This article originally appeared in the December 2012 issue of The Office Professional and is reprinted here with permission. Have you ever needed to create a graphic from a screenshot or optimize a large image down to a smaller size for email or a presentation? You...
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Understanding how to use the latest technology resources is crucial to an admin’s ability to be innovative and support his/her executive. Yet tackling a new tool can be intimidating if you’re not tech-savvy. Don’t let the fear of the unknown detour you from exploring,...
Every time you like, friend, tweet, follow, or connect, you’re using social media to leverage your professional digital presence – whether you intend to or not. Oftentimes, admins attempt to segregate their personal and professional accounts by using a specific social...
The links in this post have been updated as of Feb. 6, 2014. Gone are the days when a paper resume and well-written cover letter would suffice in applying for a new job. Today, an eye-catching professional e-portfolio — one that showcases your experience, skills, and...
By Julie Perrine, CAP-OM, MBTI Certified What would you do if your employer asked you to give them access to your social media sites by providing your login and password information to them? What if you were interviewing for a new job and the interviewer requested...
Admins are always looking for the latest, coolest, most efficient tools they can find to make their jobs easier. I have numerous programs and websites that I use to keep me organized, connected, and smoothly sailing along each day at the office. So today, I want to...
In addition to presenting a series of social media and free web-based tools workshops, I was able to attend several other technology workshops at the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) Education Forum and Annual Meeting (EFAM) in...
It’s true. You can very easily waste a lot of time on the various social media sites we find ourselves inundated with these days. But it’s also true that you can use these new social media sites as a venue to proactively strut your professional skills, abilities, and...
Those who have gotten to know me over the years know I’m a HUGE fan of technology and innovation, but I’m not necessarily the first person to adopt these new technologies into my life. I like to learn as much as I possibly can about them, so I know what I need and...
Whether you’re actively looking for a job or not, complacency is a career killer. No matter how indispensable you make yourself in your administrative career, there are no guarantees. Companies get bought and sold. Executives transfer. Departments get outsourced. Work...