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10 Simple Tips to Improve Your Time Management Skills

Success

An unexpected phone call or a drop-in visitor may be urgent, but the consequences of dealing with either may not be important in the long run. Do you receive phone calls that divide your focus? Pick up the phone Making a call can often generate a quicker—and more accurate—response than a time-consuming email exchange.

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How to Stand Up for Yourself

Success

The director of a small but busy public library in the Midwest, Marcia Fanning (not her real name) says she was meek and didn’t really stand up for herself for many years: “I let people walk all over me, and I ended up being really unhappy a lot of [the] time.”. Best practices for standing up for yourself. I apologized.

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9 Ways to Improve Your Organization Skills for Administrative Assistants

Office Dynamics

Organization skills for administrative assistants are one of the most valuable skills to have as an administrative assistant. Fortunately, there are at least 9 ways to improve your organization skills as an administrative assistant without too much effort on your part. Be proactive. Establish a filing system. Learn to delegate.

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5 Ways to Nail a Surprise Phone Interview

On The Job

I think anyone can do well in a phone interview if they're prepared, but what happens when you get an ambush call? into the phone as you step in dog barf (the dog didn't like the cushion so much) and suddenly your career is teetering on the abyss. Don't answer the phone when you're in rush hour traffic or eating lunch.

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Raise your hand if you like automated phone message systems…

ProAssisting Blog

I know that they ask for this information—account numbers, PINS, last 4 digits of your social security number—so that the representative has your account or profile pulled up when they take your call but based on my experience 98% of the time, I have to repeat that information to them anyway… just ridiculous.

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Artificial Intelligence at Work: How Office Professionals Can Build A.I. Skills for the Future

Eat Your Career

We also need the right skills to make the tool work. Be Mindful of Privacy and Confidentiality Concerns All new technology runs the risk of opening us up to new privacy and confidentiality concerns. This includes personal identification information (like phone numbers, email addresses, social security numbers, etc.)

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Picking up skills along the EA career path

Practically Perfect PA

The Account Manager role was a little side step along my career path but required the same skills I would need in my next role as a PA and Administrative Manager. Speaking with confidence on the phone and forwarding calls. Just think how many of these skills we as Executive Assistants still use today! Dressing professionally.

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