Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2008

I worked as an Investment Advisor’s Assistant, completed my CSC (Canadian Securities Course), but soon after, I realized that this wasn’t really for me. We strive for an “open door” policy, but of course, there are times when the managers hold meetings or make phone calls and have their door closed.

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2008

Of course there is. By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, February 14, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity D o you find that you write the same e-mails over and over again? Do you feel that there should be an easier way of doing this? It all depends on how you need to do this.

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

Home About Me Advertise Outsourcing - Good or Bad? By The Professional Assistant on Friday, September 14, 2007 Filed Under: Organize , Prioritize , Productivity D oes your firm want to save money? Everyone could use a little more green in their wallets.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2008

And of course, there’s the opposite side of the spectrum, where you have way too many people coming to you with requests (read my post on how to handle this here) and just want to run away. But of course, you don’t want to disturb others around you with the bell going off or some even have chickens clucking as the alarm.

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Workplace Insight

OCTOBER 7, 2024

High concept noir sci-fi, based on a book by Philip K Dick of course; dystopian, chock full of ideas and technology that seemed cool and subversive in 2002 and is mundane in 2013. People inhabit box like apartments and box like office cubicles which separate them from each other and, by implication, life. In the sequence in which M.

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Productivity Bits

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Not the type that would do harm to others, of course. This book targets those that are entrepreneurial in nature, specially those wanting to escape the cubicle. This book targets those that are entrepreneurial in nature, specially those wanting to escape the cubicle. Hugh MacLeod. Photo Courtesy Of gapingvoid.com.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 4, 2008

Its a great piece of software that will help you and you marketing department figure out the best course of action to increase your sites popularity. We use SmarterStats to review our page views, hits, resolved IP addresses, etc.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 10, 2009

And of course, theres the dreaded shredding of confidential documents. You keep printing document after document, not realizing how many trees you are using and how much waste you are creating. Think ahead and see if you can e-mail or transfer your documents in an electronic format to others. This will save your company time and money.

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 28, 2007

Mention to your boss (in a professional manner of course) that you have X number of tasks, projects, etc. Here are the basic rules to do this: Start off with something positive, such as you have been working hard on whatever project you want to mention and show some results of this. and would like to get their help on getting these done.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 28, 2008

Of course, you have to present yourself well, answer the interview questions properly, have the skills and knowledge of the position you are applying for and a few other factors that help you get the job. Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today. Until next time, T ake care - of your clutter!

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 27, 2008

Add New, of course, would be used to add a brand new contact. Click on the arrow down button right beside the "New" button, then click "Distribution List" Here you can either "Select Members" or "Add New" Select Members is used to find contacts that are already in your address book.

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 13, 2008

Of course, the rest of us had to follow this schedule and would have to take time off during these periods. In this case, I dont have to worry about taking extra days off, since I dont really follow the religious holidays that I was brought up with, which in turn, are part of the regular holidays that come up each year.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 10, 2008

Of course I said I was sorry, but she really should have gotten up to let me out. By invading each other's cubicle space or walking into an office without knocking. I was on the inside seat, closest to the window, and instead of getting up to let me by, she just moved over a bit. The bus jerked and stomp, I stepped on her toes.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 15, 2008

There is life outside of the office, but of course, you need to go to work to get your bread and butter. You feel that your work life is in place and need to find some balance in other parts of your life? Up until recently, I too felt this way. Work is work, which can definitely be fulfilling, which I have to admit, is great in my life.

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2008

Money, of course, is important, but what about the customer? Do you feel that you could be helping the client even if you dont know the answer to their issue right away? This happens so often within large corporations, since most of them care only about the bottom line - money! Keep in mind that they are the ones that are paying your salary.

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Professional Assistant Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2007

If there are some negative feedback, let them go, it builds conversations (of course take out the spam) 2. 3comments for this post Chris Salazar Good points. Id like to add two important notes: 1. Enable comments and like you said do not screen them. No ghost writing.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 3, 2008

Of course, the inverse also works. The key to quick transitions, I’ve found, is to keep local copies of all emails. I route my email accounts through Outlook so there are hard copies of everything just in case. I even do this with my Gmail accounts.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2008

This, of course, can be a nightmare, since you could be walking up many flights. You start to notice a particular smell, yet you know it wasn’t you, but you wonder if everyone thinks that it was. This happens to everyone from time to time and there are ways to avoid them (at times). The simplest way to avoid this is to take the stairs.

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2007

Here are 5 ways to score brownie points with your boss and get that promotion or raise (or both) a little faster: The one thing that I’ve learned over the course of my career is to try getting to know your boss. Are you a seasoned veteran like myself (well, this is what people tell me)?

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Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 16, 2008

Heres the link: www.findaseminar.com/administrative-seminars.html Also, one other thing I wanted to mention is that the company that I work at has online courses that I can take. If you are in a different country, I can try to find you some others as well. This definitely helped my position.

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Productivity Bits

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

You might be a cubicle dweller and you might be the only occupant in that 5×5 cube. It’s not good to be a lone wolf in a cubicle farm. Of course, the latter is not necessarily true. Cubicle drive-by is considered intrusive. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. - A Proverb Quote.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2008

This, of course, is heaven to some, but like me, cant stand being bored. By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, October 30, 2008 Filed Under: Meetings , Organize , Productivity D o you find yourself being bored out of your mind at times with nothing to do?

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On The Job

JULY 21, 2008

Please return to your cubicle. After a while, someone new moved into Red's cubicle, donated her sweater to charity and dumped her wilted ficus into the trash. Of course, anytime your boss is doing something unethical or illegal , you really have no choice but to take it to the next level, leave, or do both.

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On The Job

OCTOBER 30, 2008

Of course, much of that is due to the enormous stress in both our private and professional lives. So, today, I want you to think about the person in the cubicle next door or down the hall. Gossiping, backbiting and negative campaigning dominate the airwaves, and we seem to mimic that behavior at work.

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On The Job

JANUARY 15, 2008

In this case, with all eyes watching, heading to a fiesta-filled long weekend with Romo wasn't the smartest idea in the world -- unless of course, you're looking to give a your own career a boost after your latest flicks went straight to DVD." * Early life forms: If you've ever wondered why the guy in the cubicle next to yours is so shy you've never (..)

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Eco-Office Gals

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Of course, you might also have another agenda when it comes to your business startup; you may be interested in running a company that operates in an environmentally responsible manner, in which case sustainability is likely an important factor. No sweat, right?

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Productivity Bits

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Of course, not everyone believes this. For this reason, an office with cubicles can sometimes present problems. It’s not all financial, of course. It is believed by those who practice it that it can bring happiness, prosperity, wealth, and health to a person who follows it. There are many different opinions on the subject.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 20, 2008

Our jobs are not limited to just being a “secretary” We may need to look at courses that will help us reach our goals, but the possibilities can be endless when we think outside the box. They each took the initiative to get appropriate training and education to better equip them in the areas they were interested in.

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On The Job

MARCH 25, 2008

Of course, the problem comes when your cubicle mates get a bit tired of hearing you blather to yourself all day. "Researchers say as many as 96 percent of people talk to themselves aloud, and deaf people have been observed signing to themselves while answering test questions," the story says.

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Eat Your Career

APRIL 17, 2012

And, of course, feel free to add your own tips in the comments below! When establishing timelines, negotiating deadlines, or simply outlining your day, recognize that you’ll probably be thrown off course a few times. They have pretty Japanese inspired designs ( like this one ) as well as plain old cubicle style ones.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 4, 2012

I was at a course recently for new supervisors and they recommended smiling on the phone. Of course, my boss interrupts me constantly throughout the day, but then again he is my boss and I am there to assist him. It is hard to smile without it changing your outlook and reaching others, even over the phone.

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Eco-Office Gals

JANUARY 29, 2013

Of course, there are also LED lighting options, and these have their benefits, as well. But if you have a fair amount of windows in your office space you could go with an open concept that utilizes glass-walled offices and does away with cubicle walls in an effort to let the sunshine in. photo by: K.

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Success

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

If you fail to get this right, as I did with my online men’s store, then your customers won’t care about your offerings, and you’ll have to go back to your old cubicle job. Selling a digital product, such as a book or an online course is far simpler. Educational courses and delivery of content. Choose a product or service.

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 10, 2016

Question: “I am an administrative assistant at a very large company and my cubicle is right outside the door of one of the directors. Of course, the non-direct way (if you are not comfortable talking about it) is to just accept it, realize it is not directed at you, and don’t let it bother you.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 10, 2011

Ways your office or cubicle can project a professional image. Your course materials and The Business Protocol Handbook will be yours to keep. Join us December 21 to discover: 7 guides to modern office manners. Appearance counts: the proper way to look, sound, and even smell. 4 non-verbal indicators of good business manners.

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On The Job

DECEMBER 26, 2007

Likewise, schools — including colleges and universities — should incorporate e-mail training into their courses. Then parents can educate them specifically about what to avoid and what to do. Communication consultants carry a responsibility in this arena as well. Finally, what's the best way to sign off on an e-mail?

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Office Dynamics

MAY 23, 2012

Ways your office or cubicle can project a professional image. Your course materials and The Business Protocol Handbook will be yours to keep. Join us May 29th to discover: 7 guides to modern office manners. Appearance counts: the proper way to look, sound and even smell. 4 non-verbal indicators of good business manners.

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