Casual Friday: Improve your vocabulary and feed the hungry!
We all know how important it is for an administrative assistant to be well spoken, especially if you want to advance in your career. Well, here’s your chance […] Continue Reading…
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Creating Recurring Tasks in Microsoft Outlook
In my last post, I showed you how to create tasks in Microsoft Outlook to provide reminders and help you track your tasks. Today, I’ll cover creating recurring […] Continue Reading…
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Never Lose Track of Another Task
Over the years, I have used a number of different methods to track tasks, from sticky notes stuck to my monitor, to a steno pad to write down tasks. […] Continue Reading…
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Organizing Your Desk for Optimum Efficiency.
While I am not a stickler for a neat desk (anyone who works with me will tell you that my desk is not the epitomy of neatness), a certain […] Continue Reading…
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Casual Friday - Video Games
For the ultimate in fun time sinks, I have one word for you…MMORPGs.
Ok, so it’s technically 6 words: Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games. Massively Multiplayer Online refers to […] Continue Reading…
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Butt Kissing for Career Advancement
While flagrant flattery (aka butt kissing) is not recommended for career advancement, having a mentor certainly is.
Brian over at TheJobBored wrote an excellent article on LBJ and his career […] Continue Reading…
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Continued Training
One important aspect of climbing the career ladder is continuing your training. There are any number of seminars and training classes out there available for administrative support personnel, […] Continue Reading…
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How to say No to the boss, and still keep your job.
As an administrative assistant, one of your most vital duties is to give appropriate feedback to the boss, and let’s face it, that feedback isn’t always positive. So how […] Continue Reading…
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Casual Friday: Lolcats
I know lolcats aren’t for everyone, but they just really tickle my funny bone. My favorite site for browsing various lolcats entries is:
Icanhascheezburger.com
So, if you’re really in […] Continue Reading…
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So, your boss is leaving you….
Since my boss is leaving me, I thought this topic was appropos.
I wrote previously about the boss/assistant relationship. Because this relationship is so important to the actual job of […] Continue Reading…
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