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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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9 Ways to Improve Your Organization Skills for Administrative Assistants

Office Dynamics

Organization skills for administrative assistants are one of the most valuable skills to have as an administrative assistant. Fortunately, there are at least 9 ways to improve your organization skills as an administrative assistant without too much effort on your part. Establish a filing system. Be proactive.

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Applying for a W2 e-filing waiver

BMT Office Administration

This gives us more time to explore W-2 issues, which, based on questions we’ve been encountering, are beginning to trip up employers. Today’s inaugural edition is focused on applying for a waiver from filing electronically. Who must file electronically? What about those e-filing waivers? Almost everyone.

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Core Administrative Skills Always Need Improving

Office Dynamics

Now I am going to surprise you by telling you one of the most awesome administrative skills you can work on is being brilliant at the basics. Basics include: travel planning, appointment coordination, meeting preparation, all facets of communication, organizational skills, and time and project management. That is nearly 40 years ago!

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How to Start a Nonprofit Organization In 5 Simple Steps

Success

Donors asked if they can deduct the cost of the donated items on their tax return, and a few people suggested you make your project legal by filing for nonprofit status. Board of directors: Members of the board of directors should not only be aligned with the mission but should also have the skills necessary to support the business.

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The six skills managers will need for the future of work

Workplace Insight

Here, I outline six skills that will be required of management teams to effectively lead their workforces in the future. In this context, one of the first skills leaders will have to learn is vulnerability. The post The six skills managers will need for the future of work appeared first on Workplace Insight.

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Master Your Memory with Ron White

Success

For most people, the inefficient and faulty nature of memory can cause frequent hassles, from forgetting to pick up dry cleaning to drawing blanks on important new names. White learned about the method in college when it helped pull up his GPA. But this is a one-time exercise for a lifetime skill,” he explains. Visualization.

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