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Casual Articles - Interview with a Secretary
E-procurement helps companies cut costs and increase productivity by implementing automation in purchase process. This automation reduces overheads and wastages that usually occur in traditional purchases. In spite of the slowing global economy, more and more companies are awakening to the benefits of automation. Numerous software companies cater to the procurement needs by providing quality e-procurement services. A good software managing online purchasing handles all aspects of the purchase process, ranging from the requisition to the arrival of goods. Standard e-procurement software features RFQ (Request For Quotation), automatic bidding and automated negotiation tools.There are many e-procurement service providers. The service provider generally takes care of the implementation and management of the e-procurement system. It needs great expertise and a sound knowledge of the company’s requirements to implement purchase automation effectively. E-procurement services are offered for either a monthly or yearly service charge. The software handle tasks ranging from preparation of the inventory to the delivery of the goods. The makers of the software also provide onsite training for handling t
My boss arrives later with his usual greeting: “Hi beautiful! Anything new and exciting?” I ignore the “nickname,” although I’ve asked him to call me by my first name. He expects me to say that nothing is new, so that he can sit in his office and hide. I love when I have stuff for him to do first thing in the morning.
Um, I think we get the id
Some people have a very skewed view of the world and condemn Wal-Mart for the incredible rise to power. You see, Wal-Mart is a great American Company and Sam Walton was a brilliant man, with vision, intelligence and passion for excellence. I would be proud to be a Wal-Mart Greeter in my retirement in his honor.Wal-Mart is the distribution system for the United States of America and those nations Wal-Mart moves into will be well served by over 212,000 skews and choice and low prices, Consumer Choice, freedom and variety. Wal-Mart is a wonderful example of what Free-Enterprise can do for the World. Still some say all the products in Wal-Mart are made in China.That is not true at all. 46% of the products in Wal-Mart come from China and another 16% have at least some component made in China. Why not go read Sam Walton's book "Made in America" they buy American products first provided they are of the same price.Many American companies are competing fine and their products are indeed on the shelves. Wal-Mart buys products, which have components in them or are wholly made from 131 Nations. Wal-Mart is the largest employer in the United States of America. Canuck, how many jobs did you
Describe your typical morning for me:
Well, I get to work a couple minutes early every morning. The “big boss” requires that we’re in the office and ready to work at exactly 8:00 am, so there’s usually a rush to get in the building a few minutes before. I stop at the lounge to drop off my lunch in the refrigerator, and the fridge always reminds me of the time that someone stole my yogurt and ate it. The jerk. Anyway, usually there’s a few faculty members in there, waiting with empty mugs in their hands for the coffee machine to stop dripping. We don’t have a ‘pause and serve’ one, so they have to wait for it to finish. One morning the coffee pot was gone because a secretary had taken it home to thoroughly clean it, and a woman actually started screaming when she saw that the coffee pot was missing.
When I get to my office suite, I have to turn on twelve lamps on my way to my desk. The fluorescent lights gave us headaches, so we all switched to “task lighting.” When I get to my desk, I turn my computer on, ignore the three error messages that pop up every day (I don’t understand them, and my computer works fine anyway), and put my purse away. Then I unlock the door to my boss’ office, because he always forgets his key and depends on me being there to let him into his office.
Then I open the copy room. Most likely, a professor already unlocked it to do some last minute printing before his/her 8:00 am class. I go through the pile of papers that are sitting next to the printer. Most of them are e-mails that were printed the day before and never picked up. I throw those in the trash. The newer ones get placed neatly on the table, in the hopes that someone will claim them. If I find any exams, I take them to the professor and tell him/her not to leave exams in the copy room. I turn on the shredder, which is probably full, but if I don’t check it I don’t have to empty it.
My boss arrives later with his usual greeting: “Hi beautiful! Anything new and exciting?” I ignore the “nickname,” although I’ve asked him to call me by my first name. He expects me to say that nothing is new, so that he can sit in his office and hide. I love when I have stuff for him to do first thing in the morning.
Um, I think we get the ide
Often considered as “plain Jane’s” of the print world, trade magazines prove that there is more to a market than just a pretty face.Trade magazines are written for a specialized audience and typically focus on one specific area or industry. Even the ads reflect this focus.They assume the reader is familiar with the material that’s covered and though it can be quite technical, they aren’t usually written in a scholarly manner – this is good news for writers seeking to ad power clips to their portfolios.Trade magazines provide a large, open and lucrative market for freelance writers because with so many competing magazines there is always a huge need for content and being an expert isn’t a prerequisite for industry publication.Try putting “trade magazines” into a search engine such as Google.com and you get well over 250,000 hits. Now try “consumer magazines.” At 86,000 hits it’s easy to see where the markets lie.Now is the time! There are literally thousands of FREE trade magazines available by subscription on the Internet and more become available every day. They cover every subject and every angle imaginable. They are also some of the best paying markets in
When I get to my office suite, I have to turn on twelve lamps on my way to my desk. The fluorescent lights gave us headaches, so we all switched to “task lighting.” When I get to my desk, I turn my computer on, ignore the three error messages that pop up every day (I don’t understand them, and my computer works fine anyway), and put my purse away. Then I unlock the door to my boss’ office, because he always forgets his key and depends on me being there to let him into his office.
Then I open the copy room. Most likely, a professor already unlocked it to do some last minute printing before his/her 8:00 am class. I go through the pile of papers that are sitting next to the printer. Most of them are e-mails that were printed the day before and never picked up. I throw those in the trash. The newer ones get placed neatly on the table, in the hopes that someone will claim them. If I find any exams, I take them to the professor and tell him/her not to leave exams in the copy room. I turn on the shredder, which is probably full, but if I don’t check it I don’t have to empty it.
My boss arrives later with his usual greeting: “Hi beautiful! Anything new and exciting?” I ignore the “nickname,” although I’ve asked him to call me by my first name. He expects me to say that nothing is new, so that he can sit in his office and hide. I love when I have stuff for him to do first thing in the morning.
Um, I think we get the id
In any type of production facility, fire control encompasses a wide range of equipment or systems from building sprinklers to plant site fire departments. A spark detection/extinguishing system must be thought of as part of a plant’s overall security and safety network. Just as a residential alarm system provides protection to a homeowner, a spark detection system provides preventive protection against potential loss of human life, production facilities, equipment and costly downtime.Where do Spark Streams appear?Spark streams in dust collection systems are a very common danger. They are not easily detected and this means that they may exist but are not known! Consequently, attention is paid to a spark stream only when it is too late, namely when there has been an explosion or a fire.When working with industrial machinery, sparks are created very quickly. A blunt tool, a damaged bearing in the fan, an overheated motor or foreign body within the material can be the cause.Sparks are a constant danger in those factories where combustible materials are being worked, exhausted, transported, filtered or dried.The damage statistics provided by the insurance co
Then I open the copy room. Most likely, a professor already unlocked it to do some last minute printing before his/her 8:00 am class. I go through the pile of papers that are sitting next to the printer. Most of them are e-mails that were printed the day before and never picked up. I throw those in the trash. The newer ones get placed neatly on the table, in the hopes that someone will claim them. If I find any exams, I take them to the professor and tell him/her not to leave exams in the copy room. I turn on the shredder, which is probably full, but if I don’t check it I don’t have to empty it.
My boss arrives later with his usual greeting: “Hi beautiful! Anything new and exciting?” I ignore the “nickname,” although I’ve asked him to call me by my first name. He expects me to say that nothing is new, so that he can sit in his office and hide. I love when I have stuff for him to do first thing in the morning.
Um, I think we get the id
The world that people live and work in is complex. The behaviours and skills required to solve a simple problem are always multi-dimensional. And yet much, or indeed most, training developed and executed in corporate training programmes are linear in nature. This mismatch between the real world and the training world makes it a certainty that organisations are wasting their training dollar.Even at the simplest level of required knowledge acquisition the old fashioned “chalk and talk”, where a trainer interacts with the audience in one direction with a frightening array of slides, the content of which is the same as the words spoken, is useless.Adults learn nothing at all when subjected to this kind of training.They may be stimulated by the presentation, engaged by the graphics and motivated by the speaker, but the chance of them remembering what is being taught is very slight.So what should be included in a training programme for adults?The elements of a training programme that help adults to learn include:Being engaged in the development of the training programmeRepetition to aid processing short term memory into long term memo
My boss arrives later with his usual greeting: “Hi beautiful! Anything new and exciting?” I ignore the “nickname,” although I’ve asked him to call me by my first name. He expects me to say that nothing is new, so that he can sit in his office and hide. I love when I have stuff for him to do first thing in the morning.
Um, I think we get the id
Today’s technology has made setting up security precautions such as security cameras a cinch! You no longer need to be a millionaire to set up one. You could even install one yourself! Security cameras provide a means for its owner to watch over his or her propery from the safety and convenience of any area he chooses. This type of system is a great deterrent to thievery and unwanted entry. Most organizations that have sensitive items or are off limits to the general public employ these cameras to help keep their places safe.Purchasing and implementing such a system may save your business from the terrors of illegal entry. Investment in such could save you a whole lot of trouble.Before purchasing a system, you will want to consider the following factors.Your needsStudy your needs. The type of security measures installed will depend on your specific security needs. For example how large is the area you would like covered? How many cameras will it take to monitor this area? You must make sure the security camera system you will purchase can accommodate enough slots for expansion.Do you need audio too? Some camera systems have audio recording equipment as well so you
My boss arrives later with his usual greeting: “Hi beautiful! Anything new and exciting?” I ignore the “nickname,” although I’ve asked him to call me by my first name. He expects me to say that nothing is new, so that he can sit in his office and hide. I love when I have stuff for him to do first thing in the morning.
Um, I think we get the idea. Let’s move on to something else:
Describe the relationship between yourself and your boss:
Which one? I have at least three bosses. My direct supervisor is an Administrative Assistant, and she’s the person who does the bulk of my yearly evaluation. She also handles my vacation time, so I have to see her if I want some time off. However, she doesn’t do the same work that I do, so it’s hard for her to evaluate my work. She doesn’t work directly with me on a daily basis.
My other boss is the Department Chair. He works directly with me in my daily activities, but he is usually unaware of what I’m doing. That can be evidenced by the number of times he comes to my desk while I’m swimming in a river of paperwork and asks, “Can you type an e-mail for me?” He doesn’t know how to type, and he’s an old-fashioned guy, so he thinks my main job is dictation. He also loves words like “empowerment,” which means (to him) that he will give me as much of his work as he can before I reply, “That’s not my job! That’s your job!” Recently, he started bringing cupcakes for me every morning. I’m wondering what big job he’s going to try to talk me into doing for him.
My third boss is “The Big Boss.” He is the dean of the college. If he asks me to do something for him, I have to drop everything else. However, he has no direct input on my yearly evaluation.
Does your office celebrate Secretary’s Day? If so, how?
Our office celebrates “Administrative Professionals Day” by inviting us to attend an all-day seminar for all of the clerical staff on campus. Unfortunately, I don’t know anyone who has the time to attend an all-day seminar. Sometimes they arrange the seminar activities so that we can attend for half of the day. In general, it’s not a good practice to celebrate being an administrative professional by spending the day out of the office and having to work twice as hard t
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