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Answering Reader Mail: Being Terminated (Social Etiquette Part 2)

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Hello Readers - 8 months ago, a reader asked me a question about fraternization and social etiquette at work. And what is the best way to present it? Some events, I understand, if you host yourself are not socially acceptable - like to have a birthday party and demand presents or a baby shower and ask for things from a registry.

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Outsourcing - Good or Bad?

Professional Assistant Blog

The downfall of outsourcing is that youre not sure if the quality of the work will be presented, since you are relying one someone or a company to do the work for you and might not be to your standards. This definitely saves you time and money, so that you can focus on doing whats most important to your business - making money.

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Assistant Certifications: free webinar replay & handout

Office Dynamics

As the assistant wanting to get approval, you would fill in the Goal/Learning Objectives column and then present that to your executive and show the benefits of each. Baby boomers are admired for their business savvy, etiquette and professionalism and companies want that to flow over to the Gen Y’s and millenniums.

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Will Google ever stop amazing me? Introducing Goog/411

Laughing all the Way to Work

Recently, a temp worker at my job gave me another Google tip. Can versus Could Capitalization of hyphenated words Capitalization of names Commas in a series Company name Complement vs compliment Confusing words: lunch/luncheon; company/accompany Contractions Currently vs presently Data: singular or plural?

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Guest Post: What Makes Virtual Administrative Assistants Work?

Laughing all the Way to Work

Can versus Could Capitalization of hyphenated words Capitalization of names Commas in a series Company name Complement vs compliment Confusing words: lunch/luncheon; company/accompany Contractions Currently vs presently Data: singular or plural? And that’s where a virtual administrative assistant can step in to make all the difference.