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— From DeskDemon.com Editor Clare Bodel

New! DeskDemon.com Jobs

Have you seen our brand new job search section yet? We've recently launched this exciting section that's designed to help you find the position of your dreams, fast and with minimum fuss. If you're job hunting and you haven't had a look yet - what are you waiting for?!

DeskDemon.com Jobs is job searching for office professionals made simple. We've cut out the letter writing, numerous emails and hours of wasted time trawling the Internet for relevant positions. Just one click is all it takes.

We only include jobs for office professionals, so there's no need to trawl through different sectors. Our specialist live job database facility offers instant access to an up to date nationwide database of career opportunities. And to save you even more time, you can get an idea of the vacancies currently on offer thanks to the scrolling update on the DeskDemon.com homepage.

Our search facility is simple and concise, plus you only need to register once to create your own personal file including your CV and an option to receive job updates via email. All it takes is one click! Just click 'apply' and your CV is automatically sent direct to the recruiter.

To start searching for the job of your dreams, click here...

Day in the Life

Juggling the needs of two separate companies might sound like a bit of a headache, but after starting on the road to her current role while she was in the middle of her college studies, Debbie Knox can more than handle the pressure.

Debbie is business development assistant for WDM and WDM Consulting in Motherwell, Scotland. Read about her varied and interesting job, in her own words...

"I'm required to wear a number of different hats in my job because I'm basically split between two companies - accountancy firm WDM and business development consultants WDM Consulting. I perform a general admin role for WDM and at WDM Consulting I am PA to Karen Reyburn, one of the directors, but my day can include anything from preparing for a seminar to sorting out IT glitches.

I've been with WDM for six years. I left school at 16 to study at ITEC Integrations, my local government funded training provider. I studied for Administration Level 2, gaining a number of SVQs (Scottish Vocational Qualifications). ITEC set up an interview for me with Watson, Dunne & Co (which later became WDM) and I've been with them ever since. For the first year and a half I worked four days at WDM and spent one day a week at college to complete my studies.

Initially I worked on reception, answering the phones and meeting and greeting clients - all very basic. But after two years I moved up to the main office and became more involved in admin. When WDM expanded its services and created a separate company, WDM Consulting, to address business development, I very naturally fell into the role of its administrative assistant. Over time I've really developed my skills and abilities, and as the business development side of the company has grown, I have become increasingly involved in that part of the business..."

To read the rest of Debbie's story, and to check out more articles from our Day in the Life archives, click here

Conference focus: Liverpool

Think Liverpool, and you'll no doubt conjure up images of The Beatles, Albert Dock, and for sports lovers, the Europe-conquering football team.

Liverpool is a vibrant, historic city, that's looking forward to becoming European City of Culture in 2008. For event planners, this is all good news, as the city is home to some fantastic venues, and with superb transport links, hotels and bustling nightlife, it's the ideal place to hold your next conference or company event.

In the latest instalment of their trek around the UK's venues, Conference Focus by Expotel has put together this guide to some of the best venues in the Merseyside city.

To take a look at what Liverpool has to offer the event planner, and to get the low-down on other locations from the archives, click here.

File it!

On a par with un-jamming the photocopier or dealing with annoying salesmen, filing is probably one of the most disliked of all office jobs, but with recent technological developments, filing no longer needs to be the drudgery it once was.

An average filing cabinet takes up about 1½ square metres of space. A CD is wafer thin, 12cm in diameter and can hold all the information contained in a filing cabinet. CDs are easier to store and also provide a simple solution to storing archive copies off site. Filing on CD means that finding filed information is faster, while digital filing only has to be done once reducing the boredom and potential errors of re-filing.

Specialist document management software such as the Invu range enables very fast access to files. It can also be customised in various ways including the creation of an audit trail, global tracking of information, the restriction of access and/or amendment to specified users and access to the filing online when out of the office.

If you'd like to be able to access digital files from a remote site and don't have a bespoke document management system, SecureFetch enables secure file retrieval via email. Registration is free; you only pay when you retrieve something - very useful if you've left important information in the office when seeing a client.

To read the rest of Sara Goodwin's article, and get some useful contacts to help end your filing hell, click here.

New in WorkSmart

If you've downloaded all of the time saving templates and taken everything you need to know from the useful articles, you'll be delighted to hear that there's even more for you in our WorkSmart pages!

HP have some fantastic new information and downloads for you in part two of their time management focus, plus whether your choosing air tickets or ink cartridges, they have tons of tips and downloads to help you choose the right suppliers for your company.

New free templates include a monthly planner and a supplier checklist. Plus, hurry for your last chance to enter the fab career makeover competition.

Also new in WorkSmart is the dedicated section from Fujitsu, where you can find out about the magical land of the paperless office - imagine no more documents taking up space around the office, and more importantly, no more filing! Fujitsu explain how ScanSnap, the smallest upright scanner available, can help you consolidate all your paper documents in one place. Read case studies, download helpful information and release yourself from your filing nightmare!

Plus, keep your eyes peeled for new templates, downloads and articles in the Microsoft section. Don't forget to enter the Microsoft OneNote competition, which will see one lucky DeskDemon.com user getting their hands on a copy of the fantastic note taking software every week.

Head over to the WorkSmart section, for all this and more. click here.

Organising events? No sweat!

Do you need a helping hand when it comes to organising company events? For all the events help and advice you could possibly need, head over to the London Venue Expo at Excel on 29-30 June, and while you're there drop in and say hi to us!

The show is the ideal place to find new London venues, pick up tips, and enjoy activities like the food demonstration, venue speed dating and the events clinic. DeskDemon.com is providing the Cyber Café at the show, plus we're hosting a FREE one day seminar programme — The PA's Definitive Guide to Organising & Managing Events.

Rachel Finlay, key account director at events management company TFI Group will lead the seminars, which are packed full of practical tips and tricks, information, resources and guidance. She will take you through the event process, step by step and provide you with plenty of new ideas to help you plan and implement your next event. Each session is free and you can sign up for as many as you wish!

To find out more, and to register for free tickets, click here

Still to come on DeskDemon.com in June

Stay tuned to DeskDemon.com throughout June for all of this and more:

Working abroad
Every thought of leaving good old Blighty behind and heading for sunnier climes? Don't fancy giving up your career to go globe trotting? Career section editor Sally Longson will help make up your mind by investigate the pros and cons of working abroad.

How to interview
Your company is recruiting, and the trusty PA has been given the task of finding the ideal candidate. How do you make sure you get the right man/woman or the job? Suzanne Brown will explain all.

Spotlight on Sydney
We've had a look at cities in Europe and the US, and now it's time to go even further afield! Charles James will present everything the business traveller - and travel booker - needs to know about Sydney.



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