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2 Measures of effective productivity systems…

Ian's Messy Desk

I asked why he had been on the medication and she said, “that was four years ago, when he had his surgery.” Not only did she remember the name of the antibiotic from four years previous, within 45 seconds she had pulled a copy of the prescription from her files. She read off the details.

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Anyone can be an Administrative Assistant, right?

Laughing all the Way to Work

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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Calling in Sick.or NOT!

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The underlying message is you are not really sick, but want to creatively get a day off and here are some choices on how to do it. So think twice before picking up the phone, or texting or e-mailing.Are you really sick today? ** A family friend went on an interview and was asked about his high sick leave use.

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Oh where or where is my password?

Laughing all the Way to Work

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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Grrr! moments

Laughing all the Way to Work

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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Do you like what you do?

Laughing all the Way to Work

How true that is! 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. Here are some ways I have found to enjoy what I do: 1. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard shortcut keys

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Ctrl + Home moves the cursor to the beginning of the open file or document and Ctrl + End moves the cursor to the end of the open file or document, but if you are in the middle of a document and want to select everything from there down, press Ctrl + Shift + End or if you want to select everything from there up, press Ctrl + Shift + Home.

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