Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Administrative assistants do more than just assist with the day-to-day activities of a company – in fact, for most employers, they’re Person Fridays without whom nothing gets done. Since there is no chance of a face-to-face interview where you can convince people of your abilities, your resume should say it all.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 29, 2009

Polish up the ol resume It is all right to send your resume out and see what kind of response you get. In this new age of not doing anything more than a quick spell check on documents, make sure you do not have any spelling mistakes in your resume. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 20, 2010

In-camera If the Chair says this part of the meeting is in-camera, take your fingers off the keyboard, or put your pen down. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. People at the meeting dont want to be singled out. The decision made is always recorded as a group decision. Oh where or where is my password?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

Click on that and you will find a wealth of templates from a resume, cover letter, minutes, agenda and many others. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Whoever had the idea to put the templates on their site should pat themselves on the back. I believe someone mentioned there were almost 500 to choose from.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 12, 2010

Lynn was in good company as some notable winners of the 2010 Stevie® Awards included: - Executive of the Year: Lawrence J. Ellison, founder and CEO of Oracle - Best Overall Company of the Year: Apple Inc. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Morgan Chase & Co. Oh where or where is my password?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

So why do companies continue to do it? Fax Blasts I remember someone from my IAAP Chapter asked me to fax the notice of our Chapter dinner to a list of about 60 companies to promote it. To me this shows me the company has not done their homework on updating their contacts and are not considering the environment. In anyone home

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 12, 2008

Big companies are going down the tubes, people are losing their jobs and all of us are wondering what the future holds for us and is there hope that we will keep our job? Networking within your own company is a great way to keep your current job or secure a future one. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 10, 2009

She said it wouldnt look good on my resume if I was seen as a job hopper. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. When I was a teenager, I had some good advice from someone I used to babysit for. She advised that I should stay at least one year in any job I was in. Oh where or where is my password?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

When I looked on Google different companies were calling it different things, but PowerPoint Remote or Presentation Remote does help. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. After reading the article on the "remote clicker", which is what I used to call it, I asked John in the cubicle beside me. Thanks Patty.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 31, 2010

The cards are all made with recycled paper and you can even include a gift if you like and this company will send it off for you. It is an American based company and I am in Canada, but the cards I sent were all received within a week. To send to clients of your company. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 5, 2010

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Pay attention or it could cost your company money. It was going to cost our company $5,000 plus in cancellation fees. It could save your company some money. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. One time we had to cancel at the last minute, but we were a few days past the cancellation date.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 20, 2010

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

They won't know what we're capable of if we don't tell them, nor will they realize that letting us do some of the work actually saves the company money in the long run. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. It's up to us to educate them on the benefits of an assistant. January 11, 2010 Anonymoussaid.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 23, 2010

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 31, 2009

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 16, 2010

Make sure that tasks directly associated with clients come first, consider the financial impact of a project and its completion date on the company, don’t let deadlines control the priority list (expense reports can wait when there are more important tasks), and consider cause and effect (do A to enable B, which accomplishes C).

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 22, 2009

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 9, 2010

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 31, 2009

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 21, 2009

My company has a cafeteria which is also very dangerous to the waist line. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Posted by Patricia Robb at 4:49 AM Labels: Administrative Assistant , administrative professional , eating healthy , healthy snacks Reactions: 1 comments: lisacozz said. I agree with all these.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 6, 2009

does the company have random drug testing. ? Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. This is usually a lot of "talk" in companies.but little real support for it. in my experience. Most alcoholics are under the perception that no one notices and that they are very clever in hiding their drinking.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 17, 2008

Posted by Patricia Robb at 10:34 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , hiring smart , professional assistant , top qualities Reactions: 1 comments: American Folder Company said. Great Article--As we at American Folder Company understand the challenges that many office environments face each day. Oh where or where is my password?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 16, 2010

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 9, 2010

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 22, 2009

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 13, 2010

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 11, 2009

We do have to keep our company privacy in mind when sharing and never give specific details, but it is easy to give a general work situation and no one is the wiser as to who it is about and no company secrets are shared. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Oh where or where is my password?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 27, 2009

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 23, 2009

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 10, 2008

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 9, 2008

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 1, 2010

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 13, 2008

It doesnt have to be a long conversation, just a short introduction and if you work in a large company you might want to say which department you work in. I only started with this company in July so I dont know my co-workers that well, so it was a good time to get to know them outside of the office. Oh where or where is my password?

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