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How to Handle Your Career Stress

On The Job

Or, you may have thought someone was pulling your leg to tell you that your Ivy League education would net you a 20-hour-a-week temp job with no benefits and have you living at home with your parents. All of us, in some form or another, have undergone great changes in our lives – sometimes because there was no other choice.

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2022: My “Year” in Review

Productivityist

And through him I learned that the secret o’ life is enjoying the passage of time. Plans have changed since then, but it was good for me to connect with Elizabeth (my Operations Assistant) to forge some form of plan forward. New computer in April 2022. Mac Studio. I’m set on that front for a few years.

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Breaking down Minutes: The Art of Minute Taking

Who's the Real Boss?

That needs to come from you and from your understanding of the business (which you should always be learning). This really is the only way you’ll learn. And, if you want to learn the art of Board minutes (which every EA should), get googling! No one can tell you that.

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Assistant Certifications: free webinar replay & handout

Office Dynamics

We had an incredible webinar event with over 1,300 assistants registered to learn more about why, as an administrative professional, they should consider a career certification. We have listed each speaker and what the attendees will learn. We get to know all our attendees and form long-lasting relationships.

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Standard Operating Procedures: Tips for Creating Business Systems | Office Organization & Office Efficiency | OfficeArrow

www.officearrow.com

Learn about all the benefits of becoming a member or Sign up Now! More from this Topic Purchase Order Form Template (Excel) Receive this FREE Purchase Order Template along with complimentary, no obligation price quotes (via phone and email) from multiple quality & independent accounting and bookkeeiping service providers.

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Answering Reader Mail: Being Terminated (Social Etiquette Part 2)

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

And it’s better to make all your mistakes now when you are young so you have time to learn and not repeat the same mistakes when you are at a more critical juncture in your career. However, very rarely will advice come in this form so it’s up to you to figure out how to solve the gap.

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21 Tips for Job Hunting - A Comprehensive Strategy

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Whenever I meet people for coffee or a meal, I am always interested to learn about them as a person and their work. I love doing informationals because I like learning about what people do, even if I am not in that industry, and perhaps get an office tour down the line, and make a new friend if they introduce me to someone else.