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How Telecommuting Beats the Recession

Productivity Bits

This form of working from home and using computers and the Internet has been coined telecommuting. Telecommuting Trends. The fastest growing telecommuting roles at the moment are in the fields of freelance data entry, accountancy, business consulting and customer services.

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Using the Quarantine to Improve Your Executive Assistant Skills

C-Suite Assistants

With more employees working from home, and less facetime with your executives, improving your executive assistant skills presents more challenges than ever. As much as half of America’s population moved to a telecommuting role during the pandemic. Honing Your Executive Assistant Skills In a Changing Business Environment.

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Could telecommuting be a career mistake?

On The Job

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Wednesday, October 14, 2009 Could telecommuting be a career mistake? Those are lessons he says other telecommuters need to take to heart. Working from his Cambridge, Mass.,

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Work flexibility: Unconventional arrangements are here to stay

BMT Office Administration

As time passed, however, Molly started noticing the positives of telecommuting. A default way to continue business operations during the pandemic, telecommuting has become the favored method of working for many people. Like Molly in the opening example, employees sometimes think of hybrid work as the best of both worlds. Unlimited PTO.

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How to Work from Home as an Administrative Assistant

C-Suite Assistants

However, the administrative assistant (telecommute position) has unique challenges compared to the in-person admin assistant. Keep reading to discover the skills and qualities you need to be a successful work from home administrative assistant. What Skills are Needed to do Admin Work from Home?

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No Opportunities for Career Advancement? Do These 5 Things

All Things Admin

Are things like a flexible schedule, ability to telecommute, additional days off, other company perks, or an off-cycle promotion an option? If the answer is yes, keep adding value and learning new skills to stay relevant in your career. Ask “If not now, then when?” Does your company offer gym memberships or tuition reimbursement?

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Time Management Goals for Executive Assistants

C-Suite Assistants

While those are still components of the position, executive assistants have to change their perception of time management to accommodate more soft skills. Executive assistants’ time management skills now depend on their ability to put resources in place that eliminate the need to multitask.

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