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Clock In The Right Time Zone: Booking Meetings in Microsoft Outlook

Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 28, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Clock In The Right Time Zone: Booking Meetings in Microsoft Outlook By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, August 28, 2008 Filed Under: Meetings , MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity , Travel D o you need to book meetings for your manager(s), but most meetings are all over the country or even internationally?

Microsoft Outlook

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Finding The Best Travel Deals - Online!

Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2009

Home About Me Advertise Finding The Best Travel Deals - Online! By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, October 06, 2009 Filed Under: Meetings , Research , Travel A re you trying to book a flight, hotel or car rental for your manager? Visit Travel Zoo for the most up-to-date best deals you can find on the internet.

Travel

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Partnering with an Executive Assistant Staffing Agency: Benefits for Hiring Managers and Organizations

C-Suite Assistants

OCTOBER 3, 2023

C-Suite Assistants can find you an EA who can provide crucial support using digital platforms and tools that seamlessly connect your organization across time zones to optimize operations.

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Pros and Cons of Virtual Assistants

C-Suite Assistants

JULY 26, 2021

If you plan to hire a virtual executive assistant, you must decide if you need someone in the same time zone as yourself. Many prefer a virtual assistant in the same time zone. However, this choice can vary depending on the size of your company, the number of employees, and if it is operating across several time zones.

Time Zones

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"Checking In" to a Better Flight

Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 14, 2009

Home About Me Advertise "Checking In" to a Better Flight By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, July 14, 2009 Filed Under: Meetings , Productivity , Research , Travel Y ou get an urgent e-mail from your boss asking you to book a flight and hotel. The time finally comes when your boss is flying out to that all important business trip.

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Retrieve Your Files With Ease

Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2008

Do you feel that you should have some sort of control over these files on how you find them, for future reference? Home About Me Advertise Retrieve Your Files With Ease By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, November 05, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Access , MS-Excel , Organize , Productivity D o you have quite a bit of filing to do?

Filing

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Would You Relocate to Avoid Traffic Jams?

Professional Assistant Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2007

By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, December 06, 2007 Filed Under: Job Seeking , Productivity , Travel D o you find yourself getting stuck in traffic each morning and afternoon? Home About Me Advertise Would You Relocate to Avoid Traffic Jams? Do you feel that people should relocate to a closer home or find a new job?

Google Docs

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We live in an Acronym Happy World.

Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

Coming from a legal background, we were always taught if you are using an acronym or initialism in writing, on the first use you should spell it out and then put the acronym in brackets, which makes a lot of sense and saves a lot of head scratching and searching the document to figure out what the person is referring to. 411 Look Up 411.ca

Time Zones

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Sync Your Hand Held Device

Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2007

Home About Me Advertise Sync Your Hand Held Device By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, November 15, 2007 Filed Under: Networking , Organize , Productivity , Travel A re you looking for software that can synchronize most of your hand held devices? Heres a free piece of software that was recently released that can do just that.

Google Docs

Google Docs Cubicle 2008 2007

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

Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 8, 2009

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

Administrative Professionals

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Need to Change Excel Details from Vertical to Horizontal or Vice.

Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 7, 2010

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Microsoft Excel

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Monty Python Officeland

Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 29, 2009

With references like these how can I lose? .© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 29 July, 2009 Monty Python Officeland One of my former bosses said working with me was like being in a Monty Python movie. My current boss says we get along like a house on fire. Its not that Im funny, because Im not, but I find a lot of things funny.

Time Zones

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Increasing Microsoft Excel 2007's Formula Bar Size

Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

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Microsoft Excel

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Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time

Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 9, 2010

Like you, I list the new assistant as not only a contact but a definite resource for future references. As you previously stated, this is a great way to not only meet new people but you can expand your list of contacts to include the new assistant. I have found this practice to pay off big just when you need it! 23, 1 p.m. 411 Look Up 411.ca

Time Zones

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Kallout To Research Information

Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2008

There’s quite a list of services that Kallout offers, such as search, reference, shopping, news, etc. Click on this and you will have the option to do the research right within application that you are using, such as Microsoft Word or Internet Explorer. Use any or all of these research options to your advantage.

Microsoft Word

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Top Reasons for Working in Large and Small Companies

Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Top Reasons for Working in Large and Small Companies By The Professional Assistant on Monday, February 25, 2008 Filed Under: Job Seeking , Productivity , Travel D o you work in a large company ? You can travel more, whether it be to visit clients locally or internationally. A small company ?

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Overlapping Calendars In Microsoft Outlook? Really?

Professional Assistant Blog

JUNE 8, 2010

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Microsoft Outlook

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Want to Decorate Your Cubicle/Office?

Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 11, 2008

You need to be able to find certain documents on your cubicle walls for easy reference. Try to keep the pictures on a professional level, so obviously dont hang anything that might be lewd, harmful to others cultures or has a picture of something illegal on it. Try not to clutter your cubicle too much.

Cubicle

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Windows 7: Will It Be Like XP or Vista?

Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 16, 2009

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Google Docs

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Preparing your boss for meetings away from the office or at home

Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 8, 2009

What dates and times does he or she have available (keeping in mind time zones for away meetings)? Secure the date and time in his or her calendar, taking into consideration travel time if outside the office. If you find some are outdated please let me know so I can remove them from this list.

Time Zones

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Co-Workers Not Cleaning Up After Themselves?

Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2008

Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! 2comments for this post Anonymous Referring to co-workers not cleaning up after themselves, our women would leave a paper "trail" in the restroom of paper towels. If you like this post, please subscribe to my feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you.

UPS

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Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Today's.

Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

Another helpful site I refer to for protocol on addressing officials is www.formsofaddress.info. Posted by Patricia Robb at 6:13 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , etiquette for addressing officials , professional assistant Reactions: 2comments: Carol Bory said. February 23, 2009 Patricia Robb said. Thanks Carol. That is a good site too.

Time Zones

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Be Positive About Your Customer Service Issues

Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 17, 2009

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Customer Service

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Atlanta, Georgia: The City that Smiles

Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

I am now leaving Atlanta to travel to Birmingham and the impression I am left with is I have never been in a city that smiles so much. Click on that and you will find a wealth of templates from a resume, cover letter, minutes, agenda and many others. I believe someone mentioned there were almost 500 to choose from. 411 Look Up 411.ca

Time Zones

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"Going Green" With Your Documents

Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 10, 2009

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Elevator Etiquette 101: Going Up?

Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Friday, October 17, 2008 Filed Under: Travel Y ou’re standing in the elevator and everyone is crammed like a can of sardines. Home About Me Advertise Elevator Etiquette 101: Going Up? Converted to Blogger by Blogger Templates © Content by Richard Rinyai 2007-2010

Etiquette

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Want to Blog About Your Work?

Professional Assistant Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2007

Internal blogging refers to employees writing blogs that are stored on an intranet or company server. More and more firms are allowing their employees to blog, whether it be internal or external. This can boost company credibility and advertise itself in a global way.

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Are you worried about job security?

Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 12, 2008

I can honestly say that even though it was a hard time to go through, I ended up getting a much better job and a better opportunity and can look back on it as a good learning experience. If you do have to leave, dont forget to ask for a reference letter. My former boss gave me an excellent reference on paper and by phone.

Time Zones

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Just a secretary.

Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 14, 2009

Another time I wanted to try a career in the travel business. I have become familiar with time zones, airport codes and international holidays to avoid. I am sure I could have done well as I have learned nearly everything there is to know about getting someone from point A to point B. 411 Look Up 411.ca

Time Zones

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Calendar "ah ha"

Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 15, 2010

I use this all the time on my calendar and my boss's calendar, and it helps us both to know which events are phone calls which he can take in the office or on the road (yellow) or which events will require travel (blue). I put travel in red and action reminders in yellow, but that is our own system and it works for us.

Calendars

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Too Many Applications Driving You Crazy?

Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2009

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Spring cleaning on the blog

Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 1, 2009

Under My Favourites, I have added a Meeting section with some useful sites and combined many of my travel related links under one title simply called Travel. You will notice on the side bar I have put a lot of the reading sites (My blog list etc.) at the bottom and moved the My Favourites up so it would be convenient for your use.

Time Zones

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Meetings Plus: Taking them offline

Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 19, 2009

Once the date and location is finalized, if it requires flight and hotel, then I put a travel sheet on top of the meeting sheet and start to go through that checklist to see what I need to do, from getting the passport ready, contacting the travel agent and arranging for a purchase order, etc. 411 Look Up 411.ca

Time Zones

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What ever happened to the "us" in Service?

Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

I travel far to try and find a full-serve station, but they are becoming extinct. The incentive was you saved.002 002 cents a litre. That was never enough to get me out of the car! Now, there doesnt seem to be a difference in price at all, it is just common practice that we have to do it ourselves. Recently, I bought a new laptop.

Time Zones

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