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Jun 6, 2014

10 Tasks You Can Do As a Virtual Assistant

There are a lot of tasks that a virtual assistant can do from home to shave ours from the employer’s workweek. The number of virtual assistants are growing. They can work with a contract or freelance doing administrative jobs similarly to an executive assistant or a secretary. Vendor and customer service calls to sending out thank you cards to prospective clients are other activities performed by virtual assistants. Here’s a list of tasks that can be delegated to them: Click through for more PAs career advice. Bookkeeping: Keeping tabs on bills and other bookkeeping matters can be one of the ...

Jun 6, 2014 | 1 Comment

Apr 25, 2014

How to Improve your Work Day Mornings

Are you a Night owl as me? No problem. Getting up early has so many benefits! You’ll be able to fit more into your day than you ever imagined possible and being up that early is gratifying and beautiful. Here are some ways to improve Monday morning Blues so getting up early can be made easier for you, especially if you are not naturally a morning person. See here for more on a healthy work life balance. Slash an Hour From Your Day If you want to wake up earlier, trim down those evening obligations. We typically overestimate ...

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Apr 3, 2014

Top 20 Tips to Achieve Your Career Goals

We spend so much time and energy at work, that it would be a waste if we didn’t at least make the effort to set out achieving career goals. You must take complete control over every part of your life and create your own future. You must leave nothing to chance. Luck or hard work? When some people achieve great success faster than others, they are immediately accused of having “good luck” and rarely get credit for their hard work. When people make a mess of their lives, largely due to their own shortcomings, it’s often dismissed as “bad luck.” ...

Apr 3, 2014 | 3 Comments

Mar 20, 2014

Using Social Networking Sites to Boost your Job Search

Social media has broken down many communication barriers and allows you to connect with people you might not know on a personal level but have shared interests with, which can be useful in finding your next job. By carefully managing your online brand, you can create job opportunities for yourself. Click here if you need some Personal Assistant CV/PA CV advice. Start making the most of your online networks by following our steps. Make yourself visible Gone are the days of sifting through the papers to find a job. Today’s graduates need to be savvy to compete ...

Mar 20, 2014 | 4 Comments

Mar 20, 2014

How to Delegate Effectively

How many times have you felt stressed out and overwhelmed because you have so much to accomplish before an event at your venue? Worse yet, you know you need help but you do not know how to delegate the tasks at hand. Click here for our guide on how to improve communication skills Derived from Latin, delegate means, “to send from.” When delegating you are sending the work “from” you “to” someone else. Effective delegation Skills will not only give you more time to work on your important opportunities but you will also help others on your team ...

Mar 20, 2014 | 1 Comment

Pitman Training in London and Manchester

Nationally recognised, flexible, career enhancing office skills courses. Pitman Training is the UK’s most prestigious office skills training organisation and offer diplomas, courses and tutor led seminars specifically designed to help people like you train for your dream career. We run four centres in Holborn, Notting Hill, Croydon and Manchester, and we also offer distance learning if you’d prefer to study from home. Pitman Training is the place to be if you want to train for a brand new career, earn a promotion, or if you just want to improve your skills to enhance your CV and future ...

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Mar 6, 2014

How To Be Mentally Strong

Click through to also find out how to improve concentration. In today’s fast paced world, and with growing pressures on all fronts, everyone needs to focus more on mental strength. Mental strength is an important characteristic in our heroes. The reality is, we must also be strong-minded if we are to overcome the obstacles we meet every day. There are six major characteristics of mental toughness: Confidence > Having the belief in yourself may increase your mental strength if applied correctly. Focus > The ability to concentrate on the task at hand and stay focused on that task is ...

Mar 6, 2014 | 4 Comments

Feb 25, 2014

The Benefits of Working Standing Up

WINSTON CHURCHILL knew it. Ernest Hemingway knew it. Leonardo da Vinci knew it. Every trendy office from Silicon Valley to Scandinavia now knows it too: there is virtue in working standing up. The first major benefit of using a standing desk is avoiding all of the negatives that make sitting at a desk bad for you. Check out> Correct office posture Click through for more Health Kick tips. Health benefits: You burn more calories standing, and your body processes its glucose more efficiently. The first is crucial to tackling excess weight and its knock-on risks of high blood pressure ...

Feb 25, 2014 | 1 Comment

Aug 1, 2013

How to Become a Virtual Assistant

Are you tired of working under the supervision of others and want to be your own boss now? Well, if you have already given up working for others and have plans to start your own business then it is best to read this article with some of the best tips on how to become a VA. What is a Virtual Assistant? A Virtual Assistant provides a range of administrative support services remotely over the Internet, to a range of clients, from a fully equipped home-office. Many work entirely from home, which others travel frequently and even occasionally work in their clients’ ...

Aug 1, 2013 | 2 Comments