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Why People Gossip At The Office

Professional Assistant Blog

To combat these problems, here are some tips you can follow: Boredom: Ask your manager or fellow colleagues to see if they need help with anything. Youre there to get paid and get that promotion or raise, so make yourself and your manager proud. People generally gossip at work due to boredom, insecurity, wanting to belong.

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Want To Impress Your Boss?

Professional Assistant Blog

By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, November 20, 2007 Filed Under: Client Service , Organize , Prioritize , Productivity D id you just get that dream job that you always wanted? Then they will feel good about themselves and you might just get that promotion or raise after all. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter!

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Seminars for Professional Assistants

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Are you trying to get that raise or promotion that you so well deserve? I did manage to find a site that has seminars listed for all of USA, if thats where you are writing from. One of my readers asked me this: I am an Executive Assistant to the CEO/President. She is the largest share holder of the company, obviously.

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Thinking Outside the Job Description Box

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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. Some assistants regularly manage small budgets when planning functions or have bookkeeping responsibilities and work regularly on spreadsheets.

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Fight or Flight? Dealing with a Difficult Colleague!

Professional Assistant Blog

She has been here a little over 1 1/2 years and has recently been promoted to an Administrative Assistant. If the management at your organization doesnt care about whats going on, is this really a place that you want to be at? You mentioned that youve spoken to your supervisor, HR, etc.

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Taking the time to acknowledge someone and say thanks.

Laughing all the Way to Work

This could include sympathy cards, thank you cards, birthday cards, congratulations on a promotion, a card to reconnect with a client you havent heard from in awhile, or many other reasons. I dont often promote any businesses from my blog, but I thought this one was worth talking about. To send to clients of your company.

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Getting your foot in the door.

Laughing all the Way to Work

It used to be the secretary did everything for the boss, now the executives do a lot of their own administrative work, such as email management, so a background as an admin assistant can certainly help. ► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!" " Warning! Incoming text message. (for