Whether you are starting your career as an admin or assistant and wondering what it takes to break into the industry; or you find yourself back in the job hunt due to the difficult and unfortunate current climate; or you are looking to take your career to the next level in a new role, now is the time to prepare, reasses, and give your resume a good dusting off to give yourself the best possible chance of landing the role of your dreams.
Continue reading Course: Getting the Job
It’s finally here! Happy Administrative Professionals Day!
We know first hand how hard admins and assistants work. They are the glue of the company. Which is why we have made it our mission to empower those that empower others.
We believe our community is the best around, though we might be biased. Which is why we wanted to thank you for all your hardwork by offering you a chance to win a Pamper Kit with some of our favorite products!
Continue reading Happy Administrative Professionals Day! It’s giveaway time!
Technology is a funny thing. It is now so intertwined with our daily lives that we don’t even notice it and yet we’re still looking for the holy grail – technology that will actually boost our productivity, make us more efficient and free our time to focus on high-value work.
Continue reading The Productivity Conundrum
Each month we highlight one of our members, not only because they are fabulous people but also because we fully believe that shared experience and knowledge is important and makes everyone better people.
Continue reading Member Spotlight – Sara Brown
I see a lot of uncertainty popping up in the admin community lately. Each day I learn of more assistants being furloughed, let go, forced to take PTO or to take pay cuts as part of some of the incredibly tough business decisions companies are being forced to make right now. It’s more important than ever to be indispensable. One essential way to help you add value now is to help ease the transition your company is making to remote working.
I’ve teamed up with Ebony Belhumeur of The Assistant’s List to bring you the Adjusting Your Skills to a Remote Environment Webinar.
Continue reading On-demand webinar: Adjusting Your Skills to a Remote Environment
Remote working has never been more necessary than it is right now. And while remote working has its benefits it also has some unique challenges. The Remote Assistant Success course was built with the eager, self starting assistant in mind. This course is our first official collab at The Officials and we couldn’t have teamed up with a better person. Ebony Belhumeur of The Assistants List is the ultimate remote assistant.
Continue reading Course: Remote Assistant Success
Working from home during these uncertain times is a bit of a headf*ck, even for those of us who are used to working from home. But dont worry, I got you boo!
Continue reading Struggling with working from home? Read this!
As we all do our best at social distancing and self isolation to slow the spread of COVID-19, a new normal is settling in across the globe. For parents, this new normal includes trying to juggle working and childcare at the same time. As a mother of two who works from home most of the time, I am used to my children periodically being home while I work. However, this is a new era. The schools have closed indefinitely and we all have to do what we can to keep the economy afloat while keeping our family and friends safe.
Here are some tips to help you stay focused while being attentive parents.
Each month we highlight one of our members, not only because they are fabulous people but also because we fully believe that shared experience and knowledge is important and makes everyone better people.
Continue reading Member Spotlight – Rebecca Steifle
Do you know your worth? Calculate your rate and stop devaluing yourself. Did you know you could be giving away $10k of your time away for free? Do you know your hourly rate? Do you know why it’s important? It is if you find yourself working overtime.
Did you know you are devaluing your worth every minute of overtime you work? Watch this video and let me show you how to calculate your time and why it’s so important for every admin and assistant to know. I have shown this to many admins and assistants and it blows their minds every time. 🤯 It’s simple but often overlooked.
Continue reading Knowing your worth