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Telephone Screening and Etiquette Skills for Administrative Assistants

Office Dynamics

Top-notch telephone screening and etiquette skills are paramount regardless of industry, company size, or geographic location. Every time you answer the phone, you are accepting responsibility for the relevant interests of others. Their importance hasn’t diminished in our modern world of text messages, e-mails, and online chats.

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Debrett’s unveils etiquette guide for hybrid working

Workplace Insight

Debrett’s, the well-known authority on manners and etiquette, has created a guide to hybrid working etiquette, sponsored by Poly. The guide claims to offer updated advice for the hybrid work era at a time when -it says here – etiquette at work has never been more important. Nobody will applaud your stoicism.

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An Admin’s Guide to Virtual Meeting Etiquette

All Things Admin

Follow In-Person Meeting Norms You wouldn’t wander into the boardroom at work 15 minutes late while munching on a cheeseburger and talking loudly on your cell phone. Proper Video Etiquette Enhances Your Personal Brand! So don’t enter a video meeting that way, either.

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This is How You Ace a Phone Interview

On The Job

For many job seekers, the first interaction they have with an employer is over the phone. But for some, it may be the first and the last contact if they’re not prepared to follow proper phone interview etiquette. Also—there are several you need to be prepared for when you’re not expecting a call from an employer.

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We Know We're Rude With Our Phones -- But We Don't Do Anything About It

On The Job

Employees used their phones to do just about everything -- banning them from work would be like asking them to work with both hands tied behind their backs. But the one thing that hasn't changed is that people are still annoying others with their phone use. They still yell into their phones. Work is stressful enough, right?

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Escape The Desk: The Ultimate List Of Inspiring, Free Places to Work Remotely — Parks, Coffee Shops, And More!

Allwork

There is a certain etiquette and unspoken rule that comes to working remotely from a library and this is expected to be respected. If this is your preferred work environment, it may benefit you to invest in a portable charger that works with phones and computers just in-case you need to power one of your devices.

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5 Etiquette Lessons for the Workplace

On The Job

These are all common etiquette questions that Anna Post, great-great-granddaughter of Emily Post, can answer correctly. Using poor etiquette can severely limit your opportunities," Post says. Some other workplace etiquette dilemmas that Post, as a co-author of "Emily Post's Etiquette, 18th Edition," addresses include these: 1.

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