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The AI Revolution Liberating Workers From The Office

Allwork

This is especially important in industries that handle sensitive data, such as finance and healthcare, where a security breach could have severe consequences. As AI systems become increasingly sophisticated and autonomous, questions arise about who is legally responsible when an AI system makes an error or causes harm.

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Procrastination at Work: How to Practice Better Time Management

BMT Office Administration

Examples include: Gossiping with co-workers. In the CareerBuilder poll, 37% of respondents reported frequent gossip, while 27% admitted to making the rounds to chat with fellow employees about topics unrelated to work. Offline Procrastination. Taking frequent and/or extended bathroom breaks. Taking too many smoke or snack breaks.

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Is Using Social Media at Work a Good Idea?

On The Job

While many employers wring their hands over the use of social media by employees at work – fearing legal problems or lost productivity – the evidence is mounting that letting employees tweet or check Facebook during their workday is not only inevitable, but it may make good business sense. “I Heres the column I did for Gannett/USAToday.com.

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Retrieve Your Files With Ease

Professional Assistant Blog

That makes sense, but can this system be applied to other information, like monthly bills, tax returns, staff, legal issues, normal company information? We have been the industry filing experts since 1985, and have found that the key to successful filing is to find the products /solutions that fit your needs.

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Thinking Outside the Job Description Box

Professional Assistant Blog

Event Planning: Event planning is a big industry that looks for people who are skilled in planning big events without a hitch. Administrative assistants are highly skilled in many areas and sometimes we take it for granted, not recognizing where we could go with our skills. Here are some ideas to get you thinking in that direction.

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Answering Your Questions

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

A: An executive assistant role is a great spring board to get your feet wet in the industry. If you want to be a director, producer, or writer, being an EA won't help very much - unless you start out as a writer's assistant, producer's assistant, or a PA, etc, which are totally different avenues and only one way to break into the industry.