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Looking for Vancouver hotel with meeting room for small group
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Does anyone here ever book meetings in Vancouver or is familiar with the hotels there?
I need to book a meeting room for a small seminar/training in September (8 attendees) plus 4 rooms for the presenters. I can reserve the guest rooms but not the meeting room online, so I have to call the hotel directly and I have not been able to reach anyone directly for a quote.
So far I have emailed a request to the Fairmont Waterfront and left messages for the Events/Catering Mangers to call me from several other hotels.
Thanks in advance for any help or insight.
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Violet
| 6/12/2013 2:51:36 PM | 1 |
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Help with CEO and Board CV's
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We'd like to have our new CEO and Directors' CV's rewritten for consistency and my boss is anticipating a writer interviewing him to craft it. I've seen the "professional resume writing" sites on the web but when I looked up reviews on one that looked good I also came across a whole page of "beware this scam" messages. Does anyone have any suggestions? These will be used on our website, for speaking engagement bios, etc. Thanks!
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| 6/12/2013 7:38:06 AM | 8 |
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Boss wants something unique for all-hands meeting
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We will be having an all-hands meeting in a few months and my boss asked me if I could help him to come up with something fun for the meeting. Something that would last say for 15 -20 minutes. We/us admins take turns with this meeting and its my turn.
Last time someone put up pictures of adult employees bodies with no face and then people were asked to match the baby pictures of the employees with the adult pictures.
I need something unique. Open for ideas, please reply.
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Anonymous
| 5/2/2013 4:47:48 PM | 6 |
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Advice re gift card
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What would you do ... my boss gave me a $500 gift card for a location that I never go and won't ever go to. Would you give it back with a polite note or would you just basically throw it away? I don't have anyone I could gift it to either. I just feel bad that $500 is going to waste. Thank you for your opinion!
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Faith Ann McGee
| 5/2/2013 12:28:00 PM | 22 |
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Adobe Acrobat (Pro)
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Does anyone know how to save partial pdf's? That is, of a 39 page pdf file, I want to save only the last 14 pages. How can this be accomplished?
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anonymous
| 4/17/2013 11:21:19 AM | 6 |
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move NJ to FL
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Hello - my husband I live in New Jersey, but are looking to move to Florida -- does anyone know of any large companies hiring in Florida and what towns have best public transportation? Thank you - we will be attending the seminar in Fort Lauderdale
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Vicki Lucas
| 4/12/2013 6:00:51 AM | 0 |
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Office Position Eliminated due to budget cut.
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Do any of you have any ideas on how to handle the additional work load since one of our employees is retiring and has been in that position for 12 years.
There is one other employee besides myself.
Thank you
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Anonymous
| 3/4/2013 3:26:54 PM | 7 |
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Proper Hyphenated Last Names?
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Is there a proper way to hyphenate a woman's last name after she is married? I have seen it as "maiden name-married name" or "married name-maiden name". Which one is correct? Thanks!
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Anonymous
| 12/6/2012 3:20:37 PM | 0 |
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Ideas for Additional Income?
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My job is one where I am going to have a lot of unpaid time off, but sporadically (ex: I have to incorporate the unpaid vacation time throughout the year and I cannot take it consecutively and just get another job during that time). Has anyone here ever started their own business on the side? What were the good & bad aspects of your choice? I am thinking of maybe advertising my organizing skills for small businesses...but I imagine they must already have someone working there that can do that for them. I'm a really good proofreader and I was thinking of advertising that at college campuses but I know most colleges have a tutoring center that will do that for free. Thanks for your suggestions.
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Anonymous
| 9/2/2012 7:36:53 AM | 8 |
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Digital-Online File Management
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I am a new executive assistant that has been tasked with organizing board documents, meeting minutes, etc. online. Does anyone have any advice on how to get started, if there is software available for this type of file management, legal issues of paper copies etc.
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EA in VA
| 8/10/2012 9:20:52 AM | 8 |
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Legislative and Healthcare Issues
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I have the new responsibility of briefing the executive team on legislative and healthcare issues. If you have had experience with this type of research and reporting, what websites have you found to be the most relevant? Thanks.
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Lab EA
| 8/6/2012 11:33:09 AM | 1 |
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Interview Questions for Exec & Admin Assistants
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Hi! What are some of the most unique questions you've been asked during an interview? What are some of the most common? Can you list one or two of each (unique and common)?
I'm curious to know what kinds of questions my fellow exec and admin assistants are being asked when interviewing for positions. Thank you!
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Anonymous
| 8/1/2012 8:44:23 AM | 6 |
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Minute Taking
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Help! I have never had to take minutes and I don't know how. There are so many places asking for us to take minutes these days. How can I learn how to be a professional at this? Any/all suggestions and ideas welcome. I have been passing up too many job opening due to my lack of knowledge and experience.
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Anonymous
| 7/17/2012 5:30:34 PM | 9 |
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Data Analysis
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Many jobs for EA's are now asking that we know how to gather data from many resources and do data analysis. How do I get this skill if I can't learn it on the job? Are there books, seminars etc? If anyone has experience or ideas on this one, I would really like to hear your feedback please. Thank you.
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Anonymous
| 7/12/2012 2:02:43 PM | 4 |
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Temp-to-hire Positions
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Has anyone ever been in a temp-to-hire position? I’ve run across a job posting that pays a decent annual salary, but it is through a temp agency starting at $13 - $14 per hour. The probationary period is 3 months, after which the company may or may not hire the temp permanently. I currently have a full-time job which I would not give up for the $13 - $14 rate. However, the annual permanent salary is significantly higher than my current salary and the position seems to be a perfect match for my skill set. If anyone has experienced this can you please let me know how it turned out, or if there are things in particular that I should watch out for (i.e. red flags)?
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Anonymous
| 7/3/2012 12:35:15 PM | 10 |
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Listing Accomplishments
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I'm an EA and I'm updating my resume. I need to include a list of accomplishments from my various admin positions but I'm having a hard time conveying in writing what I've accomplished. I'm struggling turning my daily duties into written accomplishments that would make a new employer take notice.
How do you communicate on paper the usual daily tasks of an EA/AA - i.e. meeting planning/scheduling, invoice processing, expense reports, committee management/coordination, answering phones, etc. - as significant accomplishments?
Thanks for any advice you can offer!
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Anonymous
| 6/15/2012 9:14:09 AM | 6 |
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Employee Evaluations
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I have been tasked with coming up with ways that will improve the value of employee evaluations from a performance, employee motivation, and goal attainment perspective. If you have suggestions, please share them with me. Thanks!
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Jolie50
| 6/12/2012 9:22:03 AM | 4 |
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Transcripts
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Is there a way to get a transcript on an employee without them knowing and for free? We don’t require that you show proof of your education when applying or accepting a job, however I think we should. I work in HR and we keep track of when we do in-house trainings for employees and they can also bring in copies of trainings, etc for us to put in your file for reference. The reason I’m asking is we hired someone that the job required a degree and they said they have one but the fishy part is their resume says only one year.
I know the tread right now is to not put years for schooling because “they might age discriminate” but if you are going to put one year why not put both?
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Annoymous
| 5/24/2012 1:38:53 PM | 6 |
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Exempt or Non-Exempt Status
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I would be curious to find out how many Executive Assistants are considered non-exempt (on the timeclock) or exempt. I think this position should be exempt but have been told it is a legal wage/salary issue and only certain jobs meet the criteria. If you are exempt, what is the job title or criteria that makes it exempt? Thanks.
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Jayne Irwin
| 5/10/2012 11:27:10 AM | 3 |
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Going-Away Gift
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My boss of 4.5 years is moving on to another organization and I'd really like to buy her a nice going-away gift but I'm not sure what to buy. As I said, we've worked together for 4.5 years and I really like her; she's been a great mentor and manager. She has pretty expensive taste although I don't think she'd expect me to buy her something so expensive. Still, I want to buy her something nice. Any suggestions? I'm stumped! I'd appreciate any help. Thanks! :)
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Anonymous
| 5/9/2012 8:28:05 AM | 21 |
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Managing Multiple Projects
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I've been interviewing and one of the questions that hasn't come up yet, but I know it's just a matter of time when it will is, "Tell me about a time when you have successfully managed multiple projects?". How do you explain how you do this? What do you say?
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Anonymous
| 5/6/2012 12:33:00 PM | 3 |
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Administrative Professional's Day - Forgotten
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I have been an Administrative Assistant at various jobs for 30 years. Most recently, Executive Assistant to the owner of a family owned business. Although we have 125 employees at this location, I am the only secretary supporting 6 executives. Last year, my first year at this job, the owner and 2 other executives presented me with a beautiful plant arrangement as well as an extremely generous gift card. This year the day came and went with no mention of this "special day". This was the first time in my career that I was not thanked in some way. I know that this was an oversight on their part and that I am appreciated for the work I do but I still feel hurt by it. Should I just try and forget the oversight, knowing that someone will probably at some point realize it or is there a diplomatic way to mention it without appearing greedy or silly?
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Debra
| 5/2/2012 11:48:56 AM | 11 |
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Need Help with Maintaining Confidentiality for My Boss
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My desk is out in the open and is connected to two other secretaries - no walls or half-walls separating us. I do a lot of personal business for my boss (scheduling personal appts for her, etc.) that she wants kept confidential and confidential business work regarding the management of the firm. The secretary who sits immediately next to me is constantly commenting on conversations she has overheard while I'm on the phone or in discussions with my boss. Also every chance she gets when I'm away from my desk she is over at my desk "scanning it for something she needs." I'm not sure how to deal with this. My boss doesn't want to get involved but just stresses how everything I do is confidential. Any advice? Thank you!
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Faith Ann McGee
| 5/2/2012 9:18:23 AM | 10 |
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Which Temp Agencies charge for training
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I am trying to decide which agency to go to regarding switching careers. Office Team's website says that they provide online training to all registered candidates at no additional costs or eligibility requirements; Manpower's website says they provide free taining to all ManpowerGroup associates, consultants, and employees. Unfortunately OfficeTeam won't list what training they provide and I don't want to register until I know what classes they have; Manpower lists their classes, but from their ambiguous statement about the free training, I don't know what the qualifications are. Has anyone had career training with either of these? What was your experience? Please let me know; I greatly value everyone's opinion on this. Thanks.
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Anonymous
| 4/27/2012 7:37:04 PM | 2 |
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International gifts
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We are a health, physical education, sports and fitness publisher and will be sending representatives to meet with authors and organization presidents in Taiwan. Our company does not normally invest in logo brand gifts, but it is appropriate that we send business gifts for this trip. Does anyone have ideas on what would be appropriate to send? Thank you!
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Anonymous
| 4/10/2012 9:31:48 AM | 9 |
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Survey
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The assistants in my department are in the process of developing a survey that will be sent to managers and staff regarding the customer service the assistants provide administratively. Has anyone done this before? and if so, what type of questions should be included in the survey? Would greatly appreciate any feedback or suggestions.
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Anonymous
| 3/27/2012 8:56:27 AM | 1 |
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Team Leader[ship]
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We have a Team Leader in our office that it is extremely difficult to respect and work for. She's a nice person but when it comes to dealing with work issues she shows no proper leadership. She will not deal with staff complaints, she will not support the staff in favour of following any policies, she will not correctly discipline. In some cases it seems that she shows favouritism. She does not follow up when she should, we have to keep proding her and we still don't get an answer. What can we do?
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anonymous
| 3/5/2012 9:44:47 AM | 3 |
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Saw this on another website --
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Posting on Facebook or any social web site should be done with care and concern. Complaints about your work, boss, office, coworkers, etc. can land you in "hot water" with your management.
There are occurrances of people being disciplined to the point of termination based on their "private" postings on social media. Nothing on media is really private. Many companies now have social media policies that prohibit employees from posting uncomplementary or identifiable information, and the courts are upholding these policies in quite a few cases.
Play it smart! Don't post your work issues online.
Guess we can all consider ourselves 'guilty' of this in one way or another -- so I'm taking it as a word of caution for a very good reason - and I thought it would be good to share with all of you.
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Office Person
| 2/17/2012 2:49:22 PM | 0 |
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Procedures Manual
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Isn't it a good idea to do a procedures manual for your particular function in the office -- and have one for each persons' job function as well? I only say this because of the following: We have no less than THREE admins on their way out for maternity leave over the next several weeks - some of their leave will even overlap by as much as five weeks -- and rumor has it that one more admin is about to retire - though I have heard that she DOES indeed keep a manual handy for when a temp is needed for her vacation/sick leave. The other three -- nothing written down - no clue as to what management expects to get accomplished while they are out - and the rest of us - including their supervisors are supposed to pick up the slack -- I see real problems on the horizon -- any suggestions on how to get something down on paper before they all leave!?!?
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Office Person
| 2/10/2012 3:28:33 PM | 1 |
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Team Goal-Setting
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As admins, our goals are more often that not, what we call "soft goals" which can't necessarily be tied in to specific company goals. I'm in the process of creating goals for my admin team, but I'm struggling with how to weave our soft goals in with company objectives. Have any of you been faced with this challenge? Would appreciate any input you might be able to give. Thanks!
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R. Ward
| 2/8/2012 3:38:09 PM | 2 |
