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Guest Blog: Networking Like a Pro

Laughing all the Way to Work

.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 18 October, 2008 Guest Blog: Networking Like a Pro This is a guest post from JEM over at [link]. Networking Like a Pro One of the best ways to boost your career and hone your skills as an administrative assistant is to practice networking. . To be able to network, you must have confidence.

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We live in an Acronym Happy World.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Depending on how acronym happy your office is, it can be like learning a new language. Speaking of initialisms, have you noticed that in many offices, in the e-mail salutation, they refer to people either by their first initial or first and last initial, i.e. Hi P or Hi PR. Back to the drawing board. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Can't Find a Job?

Professional Assistant Blog

By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, November 21, 2007 Filed Under: Job Seeking , Networking , Organize , Productivity A re you in the process of looking for a job? Youd be surprised of how many people in your network are willing and able to help out. Check them out and see what else you can learn! Change is inevitable.

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Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time

Laughing all the Way to Work

I could help them and they could help me, but I also found it to be good networking. Like you, I list the new assistant as not only a contact but a definite resource for future references. I had always made a point of getting to know the various assistants I worked with as I found it to be useful for both of us. 23, 1 p.m. (New

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Free ACT! (CRM) Video Tutorials

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Believe it or not, this was quite an easy system to learn. Just click on any of the links below to take a look at the particular task you would like to learn about. In one of my previous jobs, when I was working for an Investment Advisor, he gave me the installation CD-ROM and asked me to read up on how to use it.

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Sticks and stones will break my bones.but names will never hurt me

Laughing all the Way to Work

I dont mind being referred to as someones assistant. My all-time favourite however is colleague. My current boss always refers to me as his colleague, both to those within our company and to external contacts when referring them to me. I tend to use the term boss when I refer to my employer. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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We don't know what we don't know

Laughing all the Way to Work

I have been on some interactive sites where assistants ask questions and get answers and I learn from them as I have some of the same questions. Lunch n learns are also a good way to learn from each other. Administrative newsletters or bulletin boards where you can post tips or suggestions is a good way to learn.