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The Admin’s Guide to Career Organization

All Things Admin

As admins, we’re always trying to organize all the pieces and parts of our professional lives – from workspaces to meetings to travel plans. They don’t have an updated resume, a professional portfolio of work samples, or a social media presence. Writing/communication samples. Personal Business Cards. Project plans.

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Communication Productivity Tip: Don't Make People Search for You.

Stephanie LH Calahan

  This is the back of my card as a sample of what I mean: Creating Your Online Business Card An online business card is one site that lists all of your connection points online.  The QR Code is the black and white funky looking square in the lower right of the sample picture below.)

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Be An Unforgettable Speaker – Organization Techniques That Make You Easy to Work With

Stephanie LH Calahan

As a speaker you have a number of things to juggle -- proposals, marketing collateral, networking conversations, presentation material, contracts, travel, etc.    Unless you have business processes in place, you may find your business growing "out of control." Sample tweets and facebook updates promoting you.

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How to Write Effective E-mails

Professional Assistant Blog

Click here to find some samples of effective e-mails. Proofread and spell check (this is so important – you don’t want to make yourself look incompetent). Add your signature (make sure you have all of your pertinent information). Click send! Converted to Blogger by Blogger Templates © Content by Richard Rinyai 2007-2010

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Get A Job With A Thank You Letter

Professional Assistant Blog

The hiring manager told me that he was debating between hiring me and another person. We both had similar skills, education, etc. The only thing that helped me get the job was sending the Thank You letter. Converted to Blogger by Blogger Templates © Content by Richard Rinyai 2007-2010

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Write An Effective Out Of Office Assistant Message

Professional Assistant Blog

Here’s a sample message that you can use to create your “Out of Office Assistant&# : I will be out of the office from _ until _. Ill be checking email _(once a week, every day, etc) __, but will have limited ability to respond. Converted to Blogger by Blogger Templates © Content by Richard Rinyai 2007-2010

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What It's Like to be a Male Admin

Professional Assistant Blog

To download a sample copy of AAU: www.writingink.ca/aau.html. Being a male administrative assistant has its ups and downs, but the ride is definitely exiting and fulfilling. This article was originally published in Administrative Assistant’s Update newsletter. To subscribe to AAU: carswell.customerrelations@thomson.com.

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