Mentoring has been a hot topic this month. We've been sharing a lot of resources, tips, and ideas on how it can benefit your career on our social media pages. This summer, my office was also transformed into a mentorship lab when Claire -- a recent high school...
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Blog Post ArchiveWhat My Summer Intern Taught Me or Why I Love Millennials
Millennials are the generation born between the early 1980s and the early 2000s. Generally speaking, they are the children of Baby Boomers and Gen Xers. They've been called everything from entitled and narcissistic to entrepreneurial, confident, and engaged. And their...
You Know You’re an Appreciated Admin When …
Happy Administrative Professionals Week! To celebrate this special occasion, and Admin Appreciation month, we asked you to finish the sentence: “You know you’re an appreciated admin when…” We received numerous responses from admins all over the world telling us what...
Personal Note From Julie: The Importance of Understanding Personality Types
Where do you get your energy? How do you gather and interpret information? How do you make decisions? Believe it or not, the answers to all these questions are most likely based on your personality type. You have a unique set of personality traits that determine how...
Just Say “No”
Administrative professionals strive to do the best they can at their jobs, be team players, and take a service-oriented approach to their daily responsibilities. Yet all too often an admin’s strong work ethic and graciousness are taken for granted. As an admin, you...
Developing Your Personal Advisory Board
When you need solid advice, whom do you call? When you are looking for productive feedback, to whom do you turn? Who causes you to think differently about things that may challenge you? Do you have a personal advisory board to help you through making difficult...