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Guest Blog: Networking Like a Pro

Laughing all the Way to Work

.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 18 October, 2008 Guest Blog: Networking Like a Pro This is a guest post from JEM over at [link]. Networking Like a Pro One of the best ways to boost your career and hone your skills as an administrative assistant is to practice networking. . To be able to network, you must have confidence.

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Looking for Deeper Conversations? Give GooglePlus a Try #LinkLineup

Stephanie LH Calahan

Are you on Google+ or are you one of many that feel like one more social network might cause your brain to rupture?  So, I decided to focus 2 weeks of my social media time on the platform, just to see what I could learn.   It's the only social network that encourages people to connect on a global, yet personal level.

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Five Steps Every College Student Needs to Take Now to Get a Job Later

On The Job

Learn to introduce yourself to your professors, to your adviser and to the kid who lives next door. Take an etiquette class. Many universities or even local business groups will offer etiquette classes, which many college kids dont even consider until theyre seniors and realize their manners border on the ape-like.

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Warning! Warning! Incoming text message.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Here is some common-sense etiquette: Screen your calls: Subscribe to call display. Always get the persons permission and never post someone elses photo on a social networking site such as Facebook without asking the person first. There is a good purpose for them and they are definitely useful in a business setting. 23, 1 p.m.

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What It's Like to be a Male Admin

Professional Assistant Blog

Being a male administrative assistant has its ups and downs, but the ride is definitely exiting and fulfilling. Ive been working as an assistant for quite a number of years, but theres always something new to learn. I will definitely check out your blog as well for more ideas. I never found it weird or uncomfortable.

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Want To Impress Your Boss?

Professional Assistant Blog

Here are 5 ways to score brownie points with your boss and get that promotion or raise (or both) a little faster: The one thing that I’ve learned over the course of my career is to try getting to know your boss. Follow these 5 easy steps and over time, your boss will notice that they have made a definitely wise decision to hire you on.

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Working for the Disorganized.

Laughing all the Way to Work

That definitely can be a challenge. Granted, this took time, but eventually, she learned to trust me and realized that once she sends a request to me, she considers it done as soon as she hits the send button in her Outlook. .© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 October, 2008 Working for the Disorganized. 23, 1 p.m. (New