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An Admin’s Cheat Sheet to Business Terminology

All Things Admin

Responsive Website – This term refers to a website that adapts based on the type of device (tablet, phone, laptop, desktop) used to view it. ToS – Terms of Service: This refers to the legal agreement between a company or website and its users.

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Happy Retirement to someone who gave me a chance.

Laughing all the Way to Work

The man I interviewed with was very nice, but was concerned about my lack of legal experience. I finally got a phone call to say they wanted to hire me and could I start in a few weeks? He said he was concerned about my rusty legal experience. He taught me everything I know about the legal field.

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How To Be A Good Mentee: Everything You Need To Know

Success

Having someone spend the time to be your mentor is a privilege, so it’s normal to wonder how to be a good mentee. A great mentor will be someone you can confide in and learn from, to help guide you in your life, your career and everything that falls in between. You might be surprised—they might invest more in the conversation.)

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Inside the Guernsey PA Network

Practically Perfect PA

During my time there I took the first PA qualification in Guernsey, my HR qualification and also qualified as a Legal PA. Find yourself a mentor that you look up to. Do you have advisors / board members / mentors that have helped with the network? What piece of advice would you give assistants coming into the profession today?

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Inside the Edinburgh PA Network

Practically Perfect PA

Previous to this I worked in such roles as Secretary to a group of Consultants, Marketing Assistant for an Architect firm, Facilities Coordinator for a construction company and Purchase Ledger for NHS Legal department just to name a few. Sherien : I am sure I am with the millions when I say I can’t live without my phone.

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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. I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. So if you want to get your foot in the door as an admin, there is no shame in that and it will be valuable training for whatever career you ultimately choose.

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Ten critical foundations for successful collaborative networks

BioTeams

Promotion, Selection, Induction and Mentoring. Appropriate Legal Frameworks. Additionally if a VEN is to be a legal contracting entity then additional Legal Structures will be required. This article offers an introduction to these ten foundations. Both Informally and Formally. How will the decisions be made?