Thinking Outside the Job Description Box
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MARCH 20, 2008
Administrative assistants are highly skilled in many areas and sometimes we take it for granted, not recognizing where we could go with our skills.
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AUGUST 15, 2009
Here is some common-sense etiquette: Screen your calls: Subscribe to call display. However, I think our etiquette hasnt caught up with the technology. I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. I usually snap my fingers and say "Hey, over here!" We joke about it, but it is distracting.
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JANUARY 10, 2010
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Now that is dedication.Executive Assistant donates kidney to her.
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DECEMBER 28, 2009
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Welcome to Canada, Mr. President.
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FEBRUARY 19, 2009
What is the proper etiquette when addressing or writing to a President? Here is a video link on the proper etiquette to address a President. I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. Everyone up here calls him Obama and our Prime Minister is called Harper. Why do we not use their full name?
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Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Today's.
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FEBRUARY 22, 2009
Posted by Patricia Robb at 6:13 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , etiquette for addressing officials , professional assistant Reactions: 2comments: Carol Bory said. I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice.
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The E-tiquette of E-mail
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FEBRUARY 20, 2008
Here are Some Good-Sense E-mail Etiquette Tips E-mail Salutations: Although e-mail is less formal than writing a letter it is still polite to open with a greeting. It is too easy to press Send and then regret what you have written or find yourself in some legal trouble. Be Angry but Send not! Watson Associates Inc.,
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Go with your gut feeling!
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MAY 31, 2009
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Happy Administrative Professionals' Day!
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APRIL 22, 2009
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When your boss arranges meetings behind your back.
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APRIL 5, 2010
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MARCH 20, 2010
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Different spellings: British, Canadian and American
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FEBRUARY 27, 2009
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We did it Canada!
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FEBRUARY 28, 2010
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Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint?
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FEBRUARY 27, 2010
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Dealing in real time.
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FEBRUARY 13, 2010
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When your voicemail goes awry.
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FEBRUARY 7, 2010
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I gave at the office
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JANUARY 23, 2010
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100 We have a winner!
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NOVEMBER 10, 2008
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Contest!
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NOVEMBER 9, 2008
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A twelve step program to survive as an Admin
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OCTOBER 31, 2009
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We live in an Acronym Happy World.
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SEPTEMBER 7, 2009
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.
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Atlanta, Georgia: The City that Smiles
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SEPTEMBER 18, 2009
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Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Today's.
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AUGUST 22, 2009
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Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgate, 2010 Stevie.
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JULY 12, 2010
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Taking stock
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JULY 9, 2010
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We don't know what we don't know
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JULY 1, 2010
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A funny thing happened on the way to the office.
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JUNE 27, 2009
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Colour Coding Works.
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JUNE 23, 2009
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Playing nice in the sandbox
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JUNE 4, 2010
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MAY 16, 2010
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Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time
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MAY 9, 2010
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MAY 1, 2009
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MARCH 13, 2010
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100 How to get Office fat fast.
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MARCH 21, 2009
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MARCH 1, 2009
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JANUARY 31, 2010
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100 What ever happened to the "us" in Service?
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JANUARY 10, 2010
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Housecleaning in Word 2007: Customizing your Dictionary
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JANUARY 31, 2009
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JANUARY 19, 2009
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Happy New Year! Now don't forget to put the correct year on your.
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JANUARY 1, 2009
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Do you like what you do?
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DECEMBER 5, 2009
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100 The Little Engine That Could.
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NOVEMBER 21, 2009
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Preparing your boss for meetings away from the office or at home
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NOVEMBER 8, 2009
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NOVEMBER 7, 2009
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