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Career development for Assistants: 5 common problems and how to solve them

Practically Perfect PA

So we asked our attendees what they thought about their career paths, skills development, performance reviews , and any other developmental aspects of their jobs. Consult other PAs, your manager(s), and your organisation’s HR for advice in progressing your career development. There is no specific PA skills development.

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5 Reasons Why Office Admins are the New Power Job

Office Dynamics

Whether it’s finding the right caterer, meeting global counterparts from international office locations or brushing off your creative skills to whip up a spiffy PowerPoint presentation, you love tackling projects outside of your job scope (and even get excited at the opportunity!). In Good Company. Final Thoughts.

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Some People see Roadblocks -- Others see Hurdles.

Laughing all the Way to Work

I am part of the project management office at my company and I hear the term roadblocks all the time. Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint?

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Guest Blogger: David B. Wright, Author

The Office Professionals Place

If it is a project management position, prepare a project status review presentation or the like…you get the idea. Structure: This is like an elaborate version of your résumé, perhaps most easily done in PowerPoint. To prepare this, think in detail about how you can really contribute to the organization.

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Answering Reader Mail: Career Progression, Wearing Different Hats, and Realistic Expectations

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

This week’s question also comes from an international/non USA reader! When we were a smaller agency, I was the EA and Office Manager for a smaller facility. I'm really interested in progressing and developing my skills but feel that managing the office is hindering my ability to focus on the core of being an EA.

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Tailored Procedures Documentation: Tools and Techniques for Every Learning Style

All Things Admin

Asana or Teamwork : For project management with detailed documentation capabilities. Word, OneNote, or PowerPoint : For audio recording tools. EXPLORE THE RESOURCES © 2024 Julie Perrine International, LLC HOW TO USE THIS ARTICLE IN YOUR NEWSLETTER OR WEBSITE Want to use this article in your newsletter, ezine or website?

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Experience vs. a university degree part two

Practically Perfect PA

Yes I have taken numerous courses to assist with my role both internal office courses and external professional courses. Yes, I have taken job-specific software classes, classes to learn organizational and people skills, and took computer certification classes which I was not aware I needed coming right out of high school.

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