Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 28, 2007

Youd be amazed of how well it works and helps you negotiate the only thing that you really can negotiate - time! By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, August 28, 2007 Filed Under: Organize A re you afraid to talk to your boss about your workload - if you really do feel stressed about the workload that you have?

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2009

Negotiating Time If the person persists on bothering you, one thing that you can always negotiate is time. Even if they are starting to irritate you, keep a smile on your face (even if its fake) and repeat yourself until they walk away. Ask them when it needs to get done and come to a "reasonable" compromise.

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Eat Your Career

APRIL 17, 2012

People didn’t hesitate to plop themselves down at her desk—even when she was on the phone or heads down working. Aside from in-person interruptions, we’re constantly bombarded with IMs, phone calls, emails and so much more. Set your phone to go straight to voicemail. Email this to a friend? Plan for them!

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Productivity Bits

MARCH 9, 2011

Most smart phones have built-in voice recorder. A good use of a voice recorder would be for dictating email content, ToDo’s, or maybe questions that you may want to ask during a meeting with the higher ups. When nagging deadlines confront you head on, learn to negotiate. Your email will remain private.

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The Small Business Blog

AUGUST 24, 2007

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk Cost Cutting for Small Business – Payment Terms by Stefan Töpfer on Aug 24, 2007 There are two ways to get better payment terms from your suppliers – make sure you know what the pricing is and negotiate the payment terms last, without warning.

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The Small Business Blog

AUGUST 24, 2007

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk Cost Cutting for Small Business – Payment Terms by Stefan Töpfer on Aug 24, 2007 There are two ways to get better payment terms from your suppliers – make sure you know what the pricing is and negotiate the payment terms last, without warning.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

I knew we were going to go back to that city the next year so negotiated with the hotel that if I booked the next event at their venue would they waive the cancellation fee. Negotiation As you saw above, negotiation is possible. There is value in getting to know people, even if it is just over email or the phone.

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Practically Perfect PA

MAY 11, 2014

You can then use your initiative to appreciate what your manager’s typical week involves to enable you to deal with emails and phone calls and plan engagements into their calendar, without having to always consult your boss. One of the crucial elements in ensuring a successful relationship is communication.

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C-Suite Assistants

OCTOBER 31, 2022

If you need more support and want to explore how we approach Executive and Personal Assistant recruitment, you can give us a call or email us. We sift through resumes, we conduct initial phone interviews, we narrow the field to the best candidates and then we conduct additional video and/or in-person interviews. #3

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 1, 2014

In the past I’d be answering phones, taking memos and maintaining files – nowadays you are an extension of your Executive. ” “When I first started as an EA, I was answering phones, filing, and typing memos. I’m now PA to him, his partner in another business (2 email addresses is fun!),

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Eat Your Career

JUNE 6, 2011

My mentor and I would meet via phone about once a month (usually for an hour) and in between these conversations, we would communicate via email. This doesn’t have to be stressful like a contract negotiation. Email this to a friend? Find out how much time they are willing to invest and build a schedule based on that.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 18, 2013

Remember that you can always say during the interview that you will go away and think about their offer and then negotiate over the phone or by email. It will be awkward at the time but you will regret it later when you don’t think you get paid enough.

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2007

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk Nobody answers the phone – put the phone down and do not call back. Negotiate a back-up deal if you can, so if your primary provider falls ill, you have a back-up, or divide the work between two or more service providers to begin with.

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C-Suite Assistants

AUGUST 12, 2024

If you’ve ever fallen behind with your email inbox, you’ll know that alone can take hours out of your day! It’s also essential to handle phone calls and correspondence, schedule meetings, arrange business trips, organize presentations, conduct market research, and pay bills.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk Get better payment terms by negotiation. It’s obviously fine to try and negotiate payment terms, but I think that deliberately paying your bills late is just bad business. OnlineOffice: Overview Get the Flash Player to see this player.

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The Small Business Blog

MARCH 14, 2010

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk Frank Said on March 21st, 2010 at 9:58 pm Another tip is to align your advertising activity with your public relations activity and if you can, negotiate a review of your product or editorial alongside your advertise campaign. thanks for your advice.

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Page Personnel

OCTOBER 30, 2019

More often than not, the contracts are fairly straightforward: you negotiate the job you have to complete, and how much the company will pay you. That’s not to say there’s no room for negotiations but in typical situations, it’s about a flat fee. Just remember that phone of yours does have silent mode. And that’s a good thing.

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Page Personnel

AUGUST 26, 2022

They coordinate schedules, handle employee issues, negotiate with suppliers and work hard to ensure everyone gets along within the company culture. For example, answering phones, taking messages, purchasing office equipment, working with relevant software and filing paperwork. What does it take to be a successful office manager?

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The Small Business Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk In this economy, every price is negotiable. I see many businesses making this mistake), shop around for phone services or use voip instead and so on. OnlineOffice: Overview Get the Flash Player to see this player. Sponsors Advertise Here?

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Productivityist

DECEMBER 15, 2013

Save Gmail attachments to Dropbox: Every time a VA forwarded an email labeled “QUOTES” with a file attached, IFTTT automatically saved the file in a designated Dropbox folder. Having to follow up with emails during the course of the day is a huge distraction and requires a lot of multitasking that can be avoided.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2007

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk I sent about 70 emails to different wine farms around SA and received about 5 positive replies. So now I had my supplier with whom by this stage I had built up a good base for a trustworthy supplier by way of emails. Sponsors Advertise Here?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

While you are at it, do as much automatic or online bill pay as you can - rent, phone bill, etc. Do a great job and learn to negotiate to a better salary or when you job hunt after you've gained a lot of experience. And anyone can email me questions and I respond only via this blog, not to your personal address. Do a great job.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

DECEMBER 13, 2010

As soon as you get an email or piece of paper, deal with it. If I flag it for later I at least say I got their email. Oftentimes, they have never met me, but may recall my name or my boss’ name when I mention it over the phone. In all emails with other assistants we started referring to our bosses by initials only.

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Recruit CRM

JUNE 17, 2021

Examine consumer behaviour and modify email and advertising campaigns accordingly. Accounting Clerk's Key Responsibilities: Completing basic office tasks, including replying to phone calls, acknowledging emails, processing mail, filing, etc. Establish market research studies and analyse their findings.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MARCH 15, 2013

Keep in mind how long it takes to commute or how you will find a quiet, private place to do phone interviews. Some weeks between commuting, phone interviews, in person interviews, and planning/searching/scheduling/researching everything, I was spending a good 25 hours or more just on my job hunt. You can just write “Thx!”

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JULY 13, 2011

You'll find yourself getting calls and emails a couple of times a year if not once a month. You may do a 30 min phone interview with 3 different HR folks and then will be asked to meet with at least one of them before meeting an array of assistants, senior level management, and your actual boss.

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The Marq

OCTOBER 10, 2019

You need to have a regular schedule that's non-negotiable and dedicated to this activity. During this time, I know I'm not doing anything else: no emails, texts, browsing (unless I'm researching), or phone calls. Just kidding! Below are the details. I suggest setting this at your optimal time of day. Of course not.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

I would like to email her after they meet to let her know I am interested in the role. To email her expressing my interest and why I would be great in the role? I would like to email her after they meet to let her know I am interested in the role. To email her expressing my interest and why I would be great in the role?

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Admin Awards

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Employees were asked to share a personal story or something meaningful to them that would serve to inspire one another through an encouraging email to the entire firm. Then, keep personal feelings out of hard conversations by negotiating from the point of the data. Instead, they reached out via phone calls, emails, and texts.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 6, 2013

EA work is typically admin work - phones, travels, calendars, expense reports, mtgs/luncheons, etc. However, if you know how valued you are and what unique things you bring to the table, it does mean there may be some room for negotiating. And anyone can email me questions and I respond only via this blog, not to your personal address.

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Success

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Looking at your phone you find three texts that say, “Hey is this meeting happening?”. Unlike typical venture capitalists, he left Silicon Valley to get away from the constant stimulation, “just touching base” emails and endless coffee dates. “I Set regular, non-negotiable shipping goals that leave you not quite enough time to finish.

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Success

MARCH 24, 2022

Pick up the phone, knock on the door, reach out to those people, and go for what you want. Your emails go unanswered , and people who promise to get back to you disappear like Houdini. During a negotiation: Their arms are folded, their iPhone is more intriguing than your stories, and they suddenly need to leave for an urgent meeting.

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Success

JULY 17, 2024

Being left out of activities or [a group] email is a big one,” says Suzette Bray, LMFT, a licensed therapist and author of Your Emotions and You , DBT Explained and the Borderline Personality Disorder Workbook. Can you negotiate that with yourself?’” Other times, the signs are so obvious that we can’t miss them. And is it OK?

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Success

AUGUST 10, 2021

The lion’s share of our sales comes from email marketing , but very few blog readers (1%) subscribe. If we increase our email subscriber rate from 1% to just 2%, we could capture 150 additional leads each month just from our top two blog posts. Your gut says email marketing has huge potential if only you’d double your efforts here.

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Office Dynamics

JANUARY 21, 2020

And yet assistants help file digital documents and manage calls through their cell phones, so the skills required for these tasks haven’t completely gone away. Executive assistants are running meetings, making hiring decisions, giving presentations, negotiating contracts, managing budgets and are considered co-leaders.

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Brilliantly Better

JULY 17, 2010

I think that was also the day when I started to use my app as an excuse for not going out or as a standard answer at the phone. No more arguing or negotiating, I just started to code it. Felt somehow special and fancy, mainly because of the name of the new framework: Quartz Core. I also added a Help and FAQ section.

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Productivity Bits

JUNE 10, 2011

Instead, carving out portions of our day where we know we need to be super productive, shutting the door and turning off our phones helps to keep us on track during critical moments. Blocking out these times on a calendar, turning off the phone and pronouncing ourselves unavailable helps keep any distractions away. 100% No Spam.

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