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At Your Side: Mentoring in the Workplace

Laughing all the Way to Work

She said that new assistants are mentored for the first year of their working career. They work initially as an assistant-in-training and report to a senior assistant for mentoring and help with anything that comes up on the job. Because of this mentoring program they had no problem hiring young assistants right out of college.

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Inside the Peterborough PA Network

Practically Perfect PA

Coming runner up for the Hays/Executive PA Magazine awards for Newcomer of the Year 2012 started my journey into becoming a career PA. Do you have advisor’s / board members / mentors that have helped with the network? Aside from the network, what have been your career highlights to date? How did you promote the network?

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Assistant Certifications: free webinar replay & handout

Office Dynamics

We had an incredible webinar event with over 1,300 assistants registered to learn more about why, as an administrative professional, they should consider a career certification. Check out Lucy Brazier and her publication, Executive Secretary Magazine. It’s a great way to mentor, as well as network.

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Career Blogging: A new way of marketing yourself

Laughing all the Way to Work

I have gained confidence in what I do from reading and writing about it. I try to encourage other admins to start thinking of themselves as professionals who have something to write and talk about. Yes, blogging has helped me to see that I have a lot to share in my profession and it has given me confidence to go and try for more.

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We are what we think.let’s start thinking “Important!”

Laughing all the Way to Work

Today’s administrative assistant is much more than a secretary, but we seem to have the same idea as in the past. I read our professional magazines and notice that the majority of the articles are written by office consultants or HR professionals. Some people have the expertise, but don't feel confident enough to write.

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