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How to Sabotage a Great Job
You like your job. You have a good boss, and you’re really good at what you do. Think you can’t or won’t be fired? Think again. It doesn’t matter how good you are at your job, certain behaviors can...
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How to Organize the Boss’s E-mail
Often as an administrative assistant (and very frequently as an executive assistant), you’ll have the job of monitoring and organizing your boss’s e-mail. This essentially entails reading through his...
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Mentoring a Young Executive
At some point in your career, you are going to be working for someone who has never had an assistant before. One of the toughest, but most rewarding, jobs an Administrative or Executive Assistant can...
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Ask the Admin – What More Do I Need?
I received this e-mail from Kathy: I have a AA in Business Administration with a concentration in management, a bookkeeping diploma and a administrative assistant diploma and I still have a hard time...
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Ask the Admin: Becoming a Virtual Assistant
I received this e-mail from Andrea: On my personal day off, I’ve been thinking about leaving my cubicle assistant job–where I’m basically working as assistant for a bank via a real-estate holding...
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Learn Office 2007 with Ribbon Hero
One of the biggest problems with Office 2007 is that the interface of the programs is very different from previous versions of Office. Tasks you can usually do with your eyes closed have become...
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Ask the Admin: Measurable Goals for Assistants
This question comes from Keira: My boss has recently asked me to write a set of measurable goals for her based on my responsibilities but I’m not sure how to go about it – how can I measure what I do...
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Get a $50 Amazon Gift Card with OfficeArrow Bronze Membership
I’ve talked about OfficeArrow before and what a great community it is for Administrative Professionals. Well, in honor of Administrative Professional’s Day, OfficeArrow is giving away a $50 Amazon...
View ArticleTips for a Successful Business as a Virtual Assistant
Today’s we have a guest post from James Mowery of Laptop Computers. Working as a virtual assistant sounds like an easy way to make money working from home. In reality, it can be a roller coaster ride...
View ArticleBecoming a Project Manager
While being an Administrative or Executive Assistant is, for many of us, a career goal in itself, many assistants desire to grow into other careers. One job I’ve personally seen a number of assistants...
View ArticleMy Job Changed, Why Not My Title
I hear the lament over and over, not just in the administrative support field, but in just about every field and industry I know. It happens all the time. The Job Changes When you start a new job, you...
View ArticleNo Budget for Training? Do It Yourself
Today’s article is a guest post from Wendy Stoneman. In my time with my current employer, I’ve been involved in training a few of our new admins. At some point in their first year they generally ask...
View ArticleThinking Like A Manager
Joan Burge had a great post this week about thinking like a manager. It’s part of her series on “Becoming an Administrative Superstar”. Her post got me thinking about my own experiences as an...
View ArticleWork From Home Careers for Admins
Have you been laid off? Having trouble finding another job? Welcome to the club! So many administrative personnel have lost their jobs in the down economy, and the job growth for our industry just...
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Working From Home: Notary Public
One work-from-home option open to Administrative and Executive Assistants is working as a Notary Public. The main job of a Notary Public is to witness signatures and attest to the authenticity of the...
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