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Assistants as information managers

Practically Perfect PA

So we are definitely becoming much more involved in the day to day work of many different people within the organisation. These include, managing the internal filing system, administrative tasks such as holiday requests, travel management, sick leave etc. We are our office information managers!

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Paperless Post- Can E-Cards Work For Businesses?

Tips From T. Marie

Online technology is my thing, so I utilize electronic files, cloud storage, social media and email on a regular basis. Even so, when it comes to the personal touches in client relationships like holiday cards or birthday greetings, I’ve tended to stay away from the ecards and gone the more traditional paper route. I’m not sure.

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How to overcome the downsides of contract work

Page Personnel

But there are some definite downsides to contracting. You don’t get paid during public holidays Paid holiday leave is a highlight of fulltime employment. The amount of leave you get as a full-time employee differs from company to company, and whether you must work during holidays will also depends on company culture.

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5 Ways to Free Up Room on Your Brain's Hard Drive

Ian's Messy Desk

Delete unnecessary files: With a computer, you can free up space by sending unnecessary files to the trash. How about all those “junk files” on your mental hard drive? Download: Many “must keep” files that don’t need to reside on your hard drive can be downloaded onto a disk. But humans have a definite edge on computers.

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How do assistants ensure their emails are read?

Practically Perfect PA

I got back from my holiday last week to discover over 200 emails for me to read, delete, action and generally sort through (I’d only been away for 4 days and that included the weekend)! If the email was a bit vague I either deleted it, filed it or well I probably did just deleted it.

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Minimising Interruptions

Practically Perfect PA

I was more organised and did manage to get a lot done, so I will definitely keep the routine in mind for the future. It detailed all of the department’s procedures including a large section on administration, such as holiday requests and ordering meeting rooms. Filed under: Minimising disruptions , Uncategorized.

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Anyone can be an Administrative Assistant, right?

Laughing all the Way to Work

Try to anticipate the need so you can have the file or the answer your boss needs, before he or she even knows they need it. A good assistant knows just where to find the document or file needed, or they won’t stop looking till they do. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday.