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Seminars for Professional Assistants

Professional Assistant Blog

I provide education for those that need to plan meetings and events for their companies. Administrative Assistants could really benefit from this education. You can view our education at www.meetingplanningacademy.com Thanks! Try this link: [link] Thanks, Richard Posted on 26 August, 2008 10:54 AM Cathy Clifton, CMP, CMM Hi.

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Free ACT! (CRM) Video Tutorials

Professional Assistant Blog

My employer needs someone who is educated in this program. Ive never used it before, but took a few hours each day to familiarize myself with it and it was really simple to operate. One of my readers asks: Can you help me with ACT? Ive never used it. My answer to this is: First off, cut down on the caffeine.

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Get A Job With A Thank You Letter

Professional Assistant Blog

We both had similar skills, education, etc. My phone number is (XXX) XXX-XXXX. The hiring manager told me that he was debating between hiring me and another person. The only thing that helped me get the job was sending the Thank You letter. Please feel free to contact me at anytime if further information is needed.

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Is Using Social Media at Work a Good Idea?

On The Job

Cavalli points out that social media interaction isn’t always about discussing a new movie or dishing the latest gossip. They can talk about work on Facebook using their (smart) phones, or they can tweet at midnight from home about work. It also can be about exchanging professional information and learning about industry trends.

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Thinking Outside the Job Description Box

Professional Assistant Blog

They each took the initiative to get appropriate training and education to better equip them in the areas they were interested in. They each had forward-thinking employers who allowed them to have vision and encouraged them to work towards their goal and made room for that new role within their organization.

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Ep 241: Elena Navarro on Corporate Culture, Toxic Workplaces, and Maintaining Confidentiality

LEADERASSISTANT.COM

So there’s a lot of, you know, office gossip and stuff like that. So you really have to have a really strong head on your shoulders and just understand that you’re there to do a job and you know, don’t fall into the gossip or the watercooler talk or anything like that. You’re You’re there to do a job.

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Psst! I'm in a bad mood, pass it on.

Laughing all the Way to Work

I am sure after that call her husband got off the phone and kicked the dog or was cranky with a sales clerk at the grocery store. It ended up that the phone lines were down because of a thunderstorm in town and he had been trying to reach her since early that afternoon. What happened? Crankiness and bad moods can be passed on.