Scheduling meetings is one of the most common tasks for administrative staff. Although common, there is a huge amount of judgment involved. You have a lot of control over another person’s time; it's your responsible to use it wisely.
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Having the assistance of a credit card as you are starting on a new business venture may not be absolutely necessary, but it can surely help you a lot. It does not only give you a source for funds, but it also adds organization to your cash flow and in tracking expenses. Additionally, most...
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The past few decades have seen an incredible revolution in the world of the airline industry. Low cost and discount airlines took the industry by storm with their focus on getting their passengers to their chosen destinations with no frills and the least expense possible. Discount airlines like Jet Blue and Southwest have proven...
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In this article I will refer to the executive as him or his. At some point in your career you will be paired with the boss who expects for you to attend to his personal matters. This will range from making coffee or washing his lunch dish to picking up his dry cleaning or even a...
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Having spent over 20 years in various administrative positions, invariably I will be asked, “You know so much about so many things, why are you still an Executive Assistant?” After I swallow hard to get that lump of irritation out of my throat I try to articulate a meaningful answer to the question.  I forgive people...
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Many woman that have held administrative assistant positions in the 1960’s will tell you that they typed up letters, answered the telephone, scheduled their boss’s meetings and even got him coffee. For the higher level executive secretaries, they did all the above in addition to taking Meeting Minutes, coordinating travel arrangements and transcribing dictation. These...
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As administrative staff it is imperative to be intimately acquainted with the policies and standards of your company. It is equally important to “know your role in the process.” The ability to stay abreast of the nuances of policy sets us apart from other staff members. The assistant should be a valued partner, not...
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Data entry skills test may be conducted by some companies for selecting the right candidates for the post of data entry operators. Data entry skills tests help filtering the right candidates. The skills test would be conducted with the help of software developed by the company selecting data entry operators. Normally the skills tests...
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If you have ever been responsible for planning a very large event then most likely you already know most of the stressful feelings that come along with it. Indeed, there is much to be stressful about when event planning for several hundred people, but chances are that you probably already knew about the event...
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