The Rookie of the Year Award The Rookie of the Year Award celebrates an administrative assistant or receptionist, new to the administrative profession (career as an admin started less than 3 years ago), who has demonstrated the greatest potential to excel. This award honors professionals that are starting their career as an administrative professional, have reentered the workforce as an admin or made a career change to an administrative role. 1. When did this administrative professional begin his or her career as an admin? (Please list month and year) 2. What did this administrative professional do prior to their career as an admin? 3. Please provide information on how this administrative professional has demonstrated exceptional proficiency, dedication and work ethic and provided value to their company in their new administrative role. 4. Please provide any specific examples that help support this candidate’s Rookie of the Year nomination. The Office Manager Award The Office Manager Award recognizes the Office Manager or Office Assistant who effectively handles a wide range of administrative responsibilities in the workplace ranging from administrative support to managing office facilities and everything in between. This award is reserved for the administrative professional that wears many hats – including those related to technology, human resources, operations, marketing, accounting, finance etc and enjoys the challenge of serving an organization’s diverse office administration needs. (Additional titles that may reflect office manager duties could include Office Administrator, Administrative Manager, Administrative Officer and Office Coordinator.) 1. Please describe in detail the diverse duties and responsibilities of this Office Manager. 2. Does this Office Manager supervise others? If yes, please include the number of direct reports this Office Manager is responsible for and their roles in the organization. 3. Provide examples of how this Office Manager has excelled in their job including specific examples that demonstrate leadership, tech savviness, resourcefulness, project management skills, etc.. 4. Describe the attributes this Office Manager possesses that makes them excel at their job. 5. How many people are located in the office this Office Manager supports? The Community Champion Award The Community Champion Award is awarded to the administrative professional who best demonstrates a commitment to serving others in their community and works internally to inspire employee volunteerism, community service and good corporate citizenship. 1. How has this nominee demonstrated a passion for volunteerism and community service? 2. How does this administrative professional inspire fellow employees to serve? Be very specific and provide as many details as possible. 3. Please list all non-­‐profits that this administrative professional is actively involved with and dates of service. 4. Please include any additional information that you feel would be informative about how this administrative professional impacts the community. The Leadership Award The Leadership Award recognizes the administrative professional that serves as a leader and mentor to other administrative professionals, either by job description or hard-­‐earned respect, leads by example and is passionate about helping their fellow employees succeed and reach their goals. 1. Please provide information on how this administrative professional serves as a mentor and leader to other administrative professionals. Please provide as many specific examples as possible. 2. In three words, please describe this administrative professional’s leadership style. 3. Describe how this administrative professional dedicates extra time to teach, train, guide or serve as a resource to fellow admins. The Achiever Award The Achiever Award recognizes the administrative professional that demonstrates one or more of the following criteria: • Has successfully managed and completed a significant project that has had a positive, company wide impact within the past 2 years • Exhibits incredible resourcefulness and an innovative spirit that makes achieving difficult tasks and tackling challenging problems possible • Consistently suggests new processes that are more efficient and effective significantly impacting the productivity of the executive or department he or she serves 1. Please describe the project, assignment or scope of work that the administrative professional was given and what the organization was trying to accomplish through this project. 2. How complex or difficult was this project on a scale of 1-­‐10 (1 lowest, 10 highest)? 3. How critical to the organization was this project on a scale of 1-­‐10 (1 lowest, 10 highest)? 4. Please include any additional specific examples of how this admin exceeded expectations during completion of this project. The Spirit Award The Spirit Award celebrates the administrative professional that consistently exhibits a positive, spirited outlook and has good energy that colleagues and vendors alike find contagious and uplifting. This is the person that people are drawn to during good days and bad, for an energy boost, pep talk or happy fix. 1. Please describe this administrative professional’s overall demeanor. 2. How does this administrative professional’s positive spirit impact coworkers and the organization as a whole? Please provide specific examples. 3. Please use three words that best describe this administrative professional. The Loyalty Award The Loyalty Award is presented to the fiercely loyal administrative professional that has a long history of effective service to their current organization in an administrative role, consistently demonstrating tireless dedication, commitment to supervisors, employees and customers. 1. How long has this administrative professional been at their current company? Note: To be eligible for this award, your nominee must have 10 years or more of service to their current organization or executive. 2. How long has this administrative professional been serving their current executive department? 3. Please provide information on how this administrative professional has progressed throughout the years in terms of their role, responsibilities and accomplishments. 4. Please provide any specific examples or anecdotes that best demonstrate this admin’s tireless commitment and dedication to their organizations or executives. The Above the Call Receptionist Award The Above the Call Receptionist Award honors the RECEPTIONIST that goes above and beyond the call in delivering an exceptional first impression and serves internal and external customers with professionalism, enthusiasm and care, leaving a lasting impression with all they come into contact with. (*NOTE: Nominee must spend 50%+ on average of their time daily fielding/handling phone calls in order to qualify for this award.) 1. Describe this receptionists overall demeanor. 2. Please provide specific examples of when this receptionist was commended for their extreme professionalism, helpfulness or courteous demeanor. 3. Provide specific examples of how this receptionist goes ‘above the call’ in delivering an exceptional customer experience for coworkers and visitors. The Colleen Barrett Award for Administrative Excellence The Colleen Barrett Award for Administrative Excellence is the Core24 Admin Awards®' most prestigious award. This coveted award will be presented to the admin that best demonstrates the qualities listed below, many of which enabled Colleen Barrett's rise from legal secretary to President and Chief Operating Officer of Southwest Airlines and contributed to the company's legendary corporate culture and extraordinary success. These qualities are: High proficiency Values that reflect those of your organization Passionate committed to your organization's cause or purpose Deeply committed to legendary customer service both internally and externally The heart for employee advocacy -­‐-­‐ making sure the company always does right by its employees 1. Please describe how this administrative professional possesses a high level of proficiency in their role as an administrative professional. Please include what specific skills, certifications, education and/or training they have that supports their role. 2. Please provide specific examples of how this administrative professional shares the same values as their organization. 3. How has this administrative professional demonstrated a passionate commitment to their organization’s cause or purpose? 4. How has this administrative professional demonstrated a passion for legendary customer service, both internally and externally? 5. How has this administrative professional served as an advocate for fellow employees? 6. Please list any additional information that you believe demonstrates why this administrative professional is deserving of The Colleen Barrett Award for Administrative Excellence.