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Some training suggestions for assistants

Practically Perfect PA

Quite often I am asked which courses I would recommend for assistants that are just starting in the profession and want to undertake some training to increase their skills and help them move up the career ladder. I always say that it is extremely important for assistants to attend training courses throughout the year.

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3 Ways to Create a Better System for Information Management

All Things Admin

Whether it’s handling emails, documents, or projects, having a well-organized system can significantly improve productivity and streamline decision-making processes. Assign specific colors to categories in your email inbox or use tags to visually group related items together. Here are two examples of this.

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Tackling Business Strategy: 6 Tenets of Building a Scalable Brand

Success

That includes banners of various sizes for social media as well as templates for brochures, catalogs, newsletters for your email marketing strategy —anything you may conceivably use as your business grows. Staff members leave, and cross-training is critical. Similarly, create standardized style guides.

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A day in the life: Matthew Want, PA, Marcham Publishing

Practically Perfect PA

Organising and maintaining multiple email inboxes. Arranging travel (including training expenses), visas and accommodation and occasionally, travelling with the CEO to provide general assistance. Meeting and greeting visitors, liaising with clients, suppliers and other staff in a professional manner.

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What does it take to be a successful office manager?

Page Personnel

They coordinate schedules, handle employee issues, negotiate with suppliers and work hard to ensure everyone gets along within the company culture. He or she also needs to understand supervision, training, and administration, and how they can benefit the business. Low-cost training courses are available online.

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Day in the life: Torsten Maerz, PA at Deutsche Bank

Practically Perfect PA

He needs time for emails, preparation, lunch – and I use my initiative to prevent clashes. Also, I read all emails to my boss and assess their importance in order to help him to reply. Emails play an important part during the day. Since my boss travels a lot, I take care of his travel expenses and supplier invoices.

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Employee Monitoring: How to (and not to) track employee productivity

BMT Office Administration

If you’ve ever called a customer support line, you’ve likely heard the classic automated phrase, “This call may be recorded for quality assurance or training purposes.”. Companies would record customer support calls to ensure customer satisfaction and use them for future employee training. Tracking employee emails. How is that?

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