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A day in the life: Matthew Want, PA, Marcham Publishing

Practically Perfect PA

For any of us that have heard Lucy speak, we will know that Matthew is the person that keeps the wheels rolling at Executive Secretary Magazine while Lucy travels around the world promoting the industry. Meeting and greeting visitors, liaising with clients, suppliers and other staff in a professional manner.

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Win an award-winning Brother office labeller

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The labeller can help with everything from organising office filing to tracking property through specialist bar code and asset management labels. And you can find the P-touch range from all good office suppliers or online at [link]. ( *GfK 2014 study conducted amongst 1,501 businesses with labelling devices across UK, France and Germany).

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Gatekeeping: what does it actually mean?

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The term ‘gatekeeper’ is used in association with PAs/ EAs frequently, you will see it in job applications, CVs, articles relating to the industry and everything in between, but what does it actually mean to us? In the minds of these industries we are the people to get around and the barrier to overcome. Tanya Battel. Louise Jones.

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The Bribery Act – what do assistants need to know?

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A commercial organisation can be found guilty of this offence if the bribery is carried out by an employee or a third person, this could include a contractor, a supplier, an agent or a subsidiary. Due diligence procedures should be in place for all new third-party suppliers. Filed under: Regulation , Training and Guidance.

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The Evolution of CRM

Productivity Bits

The traditional viewpoint in industry used to be “here’s what we can make – how can we sell it?” The use of web-based CRM avoids using separate applications for every business function, each with their own bank of electronic records, folders and files. This article was written by Workbooks, leading supplier of web-based CRM software.

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Serviced Apartments – pros and cons

Practically Perfect PA

In addition I met with a number of serviced apartment suppliers and from the outset it was clear that the apartments were considerably cheaper than the best corporate rate I was offered at a hotel. Filed under: Accomodation. Using this tactic reduced the department’s spend by over 40%.

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Guest Blogger: David B. Wright, Author

The Office Professionals Place

Youve posted your resume on all the top job boards plus the various industry-focused and niche job sites related to your type of work. Though youll be prepared to answer questions, youll have plenty of your own questions to ask, based on the research youve already done about that particular company, their competitors, and industry trends.