Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

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)! I hate, hate, hate having a cluttered email inbox and always have a slight panic when I have more than 10 emails in there at any one time!

Email 100

Email AT&T Equipment Phones 100

Success

MARCH 30, 2022

It may seem reasonable to pick up three or four new skills to add to your repertoire, but that’s an expectation the mind can’t execute. But then we receive a complicated email from a co-worker, a consuming phone call from a friend, or otherwise get sidetracked until our well-laid plans go up in flames. Decision Making.

Management 244

Management Assertiveness Skills 2012 244

Success

MARCH 13, 2023

As a freelancer, it’s essential to ensure you know what to expect, so you don’t accidentally wind up with a huge tax bill. So, keeping up with all of the new rules about standard deductions, tax credits and other requirements can make anyone’s head spin, especially if it affects how much you have to pay.

Filing 257

Filing 2023 Retirement Expenses 257

Workplace Insight

MARCH 22, 2023

American employees are wasting hundreds of contracted work hours a year using their work equipment for personal tasks and activities, according to a new survey from ExpressVPN. This pressure to consistently work overtime may be part of the reason why so many employees are using their work equipment for personal activities.

Equipment 52

Equipment Social Media Email Forms 52

Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 1, 2013

The skills you pick up along the assistant career path are invaluable and I for one would not be able to do the job I do today if I hadn’t started as a Team Administrator back in 2003. Learning how to use and fix a variety of office equipment. Speaking with confidence on the phone and forwarding calls. Learning as you go.

Skills 100

Skills 2003 UPS Agenda 100

Success

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

You’ve jazzed up your LinkedIn profile. It’s a big recruitment time for hiring because companies that were closed for summer months and vacation lulls are getting geared up for new initiatives in fall before year-end, and companies that hire seasonally are ready to hire before the holidays.” You’ve optimized your resume.

Resume 261

Resume Cover Letter Holidays ASAP 261

Success

MARCH 9, 2022

Having tangible short-term goals that go out six months, as well as longer-range goals that can span up to a lifetime, are well and good. This holds true for a piece of manufacturing equipment, life insurance, clothing or dessert at a restaurant, he says. Upping Your Game and Your Solution. They rationalize.”

Goals 248

Goals Training Skills Clothes 248

Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 9, 2013

I didn’t have a blackberry… actually I didn’t have a mobile phone that accepted emails or had the internet so it wasn’t easy to stay connected. This meant starting up my home computer from 1997, connecting it to my dial-up internet and attempting to log onto the torturously slow remote email system.

UPS 100

UPS 2003 AT&T Clothes 100

Tips From T. Marie

JUNE 1, 2023

Setting up a dedicated workspace not only enhances your productivity but also helps combat the guilt or judgment associated with working from home. Ensure this space is clean, clutter-free, and equipped with the necessary tools and technology for your work. Utilize digital communication tools effectively.

Confidence 204

Confidence Environment Goals Attire 204

Recruit CRM

DECEMBER 2, 2021

We have had a lot of recruiters writing to us on LinkedIn and dropping in emails on "how to get clients for a staffing agency?" Send Out Cold Emails If you think email marketing is dead, then you're very wrong. You may try sending out cold emails. However, the way in which you send such emails is crucial.

Agencies 65

Agencies Social Media Email Networking 65

All Things Admin

DECEMBER 18, 2020

The reason why is summed up perfectly by one of my favorite quotes from Joan Burge, founder, and CEO of Office Dynamics, Inc. I receive a lot of emails from admins who’ve lost their jobs unexpectedly. Third Paragraph – Action : Suggest the course of action you’d like the reader to take, such as schedule a phone call or interview.

Cover Letter 98

Cover Letter Resume Business Cards Networking 98

Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Hotel Shuttles: You need to find out if that hotel shuttle has specific times airport pick-up times. Equipment does burn out or needs maintenance. laughing and showing no consideration that you have to get up at 6:00 a.m. Call the front desk from your hotel room phone and state your issue. This is just a simple truth.

Travel 205

Travel Administrative Professionals Restaurants Assertiveness 205

Recruit CRM

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Effective Use of Phone/Video Calling Recruiters spend 80% of their time in communicative tasks, including interviewing, meeting hiring managers and phone calling. In addition to this, the pandemic has led to a significant rise in remote recruitment methods, including video calls and phone calls.

Interviewing 71

Interviewing Etiquette Phones Agencies 71

LEADERASSISTANT.COM

MARCH 28, 2024

This resource is intended to equip you with the knowledge and tools to streamline the hiring process, ensuring a successful addition to your team. Traditionally, executive assistants were seen as secretarial staff, making copies and answering phone calls. What is the Role of an Executive Assistant?

Interviewing 52

Interviewing Cover Letter Skills Resume 52

Step It Up VA Coaching

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

” There are several things that could cause you to come up short when it comes to checking things off your to-do list at the end of the day. Perhaps you spend too much time recreating every proposal or contract, every form, every letter or email each time you need it. First— Standardize. Now standardize those things.

Social Media 100

Social Media Equipment Forms Email 100

BMT Office Administration

OCTOBER 4, 2022

An example would be call centers, where employee phone calls and voicemails were recorded and closely monitored to ensure their quality and efficiency. Post-COVID-19, many employee tracking software programs started popping up, allowing companies to track employee productivity , computer activity, emails, and even individual keystrokes.

Filing 52

Filing 2020 Suppliers Social Media 52

Page Personnel

AUGUST 26, 2022

Time management skills A person who doesn't manage their time properly will be overwhelmed by the amount of work that piles up. For example, answering phones, taking messages, purchasing office equipment, working with relevant software and filing paperwork. Get a free weekly update via email here and help kick start your career.

Management 52

Management Payroll Fax Suppliers 52

Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 11, 2012

As an assistant I often felt that keeping the office green was mainly my responsibility, so much so that during my time in one company I did email my colleagues a list of things that would help them to do their bit for the environment. Turn off all your electronic equipment before you go home.

Doodle 100

Doodle 2003 Equipment Travel 100

Step It Up VA Coaching

APRIL 11, 2013

” There are several things that could cause you to come up short when it comes to checking things off your to-do list at the end of the day. Perhaps you spend too much time recreating every proposal or contract, every form, every letter or email each time you need it. First— Standardize. Now standardize those things.

Social Media 100

Social Media Equipment Forms Email 100

Allwork

AUGUST 14, 2023

So, by comparison, they’re full up. I’m dealing with a company right now that has all heavy equipment that does landscaping not landscaping, but does foundation creation and everything for large, massive things, earth Movers, that sort of thing. In the UK they’re only about a 10% vacancy factor.

Management 186

Management AT&T Equipment Environment 186

Productivity Bits

JUNE 16, 2016

Get off Your Phone The best way to make sure you get work done is to limit all distractions; and your phone is probably the hub of almost all of them. You should never be on your phone at work; unless there’s some kind of emergency. There’s nothing on your phone that’s more important than your work.

Stress 100

Stress Phones Social Media Equipment 100

Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Both times I’ve replaced my phone as quickly as is humanly possible because I am just lost without it (sometimes I am literally lost without it thanks to my dependence on Google maps to get me about London!). Although I still do print everything off this is a great app to have on your phone so you can check your details on the go.

Restaurants 100

Restaurants Travel Phones Calendars 100

Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Both times I’ve replaced my phone as quickly as is humanly possible because I am just lost without it (sometimes I am literally lost without it thanks to my dependence on Google maps to get me about London!). Although I still do print everything off this is a great app to have on your phone so you can check your details on the go.

Restaurants 100

Restaurants Travel Phones Calendars 100

Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Whenever you receive confirmation emails from any bookings you can forward it to plans@tripit.com and they will add the details to the itinerary. Although I still do print everything off this is a great app to have on your phone so you can check details on the go. The app then sends you an email with their details.

Restaurants 100

Restaurants Travel Expenses Phones 100

BMT Office Administration

JANUARY 31, 2023

After the COVID-19 pandemic, that number jumped up to 13% and only continued to rise. In particular, higher-ups need a reliable way to monitor the productivity & work hours of their remote workers. Frees up office space. Yet, it’s impossible to give feedback if you have no idea what your employees are up to during the day.

Payroll 52

Payroll Project Management Email 2020 52

The Small Business Blog

MAY 20, 2008

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk Small Business Start-Up Idea – C.V. You will operate through your website and have a number of options (e-mail, fax or phone) about the way you collate personal data (such work experience and qualifications) from your client.

UPS 100

UPS 2008 2007 2009 100

Practically Perfect PA

MAY 2, 2012

I now work in a secluded corner of my office where I have my own space and rarely have to worry about anyone seeing my work or sneaking up behind me, which is great. DON’T: Shout across the office to your colleagues, if you need them urgently get up and walk over to their desk. Make sure everyone sees your face and where you sit.

Environment 100

Environment Equipment Phones Policies 100

Allwork

MARCH 25, 2024

You’ve taken it to an entirely new high, working around other people, incubation theories, mentoring theories, accelerator theories, fundings, exits, team rooms, the very start up to the very exit point overall. It actually started showing up around, I think, 2006, 2007, somewhere like that. Paradigm shifts have you seen?

AT&T 310

AT&T Collaborate 2001 International 310

Productivity Bits

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Although our email inboxes may be constantly brimming with unread messages, the benefit of email and computers is that there is little need to print out excess papers. Most of the time, presentations and documents can be sent via email instead of giving a hard copy to the intended person. Your email will remain private.

Filing 100

Filing Calendars Suppliers Email 100

The Small Business Blog

APRIL 29, 2008

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk Small Business Start-Up Idea – Weight Loss Consultation by Stefan Töpfer on Apr 30, 2008 In recent years there has been a far greater emphasis placed on the importance of living a healthy lifestyle. External Links External Links SynergyOne.co.uk

UPS 100

UPS 2008 2007 2006 100

Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 30, 2014

Skype allows meetings to take place in multiple locations around the world and the use of tablets means emails can be responded to anytime and anywhere (including the beach!). Not an ideal situation for either of you, especially if you’re on different time zones – the last thing you want is a panicked phone call in the middle of the night!

Holidays 100

Holidays Time Zones Equipment Email 100

The Small Business Blog

MAY 13, 2008

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk Small Business Start-Up Idea – Party Planner by Stefan Töpfer on May 13, 2008 Organising a party can be time-consuming and stressful for many people. The overall start-up cost will range from £1,500 to £5,000 (2,000- 6,000 EUR, 3,000-10,000 AUD/USD).

UPS 100

UPS 2008 2007 2006 100

Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

I can imagine it gets busy but the up-side is the onsite amenities that might not otherwise be available for delegates. It has tiered seating for up to 4,000 delegates. The other meeting spaces do not have audio visual equipment. It can hold a banquet for 2,700 or a reception for up to 5,000 guests. ICC Capital Hall.

Suppliers 100

Suppliers Restaurants Equipment AT&T 100

The Small Business Blog

APRIL 1, 2008

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk Small Business Start-Up Idea – T-Shirt Design by Stefan Töpfer on Apr 02, 2008 There is always a great demand for custom-made T-shirts, ranging from sports teams in need of new kit to event organisers wanting promotional shirts to give away.

2008 100

2008 UPS 2007 2009 100

Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 11, 2013

In fact, I know of one senior director that has decided to go it alone and is at this very moment using his smart phone and tablet as his very own Miss Moneypenny. Our social profile is logged along with our emails, photographs and pretty much anything else we do on the internet. Using voice recognition software can be temperamental.

Restaurants 100

Restaurants Salary AT&T Equipment 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

JUNE 8, 2011

  Change Up Your Cleaning Products.   As a part of our Earth Day pledge, we decided to green-up our cleaning.  When purchasing new equipment, pay attention to the energy rating. Your office supplies can be one of the biggest areas of easy impact for greening up your office.    We love ours! 

Fax 100

Fax Environment Purchasing Filing 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 13, 2011

" That is what I heard from her as we were talking on the phone.  Do You Have A Pain In Your Back-up? Everything is backed up on the web automatically. It allows us to easily email branded invoices to our clients, which they can then pay by mail or online. " Stephanie you are such a geek."   OK! 

Credit Card 100

Credit Card Google Docs Dropbox Filing 100