On The Job

AUGUST 5, 2010

Many of us identify ourselves by what we do for a living. Its not uncommon at a neighborhood cookout to hear "So, what do you do?" Telling someone "Im a stocker at the Piggly-Wiggly" is a bit different than saying, "Im a vice president of the biggest bank in town." What does it do to your career?

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On The Job

MAY 4, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Monday, May 4, 2009 10 Things Employers Say Every College Student Should Know About Getting a Job At first the students didnt catch on. Do the homework. Do you look at our awards?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 26, 2013

I'm not sure if you check this e-mail, but I figured I would give it a shot! I have an interview next week to be a Sr. Administrative Assistant and I am super nervous! Honestly, I know I don't have all the qualifications, yet they still want to interview ME! I am a super intelligent, fast-learner.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 25, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Cultural Differences in Jobs Around The World By The Professional Assistant on Friday, January 25, 2008 Filed Under: Job Seeking , Productivity C ultures and laws in different countries can vary quite largely. Here in North America, we have to abide by laws that do not discriminate against age, gender, race, etc.

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Virtual Moxie

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Virtual Moxie - The Cure For The Common Virtual Assistance Practice I Want Moxie! And you can also join in the conversation about Moxie posts happening over on my Facebook page Recent Comments Stephanie on Speed is the enemy of many good things. Anastacia on Speed is the enemy of many good things. On Justin Bieber.

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MARCH 9, 2010

Virtual Moxie - The Cure For The Common Virtual Assistance Practice I Want Moxie! And you can also join in the conversation about Moxie posts happening over on my Facebook page Recent Comments Stephanie on Speed is the enemy of many good things. Anastacia on Speed is the enemy of many good things. On Justin Bieber.

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Unfortunately, our calendars and to-do lists often get in the way of common sense. Do this once a week, say, on Sunday night. Learn to forgive. Getting plenty of sleep, exercising, stretching, smiling and laughing can all enhance your mood in the short term.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Virtual Moxie - The Cure For The Common Virtual Assistance Practice I Want Moxie! And you can also join in the conversation about Moxie posts happening over on my Facebook page Recent Comments Stephanie on Speed is the enemy of many good things. Anastacia on Speed is the enemy of many good things. On Justin Bieber.

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MARCH 23, 2010

Virtual Moxie - The Cure For The Common Virtual Assistance Practice I Want Moxie! And you can also join in the conversation about Moxie posts happening over on my Facebook page Recent Comments Stephanie on Speed is the enemy of many good things. Anastacia on Speed is the enemy of many good things. On Justin Bieber.

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Virtual Moxie

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Virtual Moxie - The Cure For The Common Virtual Assistance Practice I Want Moxie! And you can also join in the conversation about Moxie posts happening over on my Facebook page Recent Comments Stephanie on Speed is the enemy of many good things. Anastacia on Speed is the enemy of many good things. On Justin Bieber.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 4, 2009

Someone who is on your back for every little thing. Did you do this? Did you do that? Working under those conditions would make anyone nervous and question whether you are the problem and maybe you just cant do the job. Here are some reasons I think managers can get possessive: Im not sure I can trust you.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 29, 2009

With references like these how can I lose? Its not that Im funny, because Im not, but I find a lot of things funny. Both of these positions were in the busiest offices I have ever worked in, but when the going gets tough, humour seems to abound! Did I not bring them home? Good thing I checked.

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Virtual Moxie

APRIL 14, 2009

Virtual Moxie - The Cure For The Common Virtual Assistance Practice I Want Moxie! And you can also join in the conversation about Moxie posts happening over on my Facebook page Recent Comments Stephanie on Speed is the enemy of many good things. Anastacia on Speed is the enemy of many good things. On Justin Bieber.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 13, 2009

Can you believe we are already into a new year and will have to think about completing a performance appraisal again? As painful an exercise as this may be, I wouldnt downplay the performance appraisal. In some organizations raises are tied to how well you do and it is also a record that is kept on your personnel file.

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On The Job

OCTOBER 21, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Wednesday, October 21, 2009 4 ways to keep your confidence during a job hunt I hear from a lot of people who are out of work. I wonder if I’m smart enough to hold up a conversation with anyone.

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Andrea Kalli

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

My website finally reached it’s first 10,000 visitor per month mark and I’m overjoyed!! I hadn’t even been keeping a close eye on the progress until May 2010. When I got into Google Analytics and discovered I was gaining about 800 new visitors every month, I was thrilled. Rating 3.00

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Andrea Kalli

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

My website finally reached it’s first 10,000 visitor per month mark and I’m overjoyed!! I hadn’t even been keeping a close eye on the progress until May 2010. When I got into Google Analytics and discovered I was gaining about 800 new visitors every month, I was thrilled. Rating 3.00

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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. I don’t mean take charge of the office – you might make some serious mistakes.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 27, 2008

.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 27 November, 2008 Can you afford not to take a vacation? I am going on vacation starting this Saturday and I need it badly. I am busy, busy this week preparing to leave because I dont want to leave any loose ends and I want to cover off on anything that might come up in my absence.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 31, 2010

When I was young my Aunt Joyce would send me a birthday card each year and put a bit of money in it. I so looked forward to those cards. It made quite an impact on me and now that I am an adult I have been sending birthday cards to my friends and family for years now, especially to the children in my life.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 18, 2008

I asked her to guest blog because I thought you might be interested in what she is blogging about on her site. I hope you enjoy her article. I am sure she would be pleased if you wandered over to her site for a visit. Sometimes, its hard to know how to begin networking. Be confident. Keep in touch.

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Virtual Moxie

AUGUST 18, 2009

Virtual Moxie - The Cure For The Common Virtual Assistance Practice I Want Moxie! And you can also join in the conversation about Moxie posts happening over on my Facebook page Recent Comments Stephanie on Speed is the enemy of many good things. Anastacia on Speed is the enemy of many good things. On Justin Bieber.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 12, 2008

The answer to all these questions is "we just dont know", but if your company is downsizing there is something you can do to show that you are someone they should keep around? Here is my list of what I think you can do to make yourself indispensable and create your own job security: Be available. Be noticed.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 12, 2009

I started this blog to share the knowledge I had picked up over the years either from other administrative assistants, my bosses or from trial and error. Bring Forward System or Using Tasks in Outlook Have a system to follow up on items your boss has asked you to do or things you know you need to do.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 21, 2009

I just recently read an article on it and was surprised when I really paid attention to the messages I was sending myself that some of them were negative. I know so many people who are great at what they do, but when I hear them talk about themselves they are very negative and keep telling me how they cant do it.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 18, 2009

.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 18 January, 2009 "Mom, Im sick!" I love that commercial where the woman is obviously very sick and miserable, but she is trying to get ready for work. Well, that is exactly how I felt last week. I was sick with a cold and flu and felt just plain awful. Or so I thought.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 10, 2008

I was recently reminded by a reader of what it can be like to work for someone who is completely disorganized. That definitely can be a challenge. In all my career I have only worked for one person who fit this description. How can the assistant cope? How can the assistant cope?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 26, 2009

It is sometimes hard to determine what needs to be taught or shared because what I might take for granted as basic, others may not know. Recently I was working with someone on an Excel document. She wanted me to show her other tips and thought I really should do a lunch and learn on these shortcuts.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 29, 2009

I can hardly keep up with my own e-mails at times let alone someone elses account, but that is part of my job. Having access to your bosss e-mail account is a big responsibility and keeping things confidential is very important. Many times I need to proof text and comment with my thoughts before he even looks at it.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 13, 2008

.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 13 September, 2008 Why I love my job? OK so I dont love it, but I do enjoy it. I have always enjoyed the places I worked. When I interview for a job I interview the person interviewing me and try to get a feel for whether we will work well together.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 10, 2009

Where I used to work one of the lawyers encouraged her daughter to work for the summer in law firms as an admin just for that purpose. Where I used to work one of the lawyers encouraged her daughter to work for the summer in law firms as an admin just for that purpose.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 1, 2010

I logged onto my computer last week and put in my network password, then to open my Outlook account I had to put another password in for that. I had to open a different software program and needed yet another password for that. I then went to check my voicemail and had to enter a password there too.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 31, 2009

.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 31 December, 2009 Office Confidential: Just for fun to start your New Year off with a laugh These are excerpts from a presentation I gave to my local International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) Chapter dinner meeting. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did in the telling.

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Andrea Kalli

APRIL 27, 2010

By hiring a virtual assistant offering keyword research services and website seo services , you’ll be able to gain increased Google positioning without all the time and effort of doing it yourself. What keywords do they rank for? In addition to locating your competitors backlinks, focus on learning about them organically.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 3, 2009

.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 3 January, 2009 P.S. I Love You Is the P.S. passé? I come from a time when many people used the P.S. so it is no wonder in my e-mail messages I often put a P.S. P.S. means post script. I did," I said, "I put it as a P.S. at the end of my e-mail." It is an afterthought.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 29, 2009

.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 30 March, 2009 When working isnt fun: Ho hum, ho hum, its off to work I go. Do you ever get that ho hum feeling about your job and know it is time to consider moving on? After four years at my previous job I knew it was time to go. When an opportunity came up, I went for it.

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Brilliantly Better

AUGUST 4, 2010

I don’t rush to the movie theater at the first trailer, shaking my head in an uncontrollable enthusiastic crisis. I don’t rush to the movie theater at the first trailer, shaking my head in an uncontrollable enthusiastic crisis. I saw Titanic 3 years after it was launched. That one was pretty hot when I saw it.)

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