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Almost 60 percent of the employees interviewed felt that just owning a smartphone or tablet encourages them to work outside of the office. Many are checking emails, making calls and accessing documents, explains Cint CEO Bo Mattson. Many are checking emails, making calls and accessing documents, explains Cint CEO Bo Mattson.
I have gotten in the habit of doing this frequently during the day and hardly even think about it until the system shuts down for some reason and then I breathe a sigh of relief when I open the document (by pressing Ctrl + o by the way) and find that I have not lost any of my work. Ctrl + a - Selects the whole document.
spacing To insert a document i.d. or a filename path to your document Insert Footer, Edit Footer On Insert Tab, click on drop down menu for Quick Parts. Then open a new document and paste (Ctrl v). To print the entire screen, press the PrintScreen key and then paste it into a blank document. Choose Field.
Recently I was working with someone on an Excel document. They sent an e-mail wondering if any of the assistants could help them export a document from Excel to Word. Unlike Word you will only see the header repeated when you do a print preview or print the document. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat.
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. If you get an opportunity for an interview you may as well go and try it. Be prepared in the interview with your own questions too. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat.
Meeting documents: some people have it printed single sided and others double sided. It is very hard to follow along when not all members have the document printed the same way. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. It is comical watching everyone trying to sort out which way to hold the paper.
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.
That is why I suggest when you go to an interview you should ask questions and find out exactly what “providing administrative support&# means. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Oh where or where is my password? ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared?
A good assistant knows just where to find the document or file needed, or they won’t stop looking till they do. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time ► April (2) Keeping focussed in a busy environment When your boss arranges meetings behind your back.
For paper things that I need to remember to follow up on, I put the letter or document in my Wait Bin (which is a tray for things I am waiting on). That wouldnt work for me because I dont have that many paper documents to bring forward, but I can see it being necessary if you have lots of items. Where can I put this paper? Thats great!
Proofing documents can also be funny. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time ► April (2) Keeping focussed in a busy environment When your boss arranges meetings behind your back. I left his office to the sound of his chuckles behind me.
Many times I need to proof text and comment with my thoughts before he even looks at it. Of course my comments are limited because the subject matter is not my expertise, but he relies on my input and corrections to make the document look good. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Oh where or where is my password?
No matter if you are crossing over multiple timezones or simply want to be able to go to the park and work outside, creating your freedom is possible. I have Dropbox on my phone as well so I can easily send documents to my consultants while on the road. Be prepared. Airports and coffee shops with free wifi.
Most times dragging and dropping into my Tasks works for me, but if the e-mail and attachments are needed, then click on the Insert Tab and choose Insert Item and then you can choose the e-mail you want. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh.
And we interviewed many families, more than 100 families, to understand why they would be interested in living a bound life where the time was going, a normal life. But what about some of the challenges that some people face when they’re traveling, for example, navigating timezones, language barriers and visas and so on?
The CEO I was working for at the time was very busy and my meeting scheduling skills were put to the test. He was also an international traveler so I had to learn everything about timezones, flights and everything in between when your boss travels to a foreign country. And travel he did.
In interviews I’ve said that I’ve worked for introverts and extroverts and my job is to conform to the needs of my boss. This means when you show up for the interview you are courteous to everyone. Your interview starts even before you shake hands with anyone or answer an interview question. Exhaust all resources.
This company is so ginormous I am having a dizzy time of trying to wrap my brain around what all they do – various forms of power, civil engineering, and then the IT services side of it. I am learning timezones and currencies and every day I am shaking in my boots that it might be too much but I want it so dang bad!
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