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Seraphic Society - a secret club just for assistants…

August 31, 2009 at 03:45 PM | (1) Comments

Jennifer Reingold, a writer for Fortune Magazine, recently wrote an article about the Seraphic Society (.pdf); a secretive club of assistants to high profile CEO’s… and membership is by invitation only.

The article is an interesting read that gets to the heart of the working relationship between a high profile CEO and their assistant. Like the CEO, the CEO’s assistant position can be just as lonely since you’re privy to the confidential information and company “goings-on” well in advance of the other assistants and employees as a whole.

As the top assistant at our firm, I experience this first hand. Having this information and keeping it confidential is one of the most important aspects of the position.

The article also chronicles the Seraphic Society; how and where it started and where it stands today. Although this is a “members-only-by-invitation” club with strict membership requirements, you could find a similar support system locally or by joining ProAssisting with our member only forum. The goal being to create enough connections where you know you can get the support, advice and answers to your questions from trusted sources in a timely fashion.

With the advent of social media, these types of interactions are going to be more commonplace and easier to maintain as technology further expands in our lives. Enjoy the article, it’s worth the read. Photo Credit: Aleera

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ProAssisting in the news

August 25, 2009 at 11:38 AM | (3) Comments

Wanted everyone to see the profile that J.T. O’Donnell over at Careerealism, a career centric blog and site, did of ProAssisting. In her article, she focuses on how the job of being an assistant is like that of being an apprentice of years past and how ProAssisting is one way you can get executive and admin assistant training needed to succeed. She gets some quotes in there from yours truly and we’re thrilled she highlighted us on her site.

Then, as luck would have it, her article was mentioned over at Bnet, the go-to place for management, with them asking the question, ”Being an Assistant: Launching pad or dead end?”... needless to say, we don’t believe that being an assistant is a “dead end” but the article does ask some good questions and points out some industries where being promoted from the assistant position isn’t as realistic as others.

Both are great reads and we’re glad to be part of the conversation.

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What We Can’t Teach You - Blog Series Part 2

August 19, 2009 at 03:45 PM | (0) Comments

To Have Manners

Having manners is something that we won’t be able to teach you… you know, things like:

“Please”

“Thank You”

“Excuse Me”

“I’d appreciate it…”

And…

“Your Welcome”

Manners, if you’re lucky, were instilled in you at a very early age by your parents or another adult figure in your life. Manners are important and in the working world, especially the world of assistants, because manners help you influence people, get what you need and win the game.

But, let’s not forget, winning the game, getting what you want and influencing people is NOT the reason that you should have manners and use the above sayings to express those manners. No, you should use manners and be polite because it feels good.

Don’t believe me? Try it.

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The Recession Proof Graduate

August 17, 2009 at 02:28 PM | (3) Comments

The below is a presentation put together by Charlie Hoehn (who I found via Seth Godin) and it’s a very interesting look at how to recession proof yourself… especially if you’re a recent college grad who want to break into an industry of your choosing.

Now be warned, this isn’t a one shot, easy-as-pie, walk-in-the-park solution to all of your career woes but it does have some great strategies for how to look at your potential career and then how to go about getting it. AND, if you are a recent college grad with no “full on” responsibilities, this type of work CAN be had… especially where we find ourselves now: in a recession.

Take a look and let us know what you think below in the comments. Enjoy.

Recession-Proof Graduate

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The ProAssisting Training Program is now OPEN!

August 12, 2009 at 11:01 AM | (0) Comments

Enrollment now OPEN!

Stephanie and I are thrilled to announce the opening of the ProAssisting Training Program!

After a private beta member test period with over 140+ enrollees, our program is ready for use as all of the kinks and technical glitches have been worked out and fixed. We’re grateful for the time spent by our beta members for taking our training and giving us valuable feedback that will help us shape and expand our service in the months and years ahead.

So what are you waiting for?... head on over to the Enrollment page and sign up today!

UPDATE: If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you’ll realize that our posting has slowed a bit and the reason for that is we are busy on the inside of our site working and communicating with our members BUT we’ve got some great content lined up for posts and will continue with our “at least” twice weekly posting next week. Stay tuned, you won’t want to miss ‘em.

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What We Can’t Teach You - Blog Series Part 1

August 04, 2009 at 03:13 PM | (0) Comments

Your Work Ethic and Pride in Your Work.

strong work ethic

As the introduction to our blog series “What We Can’t Teach You” explained, there are a number of traits, characteristics and attributes that will affect your job performance that we can’t, nor anyone else for that matter, teach you.

The trait we’re going to take a look at today is your work ethic and having pride in the work you perform.

Unless you’re training and competing to be a Navy Seal (like the man in the picture to the right) or some other similar strict hierarchy program, we believe that you develop your work ethic through the observation of and example set by your parents. Having a sense of pride in your work then reinforces your work ethic by always wanting to strive for your best performance.

I developed my strong work ethic via all four of my parents as each was highly committed to and striving for the highest level of success in each of their chosen careers. Stephanie developed hers from watching her parents follow their own entrepreneurial spirit and the hard work it took them to fully succeed on those pursuits.

“Whoop dee freakin’ do” you might be thinking… especially if your parents didn’t exactly set the highest of bars when it came to their own work ethic. So the question then becomes, “If I’m not in the military and my parents weren’t good role models in the work ethic department, where does that leave me?”

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