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A Conversation with Joan

Office Dynamics

From the first phone call to register for the conference to picking up my name tag, the entire team carried out the professionalism of Joan. My next favorite was attending administrative conferences although there were not many offered in my day, mostly IAAP (then PSI) conferences. There is a team behind the amazing conference event.

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Self Defense for Admins

The Office Professionals Place

Enhance your resume and get the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification or Microsoft Certified Application Specialist (MCAS). A good office professional must be able to greet clients, answer phones, and interact pleasantly, politely, and cordially. Get the knowledge you need. Good Communication Skills This goes without saying.

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What Are You Thankful For?

The Office Professionals Place

We all know how difficult it can be to maintain a realm of sanity in the workplace when the phone is constantly ringing, clients are popping in and out of the office, a project is due, and you have a supervisor who is behaving like a ‘helicopter mom.’ ’ Here are a few things to think about, can you relate?

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Guest Post: What Makes Virtual Administrative Assistants Work?

Laughing all the Way to Work

Make sure your resume is up to scratch: Your resume should list your skills, your experience in working as a virtual assistant, and any other capabilities that you think potential employers are looking for. Alternatively, you can list yourself with other online placement sites as well. Excellent material! 411 Look Up 411.ca

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When working isn't fun: Ho hum, ho hum, it's off to work I go.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Polish up the ol resume It is all right to send your resume out and see what kind of response you get. In this new age of not doing anything more than a quick spell check on documents, make sure you do not have any spelling mistakes in your resume. Job satisfaction is important. They are interested, now what? Excellent material!

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Warning! Warning! Incoming text message.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Sometimes I wish I had something to warn me when I am with someone with a cell phone so I can know that we are going to be interrupted. I find it frustrating when people either text while in a conversation or are constantly taking phone calls. Apparently not, when its by phone. In an emergency, the cell phone is a useful tool.

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The importance of having someone to talk to

Laughing all the Way to Work

I can tell you my friends and colleagues got a lot of phone calls in those early days and it was a wonderful resource and help to me. Below are some things that I have found helpful to build my network: Join a professional association such as the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP). Excellent material!

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