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

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Are you one of the many assistants who claims you can’t attend a training course or even get away for a free webinar because you’re just too busy? Here’s how assistants manage their workload and find time for other things, like training! . This entails four consecutive days (full days) of training.

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Your definitive guide to contracting work: the good, the bad, and the reality

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Sometimes lumped in with freelancers, temp staff, or interim staff, a contractor is specifically any professional employed on a temporary, contract basis. Training by exposure to a variety of situations, people, organisation and projects is an inherent part of being a contractor – giving you an impressive collection of skills.

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Assistant Certifications: free webinar replay & handout

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Is it possible to get a list of attendee email addresses to network after the webinar? It is very hard for small business to find the money to support training. I wrote an article called Getting To Yes that outlines the steps you need to take to persuade your executive to support your training. It can be a very hard sell.

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10 Tips to be a Better Executive Assistant - Part 6

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Be a ninja Whenever I go into people’s offices, I try to train them to understand that if I need them, I wait in the doorway until they see me or acknowledge me so I can ask them a question. Save emails and details I very rarely delete any emails. This is part 6. And you might be interested in being another sort of ninja too.

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

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Plus, well-documented business systems are a useful tool for training someone new or for meeting regulatory compliance. Step Three: Train Others to Use It. Ensure that someone else has been properly trained and can demonstrate their proficiency. It is a great system and helps with training.

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Answering Reader Mail: Green EA, Green Executive

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Now's a great time to set a foundation and train your executive (if they are willing and learn to trust you) so a precedent can be set. Try to set up the communication of the office so your boss checks their own emails and responds, but you are in charge of all the mtg coordination, phones, and anything that happens in the office.

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Answering Reader Mail: Taking Your Career to the Next Level

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Even when a company is downsizing or merging, there’s a lot of opportunity for contract roles or temp gigs to help them thru the transition. This is one of the main reasons why I endorse temping and working thru recruiting and placement agencies. When you job hunt keep this in mind. You can just write “Thx!”

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