Career Development
Issue: May / June 2016
Issue: May / June 2016
How to Learn New Skills
By Marie Herman - May 25, 2016
Keeping your skills cutting edge can be a significant advantage in furthering your career explains Marie Herman
Career Development
Issue: May / June 2016
Issue: May / June 2016
The Coaching Assistant: a new role
By Mariachiara Novati - May 25, 2016
Assistants can be the best coaches for their team, helping to lay the foundations of a balanced management relationship explains Mariachiara Novati
Career Development
Issue: May / June 2016
Issue: May / June 2016
One Profession, One Brand
By Anel Martin - May 25, 2016
Anel Martin encourages us to share our Assistant brand and join the global Assistant community of One Profession One Voice
Career Development
Issue: May / June 2016
Issue: May / June 2016
Want to Create a WOW? Don’t Be Accountable, Take Ownership
By Sandy Geroux - May 25, 2016
Accountability refers to what your goals are; taking ownership refers to how you accomplish them explains Sandy Geroux
Career Development
Issue: May / June 2016
Issue: May / June 2016
The Importance of being Social, Secretary Day 2016
By Daniela Fasano and Carla Stefanut - May 25, 2016
Daniela Fasano and Carla Stefanut discuss the social reputation of the Executive Assistant and the associated impact on the business
Career Development
Issue: March / April 2016
Issue: March / April 2016
The Admin’s Guide to Career Organization
By Julie Perrine - March 25, 2016
Julie Perrine explains why job security doesn’t lie within a company. It lies within you.
Career Development
Issue: January / February 2016
Issue: January / February 2016
Be a Revolutionary Assistant
By Joan Burge - January 25, 2016
Don’t just experience the working world’s dramatic shifts, says Joan Burge, initiate them
Career Development
Issue: January / February 2016
Issue: January / February 2016
Setting up a Corporate Mentoring Program
By Marie Herman - January 25, 2016
Mentors and mentees both have something to gain, says Marie Herman
Career Development
Issue: January / February 2016
Issue: January / February 2016
How Administrative Professionals Can Prepare for the Office of the Future
By Brandi Britton - January 25, 2016
Use your untapped administrative skills to benefit the office and get involved in the office of the future says Brandi Britton
Career Development
Issue: January / February 2016
Issue: January / February 2016
Status, Status Quo or a Whole New Ball Game?
By Susie Kay - January 25, 2016
Find a suitable mentor to assist you in achieving whatever is relevant to your own situation, explains Susie Kay
Career Development
Issue: January / February 2016
Issue: January / February 2016
The What, Why, When, Where and Who of CPD
By Lindsay Taylor - January 25, 2016
If you’re confused about CPD you’re not alone, says Lindsay Taylor
Career Development
Issue: November / December 2015
Issue: November / December 2015
5 Ways for Women to Make More Money
By Bonnie Low-Kramen - November 25, 2015
Money, money, money, isn’t funny, in a woman’s world... Bonnie Low-Kramen discusses 5 ways for women to make more money
Career Development
Issue: November / December 2015
Issue: November / December 2015
Five Myths that Cause Women to Compete
By Liz Stincelli - November 25, 2015
Our femininity is powerful; let's use our encouraging and supportive behaviours towards other women says Liz Stincelli
Career Development
Issue: November / December 2015
Issue: November / December 2015
How to Prepare for Your Performance Appraisal and Handle Constructive Criticism
By Robert Hosking - November 25, 2015
No need to dread the "day of reckoning" with these helpful tips from Robert Hosking
Career Development
Issue: November / December 2015
Issue: November / December 2015
Top 15 Ways to Use Social Media to Get a Job (from Live Chat!)
By Brenda Bernstein - November 25, 2015
Let these top tips work for you, says Brenda Bernstein… On September 15, 2015, I had the privilege of participating in a Twitter chat on “using social media to get a job.” Participants included many journalism professors who had spot-on advice for students and other job seekers, and who confirmed some best practices for using... Read more »
Career Development
Issue: September / October 2015
Issue: September / October 2015
Great Expectations
By Bonnie Low-Kramen - September 25, 2015
No job description? Time to get going, says Bonnie Low-Kramen… It is crystal clear to me that many of the problems between employers and Assistants in our workplace could be prevented by a clear set of written expectations. It always surprises me to learn that many Assistants begin Day 1 of their jobs without anything... Read more »