Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Today's Administrative Assistant

We all have to work, but who says we can't enjoy it too! My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day! Let's enjoy our day together. © Copyright Patricia Robb 2018

18 February 2019

Practice makes perfect

Whenever I go on an interview, I set up a mock interview with a friend and we go over questions that might come up. Whether they are the ex...

15 January 2019

Looking your best on video

Good advice when doing meetings by video. http://onthejob.45things.com/2019/01/how-to-look-your-best-on-video.html My sister experienced...

14 December 2018

Setting Rules in Outlook 2016

I like to set a rule for the messages I receive from my boss. I have a new boss so had to figure out how to do this again and thought I sho...

24 November 2018

Knowing when it's time to move on

Someone contacted me a year or so ago very fed up with her admin position. She was wondering how she could make her job more interesting. ...

20 November 2018

Minute-Taking Coach

I am one of those rare birds who actually enjoys taking minutes, although I avoided taking them for years. I wouldn't apply for a job i...

10 November 2018

Working with an Assistant

I was speaking with a senior Executive at my office today and she said one of the most valuable things that she has learnt over the years wa...

27 October 2018

On to the next task...

The way I work is to get things off my plate as soon as possible and move on to the next task. The problem is it is now filed in the back b...

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About Me

Patricia Robb: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Patricia Robb has been in the administrative field for over 30 years. Currently she is the Owner and President of Boomerang Virtual Assistants, a website providing administrative services. She is also an Administrative Support to the Board of Trustees of a mental health hospital. Previous to this position she worked for the Chief of Staff at the same hospital and the Chief Nursing Executive. She was also a Sr. Executive Assistant and Corporate Secretary for a not-for-profit organization and has also spent many years as a legal assistant in various law firms in Ottawa. She worked as a secretary for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and as an admin assistant at an Oilsands Plant in Fort McMurray, Alberta. Patricia is a current member of the Association of Administration Professionals. She was a past member for many years of the Ottawa Chapter of IAAP and has held the position of membership chair and board secretary. Patricia also regularly conducts minute-taking webinars. She was a hairdresser for 5 years, which she credits in helping her enhance her people skills and in the art of small talk.

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