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Introduction to Procedures: Usage, Terminology, and Tips for Getting Started

All Things Admin

Example: An employee handbook that includes a procedure for submitting expense reports, outlining the steps to fill out the form, attach receipts, and submit it to the finance department. Policy – A rule or guideline set by your company that all employees are expected to follow.

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Your Roadmap to Effective Office Systems

All Things Admin

Finance and accounting. Email template for circulating date/time options. Meeting invite/email template ? Procedure including people who are typically invited, their email addresses, and other relevant information for sending the invite. PowerPoint template for presenting meeting materials ? Travel planning.

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What Can You Expect as a C-Level Assistant?

C-Suite Assistants

As you might imagine, working as a C-level Executive Assistant for a finance giant is very different from the same role in an advertising firm. You may be much more involved in the nuts and bolts of the business in startups, as the company is still expanding and roles are not as clear-cut as they are in larger organizations.

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6 Easy Steps to a Better Work-Life Balance

Professional Assistant Blog

Finances can weigh people down and create problems in relationships. Imagine that the end of the world is near. Picture what you would do in the last moments of your time. Try to do these things in your life starting today. Create a budget! Many divorces are based on this one factor. Sit down with your partner and do it together.

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Thinking Outside the Job Description Box

Professional Assistant Blog

Finance: An assistant with a head for numbers may be able to move into finance in an accounting or a tax firm. Some examples would be managing a company website, creating, editing and writing a company newsletter or creating promotional materials, invitations and brochures for marketing events.

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Standard Operating Procedures: Tips for Creating Business Systems | Office Organization & Office Efficiency | OfficeArrow

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Software such as PowerPoint, Visio or SmartDraw can aid in the development. You can add audio, convert PowerPoint slides to video (including exact slide timing, animations, sound effects, narration, webcam video, and any web pages or applications displayed onscreen during the presentation), and you can record podcasts.

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Answering Reader Mail: Career Progression, Wearing Different Hats, and Realistic Expectations

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

People say they love teaching yoga so they want to open their own yoga studio, but when you do that it really means you’ve become an entrepreneur/business owner and you now have to manage all the marketing, operations, finances, HR, and legal aspects of your business either alone or be in charge of those who do instead of teaching yoga.