The Effective Admin™

Karen Porter, The Administrative Professional Job Performance and Career Success Coach™

and Founder and President

of The Effective Admin

"I specialize in serving administrative professionals like you with job performance and career management advice. With almost 24 years experience interacting with the 'real' workplace and working administrative professionals -- including holding former admin pro level positions (and higher levels) myself at multiple different employers, -- I am well aware of the substantial job you and your administrative professional colleagues perform daily."

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The Effective Admin asked its readers about recognition preferences on Administrative Professionals Day®. Below are some of the responses. If you are the employer of an administrative professional, you may find this information useful and thought provoking.

 
     

How do you prefer to be recognized on Administrative Professionals Day in April? (Or do you prefer to be recognized?)

 

►"I would like to be sent to an admin conference for the day. What a great way to make an admin assistant feel special----with a conference that includes a luncheon, free take-aways from the conference and great speakers to help us be more successful at our jobs. I usually get things like cards, gift certificates, or flowers; and 1) cards are very cheesy and usually end up in the trash; 2) gift certificates sometimes get lost in the drawer or never used; 3) flowers are beautiful. . . while they last. Lasting value will come from knowledge and newly learned skills and tools that will make me more effective in my job. "

►"I had a boss that would give me a gift certificate for my favorite jewelry store for all occasions. This has been my favorite gift."
 

►"While a bonus would be very nice, an excellent salary is much better because you can count on it. Bonuses are too fleeting.

The recognition I would love to have would be ...

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