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Simplify Your Filing System and Retire Your To-File Pile

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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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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.

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An Admin’s Guide to Effective Checklists

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Check/review calendars for today: (executive’s name). Check tickler files. Review in-tray Items that came over the weekend. Meet with (executive’s/manager’s name) to review priorities for the day. HOW TO USE THIS ARTICLE IN YOUR NEWSLETTER OR WEBSITE. Want to use this article in your newsletter, ezine or website?

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How to Implement Your Strategic Administrative Career Plan

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You can also add the Microsoft Office suite of apps (Word, Excel, and OneNote, in particular) or the Google Suite apps to your smart phone and tablet, so your career plan files are easily accessible no matter where you are. I also encourage you to store your crucial career files somewhere besides your work computer or network drives.

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How to Showcase Work Samples in Your Professional Portfolio: Procedures Writing Sample

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Whether you’re searching for a new job, making a case for a promotion or raise, showcasing your skills during your annual review, or simply want to be in a position to take advantage of opportunities that may come your way, a professional portfolio is an invaluable tool for any administrative professional.

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How to Showcase Work Samples in Your Professional Portfolio: Travel Planning Example

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Whether you’re searching for a new job, making a case for a promotion or raise, showcasing your skills during your annual review, or simply want to be in a position to take advantage of opportunities that may come your way, a professional portfolio is an invaluable tool for any administrative professional. this post can help !

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5 Steps to a Clean Inbox

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Even if you can get exceptions to the storage cap, it’s more efficient to save important emails to a shared network folder with your other project files. Outlook has a file extension called.msg just like Word has.doc or Excel has.xls. I suggest going back about 30 days on your initial review. Set Up Rules.