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Simplify Your Filing System and Retire Your To-File Pile

All Things Admin

When was the last time you made an effort to catch up on your filing? Many times, we struggle with filing because it feels overwhelming, we’re not sure where to begin, or we don’t have an easy system in place. Filing can be inconvenient and time consuming. But there are ways to simplify your filing system. Last month?

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3 Ways to Create a Better System for Information Management

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As administrative professionals, managing large amounts of information efficiently is crucial for ensuring smooth operations. Here are three simple yet effective strategies to help you enhance your information management system. I suggest beginning each file name with a three- or four-letter abbreviation to categorize it.

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How To Hire And Manage Freelancers, According To Experts

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You can’t get the best out of freelancers until you’ve honed your management processes. And the key to good management — freelance or otherwise — is communication. Clear communication up front, and continuing conversation through regular check-ins and transparent project management helps streamline workflows and prevent confusion.

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

BMT Office Administration

As any human resources professional will attest, managing every employee’s employment life cycle involves a good deal of paperwork. 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.

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Data-based Strategies To Manage Talent, Workplace Experience

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Close the talent gap with a multi-prong strategy. Managing today’s talent pool is complicated, and today’s headlines do not always tell the full story, according to Human Capital Management (HCM) Consultant Pamela Stroko. Before you measure, know what you need to learn and how you will use the data. Among the takeaways: 1.

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Should I Use a Robo-Advisor to Manage My Investments?

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A robo-advisor is an automated investing service that uses a computer algorithm instead of a person (or sometimes along with a person) to build and manage an investment portfolio. Robo-advisors provide a digital platform that manages your investments automatically. SoFi Automated Investing doesn’t charge management fees.

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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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