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Employee personnel files — what should and shouldn’t be included

BMT Office Administration

Setting up employee personnel files is an important part of the recordkeeping process. However, sometimes people mistakenly think of these files as a catch-all for an individual’s paperwork. Rather, understand that general personnel files serve a distinct purpose. What to include in an employee’s personnel file.

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Employee Files: What to include, what to leave out, and what’s confidential

BMT Office Administration

While dealing with lots of paperwork doesn’t rank as most HR professionals’ favorite task, proper recordkeeping for employee personnel files is a must for any organization. In addition, if an employee is involuntarily let go, their employee file must be kept for one year following the termination date. Why is that?

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Reviewing Your Administrative Career

Office Dynamics

Having one binder or online file of past performance evaluations, thank you notes and emails from coworkers, clients, etc., a copy of your resume, examples of projects completed such as forms, spreadsheets, graphs, etc. Joan’s article, “ Demonstrating Yourself & Selling Your Worth ” details the entire process.

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Employee Records: End of year review & preparing for next year

BMT Office Administration

If you aren’t part of HR or are new to the department, you may not know which employment records you need to keep on file. After all, the US Department of Labor has some stringent requirements for employee files, including some federal laws. Confidential employee files. These files include: Worker’s compensation claims.

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Preparing Your Resume

Laughing all the Way to Work

One of the things I remember, and have put to good use, was a workshop on resume writing. I hope this will help you to write your resume if you are looking for a job or if you just need to update your old resume. In resume writing it is suggested that any experience over 10 years is too old to put on your resume.

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5 Steps to Creating Your Digital Portfolio

All Things Admin

It’s an easy way to share your resume, work samples, credentials, and anything else that you want to showcase about your professional life. Another perk is that a digital portfolio can include links, downloadable files, and audio and video components that are difficult or impossible to incorporate into a print version. Certifications.

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The Admin’s Guide to Career Organization

All Things Admin

They don’t have an updated resume, a professional portfolio of work samples, or a social media presence. A polished resume that accurately represents you professionally is one of the most powerful tools in your toolkit. Most admins have a resume, but not many consider it a living document. Your resume always needs to be current.