Cake Drop

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Yes, we’re delighted to celebrate CakeDrop’s third win at the Office Management Awards, taking home the ‘Supplier of the Year’ award once again in 2023. What are the Office Management Awards, anyway? We’ve also grown our client list to over 300 businesses, without a sales team and with next to no marketing budget!

Office Management 52

Office Management Sales Food 52

SnackNation

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Answers to All Your Office Manager Certification Questions. What exactly will an Office Manager (OM) certification do for you? Below, we’ll answer some questions we’re guessing you have about how and why to earn your Office Manager certification. Question: What is an Office Manager Certification?

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Office Management Administrative Assistance Training Supplies 48

The Receptionist

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

In countless movies, television shows, and other popular media, executive assistants, administrative assistants, receptionists, office managers, and other similar roles have been boiled down to a deeply simplified portrayal of office workers who answer phones, greet visitors, file paperwork, and take meeting notes.

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Administrative Assistance Influencing Problem-Solving Sales 130

Office Space

JANUARY 24, 2024

Hybrid work models allow companies to gain the advantages that come from having an in-person office in which employees can interact and collaborate. Here are a few of those advantages: More Managerial Guidance “It’s like if there’s something in my teeth, I want you to tell me,” a 28-year-old sales development manager at a tech company said.

Technology 130

Technology Real Estate Software Banking 130

All Work

AUGUST 13, 2021

The same goes for office managers, designers and other professionals who are all too aware of the negative impact sitting at a desk all day can have on employee health. Unsurprisingly, standing desk sales have skyrocketed over the last 12 months as people look for ways to work smarter and healthier.

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Manufacturing Computer Construction Home Office 246

Insperity

APRIL 17, 2018

For instance, your office manager who never travels can still use her P-card to buy office supplies and earn cash back or reward miles to supplement your travel budget. You can collect those airline miles or cash and use them to buy more airline tickets for business trips. Hire a travel agency.

Controlling 148

Controlling Purchasing Flexibility Flexibility 148

Work Life

JULY 31, 2024

I answered phones, set up client appointments, went on sales calls, and conducted site visits, often cleaning up alongside my crews, which was as much about supporting my team as it was about ensuring the best outcomes for the customer.

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Customer Service Cleaning Construction Sales 96

Insperity

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

As a small business owner or office manager, you’re likely already spread thin. A company with as few as ten employees can easily have sales representatives in four different states. Doing payroll is yet another task on your list of responsibilities.

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Payroll Software Mailing Administrative Assistance 100

SnackNation

MARCH 20, 2017

The Office Manager’s Guide to Asking for a Raise and Boosting Your Salary. 5 Rockstar Office Managers Reveal How to Land a Promotion, Earn More Respect, And Get Paid More Today. “I We found this fact echoed in our annual State of the Office Manager Report, a first-of-its-kind survey of office managers from across the U.S.

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Salary Office Management Prioritization Sales 66

SnackNation

MAY 22, 2018

Don’t worry—we’ve made a list to get you ready to handle every aspect of your office move. Many of these pointers came straight from our Facebook group of Office Managers! Before you spend a minute on research, seek answers from experts who’ve organized more than their fair share of office moves. Join the group here.

Planning 70

Planning Cleaning Purchasing Correspondence 70

Ask a Manager

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Once I ordered a bunch of purple ball point pens because they were on sale for the same price as the black/blue ones, so why not have something fun. I explained about the one-time sale price and that we didn’t have a budget to spend 5x more for a pretty colour, but those pens haunted me for months. Biggest mistake of my year.

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Supplies Purchasing Office Management Security 70

Workplace Insight

APRIL 26, 2022

Steve Newman, KitLock Sales Manager at Codelocks explains, “We understood the council wanted to avoid the need to cut keys or have lockers allocated to specific employees. Perfect partnership. Due to its longstanding relationship with Codelocks, Kinnarps is familiar with the wide range of KitLocks by Codelocks cabinet and locker locks.

Flexibility 52

Flexibility Flexibility Sales Security 52

Ask a Manager

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The office manager is responsible for ordering things/keeping them stocked. Office manager called in maintenance but they were estimating that it wouldn’t be online until late afternoon/next business day. The teabags I worked in one office that provided coffee and, theoretically, tea. totally free to employees.

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Supplies Purchasing Cleaning Sales 62

Ask a Manager

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

And then their sales rep Jane emailed me. Then their sales rep John emailed me. And Jane found our phone number and called the office manager asking for me. And found the name of one of the other project managers and called asking for him. Do I owe Office Manager and Project Manager an apology?

Insurance 36

Insurance Sales Salary Project Management 36

SnackNation

MARCH 10, 2017

We found this fact echoed in our annual State of the Office Manager Report, a first-of-its-kind survey of office managers from across the U.S. Finally, work with your manager on a plan to pick up these missing skillsets. Separate the skills you already have versus the ones you need to acquire.

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Planning Office Management Sales Reporting 75

Ask a Manager

JANUARY 7, 2015

He asked the current office manager how to get access to his account, and she said she had no idea what happened to the information (she was not the person who set this up back in the day) for everyone’s logins and couldn’t help him. Sales jobs when you have a bad product.

Controlling 35

Controlling Advertising Sales Purchasing 35

SnackNation

AUGUST 29, 2017

This means shutting down snack hoarders (a big no-no in snack land), rationing snacks so you don’t run out, or simply modifying your order to fit your office’s true snacking needs. The Office Snack Master is likely your company’s Office Manager, Vibe Manager, Admin, or HR Manager.

Mailing 54

Mailing Food Creativity Sales 54

Ask a Manager

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

We had a one-room completely open-office plan and all of us were on phones all day. The aggressive sales. He then purchased a gong and decided every time we recruited someone/got a recruitment deal, we had to come over and bang the gong, so all day long: ‘Hi is this Jane Sm-‘ *GONG*. ‘Sorry. The talking ban.

Computer 46

Computer Sales Cubicle Purchasing 46

Ruby

MAY 19, 2015

billion in potential annual sales ), paying attention to these details can mean the difference between gaining a customer or losing one to a competitor. On the Palomar Chicago’s TripAdvisor page, for example, management would respond to reviews posted by guests who didn’t necessarily have a positive experience.

Small Business 40

Small Business Sales Networking Security 40

SnackNation

JUNE 19, 2017

Like Office Managers , Admins are one of the few people in a company (other than perhaps the CEO or senior HR staff) that deal with employees at every level. “I see this at both small and large-scale companies, but at a small company like mine, the impact of these skills is monumental and really gets you noticed.”. Proper Etiquette.

Administrative Assistance 30

Administrative Assistance Problem-Solving Multitasking Bookkeeping 30

SnackNation

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

This was echoed in our recent State of the Office Manager report (a first of its kind survey of hundreds of office managers from around the U.S.) A satellite engineering office in another city, or even another country? An outside sales crew that doesn’t come into the office?

Communication 72

Communication Problem-Solving Customer Service Cubicle 72

Ask a Manager

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

My mom left the deposition and went straight to her office manager/head secretary since she knew her firm (big one) was understaffed. Then my mom called Jane, complimented her work and handed over the phone to the office manager. She confirmed they were hiring. The ad sabotage.

Food 53

Food Customer Service Supplies Cleaning 53

Ask a Manager

MAY 17, 2018

People who manage the cash boxes. Somebody in housekeeping whose responsibility is to manage cash logistics. Some other person in sales who hands out coffee, sugar, and milk (but needs a receipt for everything). Cash boxes on every floor where you are supposed to pay your bill. It is still under consideration after 18 months.”

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Logistics Sales Cleaning Computer 41

SnackNation

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

And then when I’m in the office, he helps me stay focused and just sits in my lap while I’m doing work, and keeps me on track.”. Jemma Pascoe, an office manager at London literary agency Peters Fraser and Dunlop, told the Guardian that her toy poodle Marlowe actually comes in handy during negotiations.

Food 73

Food Communication Advertising Sales 73

Bonnie Low-Kramen

JUNE 19, 2024

Why do men dominate the sales profession? We, the men and women in these roles, handle all aspects of office management. This includes managing highly confidential information as we give vital support to all the stakeholders who are our responsibility.

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Interviewing Cubicle Consulting Training 52

Ask a Manager

JANUARY 19, 2015

My employer is requiring the office manager and me (creative director/product development/sales) to attend an industry show in Atlanta. Both the office manager and I are on tight budgets, so it is going to take the money we need to pay bills with in order to pay our expenses during the show.

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Promotion Data Entry Food Finance 34

Ask a Manager

AUGUST 14, 2022

With this in mind, I have mainly been applying to executive assistant, office manager, or paralegal positions (my state requires nothing besides a college degree to be a paralegal). A few years ago I was on Sales Team A, and Sales Team B was under-performing. How do I word this achievement on my resume?

Coaching 35

Coaching Sales Reporting Interviewing 35

SnackNation

MAY 22, 2018

Don’t worry—we’ve made a list to get you ready to handle every aspect of your office move. Many of these pointers came straight from our Facebook group of Office Managers! Before you spend a minute on research, seek answers from experts who’ve organized more than their fair share of office moves. Join the group here.

Planning 31

Planning Cleaning Purchasing Correspondence 31

Ask a Manager

JULY 19, 2020

I work as a sales assistant to our sales team, so me keeping a cool head is very helpful (I think). Would it be okay to list the last two roles as one line like “Office Manager/Coordinator” (assuming those were my real titles)? It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. I have an issue with my interim boss.

Sales 32

Sales Logistics Problem-Solving Communication 32

Ask a Manager

JUNE 28, 2016

I am job hunting in New York City for a luxury retail sales jobs. Maybe it’s a thing in luxury retail sales in NYC (I’d have no idea), but it’s not a thing in general. Since I am the only one in our department who does our card deposits, the office manager will not need to process deposits anymore. It’s not a thing.

Retail 20

Retail Finance Networking Sales 20

Ask a Manager

AUGUST 8, 2017

Yet others like the office manager have an office. If I’m offered a job, I’d like to request that if at all possible an arrangement be made for an office for the HR manager. Besides field technicians and sales reps, we have, including five people in office at all times, including me.

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Payroll Legal Sales Salary 26

SnackNation

JANUARY 4, 2019

Other careers where these skills are relevant: Office Manager. Operations Manager. Sales Managers. Did I act in accordance with my own expressed values? If I spent every day this way for 10 years, would I at the end have accomplished something worthy of that time? Payroll Specialist. Communicating effectively.

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Problem-Solving Communication Payroll Technology 32

Ask a Manager

AUGUST 16, 2016

Granted, most of the posts were on sites dealing with sales or sales jobs, and the position for which I interviewed wasn’t in sales, but now I’m curious: What do you think about this question and what employers might be looking for in an answer? I think it’s a crap question asked by crap interviewers.

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Interviewing Retail Sales Security 22

Ask a Manager

OCTOBER 26, 2017

My time and energy are 100% for sale. I honestly think they are misapplying a training that it is meant for upper management and trying to make it work for all employees. Your manager wants you to be motivated by something that will keep you showing up after the crush is gone, and a therapist might care about the brother thing.

Salary 30

Salary Training Sales Office Management 30

Ask a Manager

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

I work as an admin/office manager in an office of about 15. Overall it’s one of the greatest jobs I’ve ever had but sometimes there are the typical small office conflicts. general office jobs, not food service or sales). It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go….

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Problem-Solving Interviewing Planning Equipment 35

Ask a Manager

DECEMBER 2, 2018

My manager scratches his butt before high-fiving us. I am a supervisor for a retail store and work with a sales manager who is very big on high-fives as motivation. However, I have seen him many times scratch his butt and then go to high-five someone. But also, why is he prefacing all his high-fives with a butt scratch?

Problem-Solving 28

Problem-Solving Retail Office Management Sales 28

Ask a Manager

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

Finally, the office manager started hinting that if I wasn’t actually working, I didn’t need to be at work. I attended a meeting where the sales team spoke in a slew of acronyms and things I didn’t understand, but I was too shy to ask anyone for clarification. I am dying thinking about it now.

Banking 33

Banking Mailing Real Estate Legal 33