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3.4 Million Chinese Youth Rush To Civil Service Jobs For Stability, Not Pay

Allwork

“Some departments chose to either cut salaries by 30% or fire people in response to cost-cutting policies,” she said. In Shandong, civil servants complained on social media in September about being paid only one month per quarter, part of a policy called “guarantee four (months’ salary), strive for six.

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Adhering to the "Open Door" Policy

Professional Assistant Blog

Home About Me Advertise Adhering to the "Open Door" Policy By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 Filed Under: Meetings , Prioritize I n my last job, I had my own office. Just remember, if your company has an “open door” policy, please adhere to it.

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5 Ways to Get More Comfortable Using AI for Work

Success

Durant compares the introduction of AI to when email and the internet began to replace fax machines. Ask about your company’s AI policy According to Durant, before you start using AI to complete work tasks, you should find out if your company has a policy for using AI at work.

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Cubicle Etiquette 101

Professional Assistant Blog

Our workplace actually has a policy of not allowing them any longer. The world has to smell their cologne. Posted on 18 February, 2010 11:42 AM The Professional Assistant Yep, I know the feeling of perfumes and colognes.

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How to Choose an Online Fax Service

Small Business CEO

It’s 2013, and you know that faxing is an antiquated technology. At the same time, you realize that some people still use it, and it’s unprofessional not to have a fax number if someone requests it. An online fax service is a technology that bridges old world faxing with new(er) world email.

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Job descriptions for Personal Assistants – Merited or inherited?

Practically Perfect PA

When the printer/scanner/fax breaks down I am ultimately the person who troubleshoots and fixes the machine in question. Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards – for e.g. Gifts and Entertainment Policy. Interpret administrative and operating policies and procedures.

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What's the story on your file?

Laughing all the Way to Work

You want to file letters, faxes and e-mails received and sent chronologically. Fax transmission sheets and courier slips are also part of the story and provide proof that a document has been sent so should be kept stapled to the correspondence. Your company may even have a policy on their naming procedures.

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