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Discover 5 Tips To Mitigate Workplace Harassment And Avoid Toxic Organizations

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As an employee, it’s important to feel safe and secure in all workplace environments. . As an employee, it’s important to feel safe and secure in all workplace environments. Know that you have a right to a safe work environment — physically and emotionally. Dr. Laura McGuire: 1. The first step is to document everything.

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Preparing Your Resume

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I was in a union environment and I was at the bottom of the years-of-service ladder as I had only been there a year. I was used to listing all my duties on my resume: maintaining a filing system, answering the telephone, typing correspondence, etc. Recent experience as a legal assistant in a major law firm.

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Anyone can be an Administrative Assistant, right?

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Try to anticipate the need so you can have the file or the answer your boss needs, before he or she even knows they need it. A good assistant knows just where to find the document or file needed, or they won’t stop looking till they do. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Be one step ahead of your boss.

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Oh where or where is my password?

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I keep mine in an encrypted Word file on my computer. I also have an encrypted file with various other important numbers like my and my husbands social security numbers and the like. Servers are usually backed up daily, so your file will likely be restored. However, you probably want to password protect file.

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Do you like what you do?

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INTERVIEW WELL Make it a conversation. You are interviewing them too so ask questions. Take notes during the interview so you don’t forget what you wanted to ask. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. How true that is!

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Grrr! moments

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At one office I worked in we had a mail cart with slots for everyones mail, but it was filed First name, Last name. the phone book, standard filing practices etc.) This goes for filing and also how your contacts are ordered in Outlook. If you open the contact card you will see in the first section File As.

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Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard shortcut keys

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Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time ► April (2) Keeping focussed in a busy environment When your boss arranges meetings behind your back. I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared?

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