanner/fax breaks down I am ultimately the person who troubleshoots and fixes the machine in question. I grew up in a different age where working hard and being humble were power for the course for the PA. Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards – for e.g. Gifts and Entertainment Policy.

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The 'Bcc'- Friend or Foe

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The daily inbox is comprised of spam, junk mail, solicitations, marketing advertisements, greeting cards, friendly ‘hellos’, newsletters, and of course, business correspondence. Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier. When the computer is not in use put it in sleep mode.

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Dealing with Workplace PMS - Poor Management System

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Businesses change policies and procedures constantly. If you want to take a course or attend a workshop and management is reluctant to pay for your professional development, outline the value and how it will benefit you as an employee. Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier.

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College May Not be for Everyone, but Education is

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Take an online course There are a host of online courses available for the adult learner. You may want to make sure the course is a credit course so that in the future the credit(s) may be transferable. Another site that offers free tutorials and courses is HP. Getting educated can be as easy as 1-2-3-4-5-6!

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The E-tiquette of E-mail

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Your company may have a policy on how they want you to address people in external business e-mail. Of course, be sure to check with your co-worker first before providing his or her information. Jane Watson of J. The name, contact information, and office hours of someone to contact if they require immediate assistance. Who are you?

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Daan van Rossum – CEO at FlexOS | Flex Work: The Key to Career Freedom.

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And so when you do it at a team level and you have all these teams basically having their own policy, their own team agreements, then it also works as a company. My first office didn’t have a copy machine or a fax or anything like that. When are we going to be at home? They didn’t exist. They were so ridiculous.

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