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Let's Talk About LinkdIn!

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  Let's talk about LinkdIn! If you are anyone trying to do anything in the professional world this social media platform will be beneficial to you. Whether you are fresh out of college hoping to get into a professional role, a new business owner, or even well-seasoned professional this site will assist you to connect and communicate with others.  You are given the opportunity to connect (follow) businesses, other individuals, and even other general interests you have. By following and creating a connection with these pages you are given the feature to see what they post and scroll through similar media sites that you may be familiar with. Another feature that LinkdIn has is the recommendation of job postings that are in your general location and appeal to your interests.   Similar to Facebook individuals use LinkdIn to build profiles to represent themselves as professionals, like a resume. Your profile would most likely share your name, education, experience, with the opportunity t

Social Media Tips- Business Edition

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I think we could all agree that the internet is a place that we can get lost in. So much information at our fingertips through a variety of social media platforms. Social media can be great or an escape, but would you also agree at the potential these platforms have for information and business opportunities. Let me share 3 tips with you about how to use social media platforms for your business.  First, social media is a cost-effective resource to gain and share information in a versatile way. Recognizing who your audience is and adapting your content delivery to fit your customers wants is essential. Any business would have the freedom to choose a style of content that would be used for posts, this is when creativity takes on a huge role! Essentially knowing where you want your business to go and finding how social media is going to assist in the process is important when finding a goal. Social media is such a large piece of our world, understanding how and why you are using it will h

5 Skills for a Progressive Administrative Assistant

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  5 Skill Developments for Progressive Administrative Assistants As a company with amazing administrative staff, we are always striving to learn and grow in our professional development. Come learn with us as we search for ways to grow with the industry! According to Office Dynamic International, Administrative Assistant And Executive Assistant Blog (officedynamics.com) , progressive assistants are pushing the envelope within the roll of an administrative assistant. The five skills that were stated are: Accountability Changing your agent. Creative thinking. Future focus. Decision making. The skills that are listed here are interesting because they are important and beneficial in several scenarios. Levels of excitement and enjoyment could rise in the workplace once a member develops and practices creative thinking, a future focused mentality, and decision making skills.  These skills allow more freedom and exploration in your thought process throughout the work day which would most like