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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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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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Reviewing Your Administrative Career

Office Dynamics

I personally learned a lot from that breakout session. Having one binder or online file of past performance evaluations, thank you notes and emails from coworkers, clients, etc., Questions to ask when reviewing your career: What top three tasks or responsibilities did I most enjoy about each career choice? is very beneficial.

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AI Will Shape the New Era of Employee Performance Metrics

Allwork

Traditional annual performance reviews will likely look a lot different in the coming year. Quality of work is often more challenging to measure, but it often revolves around error rates, customer satisfaction, and peer reviews. These could include statistics on morale, burnout rates, and utilization of mental health resources.

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Master Your Memory with Ron White

Success

White learned about the method in college when it helped pull up his GPA. Now imagine taking all the files out of the folders in your computer and dumping them on the desktop. Programs, documents, videos, audio files—you put thousands of stored items randomly on top of each other. Think of your brain in a new way.

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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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3 Ways to Create a Better System for Information Management

All Things Admin

Here’s how you can implement color coding: Physical Files : Use colored folders or labels to differentiate between different projects or document types. I love translucent colored poly pockets combined with colored file folders to create instant visual distinction of what’s waiting for me each day in my priority sorter.