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Picking up skills along the EA career path

Practically Perfect PA

The Account Manager role was a little side step along my career path but required the same skills I would need in my next role as a PA and Administrative Manager. Arranging catering and dealing with external suppliers. Junior PA: Booking travel and hotels for colleagues . Establishing and maintaining filing systems.

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What does it take to be a successful office manager?

Page Personnel

They coordinate schedules, handle employee issues, negotiate with suppliers and work hard to ensure everyone gets along within the company culture. Interpersonal & Communications skills Communication is essential to being successful with office manager responsibilities.

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Which tasks should assistants manage?

Practically Perfect PA

Deciding which documents their executive should read (assistants should schedule time in the Executive’s diary for catching up on paperwork / reading etc), forwarding documents to other members of staff as appropriate or filing information for a later date. Business travel. The assistant should ensure this all runs smoothly.

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Getting buy in from the boss

Practically Perfect PA

It is imperative to be proactive about self-promotion in order to showcase your skills, achievements and personal brand. Highlight WIFM (what’s in it for me) and help them to see that you will gain skills and knowledge that will be essential for future growth. When it came to appraisal time I then had a working file to draw on.

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Why educate women – isn't it a waste of resources? | THE SMALL.

The Small Business Blog

Today I travel around the world and speak with all kinds of people about micro-business, like home-business. Often the conversation includes the so called “skill shortage&# , felt especially hard in Australia these days. How else can it be explained that we ignore this massive “skills resource&# sitting at home.

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Social Impact of Working From Home | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

In 1999 I was still office based, traveled from one of our offices around the world to the next and was rarely home. I would encourage Joshua and everyone else working from home to relearn the social skills of building local friendships, or live near family and give you the social life you need. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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