Administrative Assistant's UPDATE
AUGUST 2013
Seminars and webinars
Seminar providers change their dates quite often. If you
plan to attend an event, be sure to verify dates, times
and places. Also, ask them about group discounts.
Eli Mina
www.elimina.com
Contact Jessica Post, JessicaP@cle.bc.ca
• Shared decision-making ($450) – Vancouver Sept. 16
• Meetings and rules of order ($450) – Vancouver
Sept. 17
• Minute taking standards and related issues ($TBD) –
Vancouver Jan. 20, 2014
• Robert's Rules of Order - demystified ($TBD) –
Vancouver Jan. 21, 2014
Job Design Concepts Inc.
http://jobdesignconcepts.com/workshop
(416) 447-8832
• Time management ($399) – Toronto Sept. 19
• Mindfulness ($399) – Toronto Sept. 25
• Business writing skills ($399) – Toronto Oct. 3
• Developing emotional intelligence ($399) – Toronto
Nov. 6
• Project management ($399) – Toronto Nov. 14
Work the room
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able to oversee projects, resources
and coworkers and deliver optimum
results. Even if you've never before
spearheaded a project, you've probably been in situations in which
you've had to exhibit leadership
capabilities. Review your previous
work history and highlight times
when you volunteered to train a
new staff member or took the lead
by pitching a more efficient plan or
process.
3. Diplomacy: Being able to collabo-
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• Supervise, motivate and lead others
($399) – Toronto Dec. 5
• Meeting minutes made easy ($399) –
Toronto Jan. 30, 2014
• Communication skills ($399) –
Toronto Feb. 15, 2014
• Assertiveness skills ($399)
– Toronto Mar. 27, 2014
On The Right Track (Rhonda
Scharf)
www.on-the-right-track.com/events
(877) 213-8608
• Webinar: Outlook: making it work for you (not
against you) ($99) – 2:00 EST, Sept. 12
Ontario Hospital Association
www.oha.com/courses
kbyrne@oha.com, (416) 205-1586
• Essentials of project management ($1,095) – Toronto
Oct. 24-25
rate with others even under tense
circumstances is a strong selling
point to a hiring manager. Present
yourself as a positive individual who
enjoys teamwork. Think about times
when you may have had to mediate
disputes to keep the team focused.
Exercise caution when speaking
about former colleagues or managers, though; badmouthing others
reflects poorly on you.
When preparing for a job interview, think about what your
strengths are in terms of relating
to people. Making these qualities
a point of focus can go a long way
in edging out the competition and
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C A L E N D A R
Want your event listed here? E-mail the following
information to joycegrant@sympatico.ca: Your
organization's name, website and phone number, the
name of the event, the price, the date and city. Listings
require three months' notice and are listed according to
space availability.
helping you land the job.
OfficeTeam is a staffing service specializing
in the placement of administrative and
office support professionals. The company
has more than 315 locations worldwide,
and offers online job search services at
www.officeteam.com. For more information, contact Tracey Remkes at (416)
350-2330.
