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Au Revoir U.S.: How to Make the Most of Working Abroad

Success

For anyone who’s ever “luxuriated” in a cubicle in flyover country, life in Paris (even with Emily’s dramatics) and working abroad in general starts to look #perfect. Matthew then formed an LLC and started down a new path of offering his services in a consulting capacity. often yields its own set of challenges. “At

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5 Ways to Establish Friendly Relationships at Work

On The Job

Safe subjects can include asking about good restaurants, recent travels or their favorite sports teams. Just because you commit a gaffe and talk about an issue that rankles others or ask a question that is awkward, don't withdraw into your cubicle to die of mortification. Here are some ideas: Ask the right kinds of questions.

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Using Microsoft Office E-mail Templates

Professional Assistant Blog

About 90% of my work comes in the form of e-mails, since I want to be able to track anything and everything that managers and fellow staff members send me. There is a simple solution to this - E-mail Templates! There are certain tasks that I need to do on a daily, weekly, monthly, etc. basis and it usually involves e-mail.

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Forgot Your Password? Again?

Professional Assistant Blog

Fill long registration and checkout forms with one click. If you need to remember lots of different passwords, try using RoboForm. Here are some features directly from the site: Manage Your Passwords and Log In automatically. Encrypt your passwords to achieve complete security. Generate random passwords to maximize password strength.

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Retrieve Your Files With Ease

Professional Assistant Blog

This way, you can keep track of all files in any way, shape or form. You can use Microsoft Access to create a database of all of your files criteria and the software assigns a "key" or number that corresponds with your files. You can find more filing tips by reading my article entitled " 7 Steps to Improve Your Filing System ".

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Sound and vision – Nigel Oseland makes himself heard for the IN magazine profile

Workplace Insight

Firms and their managers are taking a far keener interest in the design and management of the workplace in all its forms. It’s back to the cubicle except it’s a Perspex box rather than a partitioned box. “So, The publication is timely because the conversation about the workplace has now crossed over into mainstream thinking.

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The E-tiquette of E-mail

Professional Assistant Blog

E-mail is no longer just for personal use, with all our accepted short forms: LOL, U, GB and a co-workers favourite, OMG! Writing all in caps is a form of e-mail shouting. This is the commonest form of color blindness, but it affects only.4 Is that the message you want to send to your recipient? 4 percent of women&#.

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