Keep Your Admin Skills in Shape
Successful administrative professionals don't stay on top by accident; they work at it by constantly improving their skills. "You must take classes and continue training, because software programs and other things are constantly changing," says Cynthia Lively, past president of the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP). Lively, who has 36 years of admin experience, is also the administrative assistant to ...
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Answers to the Quiz: Could You Pass Part One of the CAP/CPS Admin Certification Exam?
The AdminSecret team created the quiz Quiz: Could You Pass Part One of the CAP/CPS Admin Certification Exam? from various training materials, practice tests, etc. in order to give you an idea of what is on the exam and how you would perform. Although the actual exam results would not let you know what you got right vs. what you got ... -
Three Easy Steps to Finding a Scholarship…PLUS Five Great Scholarships to Get You Started
Step 1. Find Schools You Want to Attend Most colleges and universities offer fantastic scholarships. So the BEST way to search for scholarships is to narrow the list to include only those schools you’d most like to attend, then research their awards and financial aid options. Many scholarships from corporations and nonprofits also require detailed information about your academic plans, ... -
A New Kind of Assistant Training Program
Every college graduate dreams of walking into a high-powered career immediately after receiving his or her diploma and stepping off the stage, but we’re afraid it takes a bit more effort than that. You’ve heard of the corporate ladder -your first step-rung on that ladder is very likely going to be a position as an assistant. This may have some of ... -
Keep Your Admin Skills in Shape
Successful administrative professionals don't stay on top by accident; they work at it by constantly improving their skills. "You must take classes and continue training, because software programs and other things are constantly changing," says Cynthia Lively, past president of the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP). Lively, who has 36 years of admin experience, is also the administrative assistant to ... -
Certification Tests: What to Expect
Imagine this scenario: You haven't taken a test since your college SATs, and now you're sitting at a certification testing center, wondering why you ever decided to pursue an IT credential. What will the test be like, and are you really prepared? Certification programs eventually lead to a test, or in many programs, several tests. If you want the credential, you ...
Proof in Numbers: More Education Means More Salary
The Bureau of Labor Statistics collected data from professions across the board and determined that furthering your education will in turn provide more opportunity for a higher salary. Consider this fact ...
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A Night Out for the Assistants!
Other than Ryan Reynolds in the front row, all the others (mostly men) in the crowd are assistants. On her blog, Deadline Hollywood Daily, Nikki Finke reports about a screening for the new Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds movie, The Proposal, that...
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Got a Mean Boss? New Yorkers Share Tales of Office Revenge
Few movie scenes are as satisfying as when three secretaries take revenge on their obnoxious boss by kidnapping him in "9 to 5." On Thursday, the Broadway version opens, and the abused assistants — fed up with his sexist, lying and hypocritical ha...
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