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Guest Blog: Networking Like a Pro

Laughing all the Way to Work

.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 18 October, 2008 Guest Blog: Networking Like a Pro This is a guest post from JEM over at [link]. Networking Like a Pro One of the best ways to boost your career and hone your skills as an administrative assistant is to practice networking. . To be able to network, you must have confidence.

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How to take meeting minutes like a professional

BMT Office Administration

Meeting minutes are a staple of all Board meetings, and many internal company meetings, as they serve as an official written record of a meeting to aid in future decision-making and fill in employees who couldn’t attend. What are meeting minutes for? Where did meeting minutes come from?

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It Takes Courage: Building Administrative Support Teams

Office Dynamics

The answer was right in front of me…a support staff group within the organization who met monthly to share information, network and receive professional development. How would I ever make connections, know where to go for information, or even make a friend? It was a small group at that time, with less than 70 members.

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Whose meeting is it anyway?

Laughing all the Way to Work

Do you ever get a meeting request and an agenda has not been provided, or if it is a teleconference the call-in details have not been given or the boardroom hasnt been booked for an internal meeting? When booking meetings ownership of the meeting has to be established. Whose responsibility is it anyway?

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Oh where or where is my password?

Laughing all the Way to Work

I logged onto my computer last week and put in my network password, then to open my Outlook account I had to put another password in for that. If someone scans your computer or network for that word, they'll find your file right off. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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The importance of having someone to talk to

Laughing all the Way to Work

This is where an assistant network can come in handy. I often reach out to my network to get answers to problems that come up at the office or just to lend a sympathetic ear. When you leave a job, you dont have to leave your network behind. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct.

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Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog

Laughing all the Way to Work

EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.