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How Assistants Manage Their Workload (and all the extras, like training!)

Office Dynamics

Many of the assistants check emails at break and handle as many work assignments as they can. When I’m presenting onsite workshops and seminars for assistants, I am usually escorted by an executive assistant who assists me through security, shows me around the facility and takes me to the training room. How do I know this? Get a buddy.

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10 Tips to be a Better Executive Assistant - Part 6

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Create an office bible In case you get sick, go on vacation, or get hit by a bus, it’s always good to have an office bible so your temp or co-worker can have info at their fingertips when needed. Save emails and details I very rarely delete any emails. And you might be interested in being another sort of ninja too.

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Outsourcing - Good or Bad?

Professional Assistant Blog

We hired a temp to do some simple clerical work for us, but realized once she left, that the work was inadequate and there were spelling mistakes along with the mail merge list not being correct, that we supplied to her. Heres an example of what happened with me.

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Assistant Certifications: free webinar replay & handout

Office Dynamics

Is it possible to get a list of attendee email addresses to network after the webinar? There were several public seminar companies whose 1 day workshops I attended and I did learn some good tips. I obtained my 4-year Bachelor’s degree while temping as an AA and fell in love with my career. I just felt it wasn’t enough!

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

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