Kristin Collins

Use OfficeArrow and make yourself an "invaluable" employee.

Kristin's first job out of college was to take an administrative assistant job with a local law firm. While she's proven herself to be a hard worker and knows her employer can count on her, her work environment is a bit chaotic and she's constantly facing new challenges in her position.

"While I love the challenge of my job and the people I work with, there have been times where I feel like OfficeArrow is the 'friend' who has my back here at the office."Kristin Collins

Like many other administrative assistants, Kristin found a mentor in a more senior executive assistant. This woman took Kristin to lunch one day and told her about OfficeArrow. She said that if Kristin was serious about being the best in her field, she should sign up for this site. So Kristin joined OA and started taking advantage of the online training provided through Learn.com. Because of impending company-wide layoffs, Kristin wanted to show her employer she had initiative and valuable skills that could come in handy. She also created an internal newsletter for the company by utilizing OA's newsletter templates. Because of the success of the internal newsletter, her supervisor asked her to create a newsletter for clients as well. Kristin also benefitted from the groups - she found plenty of suggestions and advice for handling difficult co-workers and convincing her boss she needed a new computer.

As a younger employee, Kristin doesn't always have the experience to pull from to accomplish her various tasks. But with her peers at OA, Kristin feels like she can do whatever she's asked and it gives her the confidence she needs to take on any challenge.