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10 Must Follow Admin Resources On Twitter

Office Dynamics

IAAP International Association of Administrative Professionals – The largest association for administrative professionals. Coursera Learning without limits. I love this resource for keeping my skills updated and continued learning. Love coffee, NHL, NFL, DC & Boston. I tell redonkulous stories. Sign me up.

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Administrative Assistant Conference Speaker Lisa Olsen

Office Dynamics

She has advised women on professional image, self-confidence and leadership skills and has been a mentor to adult students returning to the workplace. Learn the traits of integrity. Learn the value of being in “permanent beta.”. Learn the Star Trek philosophy to create opportunities to boldly go where no admin has gone before!

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Career Blogging: A new way of marketing yourself

Laughing all the Way to Work

What I have learned as a blogger Blogging about your career is an excellent way to present yourself to a potential employer. Those with experience can share what they know -- things you would never learn in school. This August will be my one-year anniversary of starting my blog. It is hard to believe it has been a year already.

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What Are You Thankful For?

The Office Professionals Place

My advice is to grab a member and become a mentor or get mentored! So you can’t attend every workshop or seminar, surf the internet, there are many FREE programs available online at sites like HP Learning Center and Microsoft. Shortly thereafter, I received the IAAP Member of Excellence and the CAP certification.

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Getting your foot in the door.

Laughing all the Way to Work

If a more experienced assistant comes alongside you and provides mentoring - dont refuse it. You should stay in the position for long enough to make what youve learned stick to be fair to yourself and the organization who hired you. (New I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. Excellent material!

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We are what we think.let’s start thinking “Important!”

Laughing all the Way to Work

Yes, we can learn from these professionals and they can motivate us and give us insight and tips, but they can’t tell us how to do our job. I started out wanting to write an article on mentoring. Today’s administrative assistant is much more than a secretary, but we seem to have the same idea as in the past.

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Experience vs. a university degree part two

Practically Perfect PA

The CPS certification from IAAP was a very positive step which encouraged me to finish my BA degree. That’s when I turned to IAAP and am currently working towards my CAP-OM certification. Yes I have taken numerous courses to assist with my role both internal office courses and external professional courses. communications.

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