| Being an administrative assistant - or receptionist | | | | whiteboard that can be used to keep track of |
| or secretary, as they're sometimes called - is | | | | assignments and phone messages, and it is also a |
| often one of the most challenging jobs in an | | | | tack board for pinning up important documents |
| office environment. Over the course of a business | | | | for convenient access. This board measures 23.5" |
| day, an admin assist will answer phones, great | | | | x 17.5", so it is perfect for small spaces. It's also |
| clients, make copies, put documents together, and | | | | easy to install and can be hung both on a cubicle |
| open mail. And that's just for starters. However, | | | | or dry wall. This product comes with a Quartet |
| with the right tools, you can make your | | | | dry erase marker. |
| assistant's day go more smoothly so that he/she | | | | 4. A good stapler and hole-punch. Every admin |
| will be happier and your office will be better | | | | assistant can benefit from having high-quality |
| organized and more productive. Here are five | | | | staplers and hole-punches nearby to reduce |
| things no administrative assistant should be | | | | fatigue and get the job done faster. Some of the |
| without. | | | | best products are made by Swingline. A great |
| | | | stapler to consider is the Swingline High-Capacity |
| 1. Martin Yale P6200 Desktop Letter Folder. Folding | | | | Desk Stapler, which requires 30% less effort |
| correspondence is time-consuming and worst yet, | | | | when stapling and can fasten up to 60 sheets of |
| it can be difficult to do it quickly and accurately | | | | paper. Plus, you only need to use one size of |
| when a worker is being distracted by a ringing | | | | stapler with it, making it very convenient. As for |
| phone and demanding clients. That's where the | | | | the hole-punch, the Swingline LightTouch is a great |
| P6200 comes in. This device is small enough to fit | | | | choice. The lever is soft to the touch so it makes |
| on top of a desk and it can fold a 3-page | | | | punching large amounts of paper painless. It will |
| document in seconds. It is capable of folding up to | | | | punch up to 20 sheets at once and the punching |
| 30 letters per minute or up to 1,800 sheets n an | | | | heads are semi-adjustable so it's possible to |
| hour. The P6200 can even handle stapled sets, | | | | produce different hole patterns. These two |
| which can help your employee save time. This | | | | Swingline products would go great together. |
| device really makes it fast and easy to prepare | | | | 5. The GBC HeatSeal H220 QuickStart Pouch |
| documents for mailing. | | | | Laminator. A pouch laminator can come in handy |
| 2. Martin Yale 1628 Desktop Letter Opener. | | | | when your admin needs to make I.D. badges, |
| Obviously, opening mail can be just as | | | | informational placards, and other office items. The |
| time-consuming as getting it ready. Luckily, the | | | | H220 is ready and seconds and can handle |
| 1628 makes opening incoming mail incredibly easy. | | | | laminating pouches that are 3 and 5 mil thick. This |
| This machine will automatically feed and open a | | | | machine will shut off automatically when not in |
| 1-inch stack of envelopes and has the ability to | | | | use and it will laminate your documents beautifully |
| open 3,000 pieces of mail in on hour. It operates | | | | every time. It is also easy to use and promises |
| quietly and safety, with the blade being fully | | | | jam-free operation. |
| enclosed to prevent an injury from occurring. The | | | | All of these things can make an admin assistant's |
| 1628 is small enough to be a nice companion to | | | | day a little bit easier and give him/her ways of |
| the P6200. | | | | rising up to almost any office task. So get these |
| 3. Quartet Designer Tack and Write Cubicle Board. | | | | things today so your whole office will run much |
| This board is really two boards in one. It is a | | | | more smoothly. |