Whats your admin style

Whats yur admin style Whats your admin style?Posted February 19, 2014, by Julia Watters The role of receptionist or administration assistantcan make or break a business. Often they are the coalface of the organisation, be it over the phone or when people walk through the door. Unfortunately, not all companies boast reliable or even friendly receptionists. In fact, therbeie is a range of office administration types, from friendly and well-organised to neurotic, mean and, well, why do they even bother turning up? We take a look at different admin types as depicted in some of our favourite TV shows. The girl next cubicle, Pam Halpert (ne Beesly) The Office prestige courtesy of NBC Pam is the quintessential shy receptionist who tries not to stir the pot as she finds her feet in the workplace. The longer she is there, the mora assertive she becomes, while always maintaining that lovable girl next-door charm. So lovable, in fact, that she catches the eye of colleague Jim Halpert who, *spoiler alert* (if the name didnt already tip you off), she ends up marrying. This is the last day of our summer interns. Its been nice. We havent had interns in a while. Ever since Michaels Monica Lewinsky incident. He didnt do anything sexual, he just made far, far too many Monica Lewinsky jokes. It was just easier for Corporate to shut down the program. The office troll,Mimi Bobeck The Drew Carey Show Image courtesy of Warner Bros. Television Mimi is the obnoxious receptionist who is liked by few, including those that hired her. In the series, she applies for a cosmetics role at Winfred-Louder but is knocked back on account of her penchant for clown-like makeup. Unfortunately, she uses the same winning personality often seen in the show to threaten the company with legal action, which eventually lands her the role of receptionist. zu sich favourite workday pastimes are harassing Drew Carey and collecting toy trolls. I said I think youre a disgusting pig and I hate your guts with an all-consuming passion. The admin airhead,Linda Becker Image courtesy of CBS Linda is the kind of receptionist you dont know whether to love or hate. Her vagueness has a certain charm, although not when her absent-mindedness causes stress to the practice manager and nurse, Margaret, or Dr Becker himself who, lets face it, always seems wound up anyway. Although often misguided, Lindas heart is in the right place and she is using the role as a nurses aide to establish independence from her wealthy parents. Her skimpy choice of work attire is a hit with some of the patients and she even manages glimpses of actually helpingoccasionally. I mean, the clothes I wear have no effect on the way I do my job. Sure if I wore a suit of magnets then metal stuff would come flying at me, so I dont. But my point is that if I had to go out and buy a whole bunch of other stuff well that would cost me a lot and I couldnt do that on what Im making here. And Im not asking you for more money, alth ough if you offered it to me I wouldnt turn it down. Wow, I just asked for a raise. Cool The reigning receptionist,Joan Holloway Mad Men Image courtesy of AMC Joan is the receptionist you want to have working for you. She is the pillar of professionalism, at times going above and beyond in her job of course, Mad Men is set in the early 60s when the role of women in the workplace was vastly different to today (although not as much as you may expect). Having said that, Joan doesnt just know how to keep her male bosses appeased, she can also tell you how to win over the switchboard girls and anyone else in the office that can make your working life easier. Shes almost regal in her approach and its wise to stay on her good side. I really think this vending machine is a trouble maker wed end up with a bunch of fat secretaries who think the whole afternoon is lunch time because theres always another sandwich around the corner. The sauced up secretary,Karen Walker Will and Grace Karen d oesnt work because she needs to, but because shes looking for something to entertain herself between spending obscene amounts of her wealthy husbands money and going to bars. That said, she often treats her desk at Grace Adler Designs as her own personal bar, and seldom answers the phone. Shes pushy, rude and incredibly blunt yet theres something oddly endearing about her. Its hard to call her a receptionist though it would be more accurate to say shes someone who comes in at her own leisure to file her nails and enjoy a few office martinis and something, well, a little stronger. Ill never forget it. My fellow office workers and I were heading down to lunch, and, suddenly... the lights went out, the elevator dropped and... Dennis Hopper said he would kill us all if his demands werent met Thank god Keanu Reeves was there to get us out If you are looking at administration roles and want to do more than collect toys and yell at people, our online courses can help you get the attentio n of your colleagues for all the right reasons.Certificate IV in Health AdministrationStudy modeOnlinePayment optionsPayment planUpfront paymentEnquire Online Enquire OnlineAdministration ResourcesAdministrative officer sample resumeAdministrative officer sample cover letterCareer Insider StoriesShelley Lask - Body Positive Health & FitnessInterested in becoming a?General ManagerOffice ManagerTeam LeaderHuman Resources ManagerOperations ManagerPopular Career Searchesbusiness admin courses onlineoffice admin courses in adelaideshort refresher courses in administrationcert 3 in business managementtwo year degrees australiaAdministration CoursesCertificate III in Health AdministrationEnquire Online Enquire OnlineCertificate III in Business AdministrationEnquire Online Enquire OnlineCertificate III in Business AdministrationEnquire Online Enquire OnlineDiploma of Business AdministrationEnquire Online Enquire OnlineJulia WattersRelated ArticlesBrowse moreAdministrationOpportunities In Of fice AdministrationBehind every great business is a team of great office administrators no business can function without them. 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