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New Hire Overload

Laughing all the Way to Work

As I was going through the manual, I saw chapters on office procedures, confidentiality, health and safety, security and more. I basically know how to answer the phones and take messages. The Human Resources Director pointed me to a small office and I was left alone to read what must have been 200 pages. I have not had much guidance.

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Experience vs. a university degree part two

Practically Perfect PA

I’ve attended numerous seminars in leadership, time management, MS Word, Excel, Outlook, meeting planning, event planning, and disaster recovery planning (Joan Eisendot and her website are fantastic resources) as well as is Tyler Davidson at Meetings Focus magazine/website, and freely shared the knowledge with my peers and anyone who asked.

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