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Get A Job With A Thank You Letter

Professional Assistant Blog

Heres a sample Thank You letter that you can use to get that dream job you have been waiting for: Your Name Your Address Your City, Province, Postal Code Your Phone Number Your Email Date Name Title Organization Address City, Province, Postal Code Dear Mr./Ms. Until next time, T ake care - of your clutter!

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Is it that time of the year already?

Laughing all the Way to Work

As wonderful as online learning can be, going to a live conference or seminar with other assistants is something that you should try to do a few times a year. All you need is to put some time aside and close your door, or put some earphones on, and plug into your computer and learn. I think I am just not used to having to think about me.

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I got an e-slap on the wrist - Ouch!

Laughing all the Way to Work

I also learned at a "Working Smarter with Microsoft Outlook" seminar that we should not use e-mails as urgent requests. I had a situation a couple of years ago where I had replied to an e-mail that I had mis-read and that caused a bit of kirfluffle (not sure how spell that). This little tip has been a huge time-saver for me.