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Job descriptions for Personal Assistants – Merited or inherited?

Practically Perfect PA

When the printer/scanner/fax breaks down I am ultimately the person who troubleshoots and fixes the machine in question. A lot of Job Specs tend to focus on a standard set of skills rather than the actual responsibilities. CPD – Active learning in relation to both hard and soft skills. The role has changed and so must we.

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The Advertising Game

Laughing all the Way to Work

Fax Blasts I remember someone from my IAAP Chapter asked me to fax the notice of our Chapter dinner to a list of about 60 companies to promote it. I dont know about you, but when I get these "flyer" type faxes, they go immediately in the recycle bin. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct.

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Self Defense for Admins

The Office Professionals Place

Here are 6 skills you need to acquire to protect yourself against the office warfare. Soft Skills Soft skills include being able to handle customer service issues and basic, appropriate, and effective interaction with co-workers, clients and customers, and management. Good Communication Skills This goes without saying.

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Want to Blog About Your Work?

Professional Assistant Blog

More and more firms are allowing their employees to blog, whether it be internal or external. Internal blogging refers to employees writing blogs that are stored on an intranet or company server. This is definitely good for sharing ideas and skills among teammates and other departments.

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Daan van Rossum – CEO at FlexOS | Flex Work: The Key to Career Freedom.

Allwork

My first office didn’t have a copy machine or a fax or anything like that. Internal or external. Why is Vietnam so successful right now after having been kind of had a lot of problems for a number of years, going back to colonialism and then war years, internal, external, et cetera. They didn’t exist.

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Executives and Assistants are Struggling Today

Office Dynamics

As founder and CEO of Office Dynamics International, I have been on the “other side of the desk” for 25 years. I had other relationships that weren’t so rewarding and I did not stay very long at those jobs. Then there were other situations where the executive was nice and we got along, but there wasn’t real synergy.

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A Day in the Life of an Admin

The Office Professionals Place

These responsibilities require an individual who is proficient in computer software programs, communication skills, negotiation, time management, and organizational skills- to name a few. It is essential to continue to hone in those skills that will make you the indispensable assistant. computer software).

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