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Administrative Assistant vs. Executive Assistant: What’s the Difference?

Eat Your Career

As many of my regular readers already know, I am a proud former administrative professional. I have a deep admiration and appreciation for those who dedicate themselves to support roles, which is one of the reasons I now focus a large part of my corporate training business on working with administrative teams.

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Are Professional Certifications Worth It?

Eat Your Career

Recommended Resource: Straight Talk About Salaries (Recorded Webinar). First, MS Office is a very heavily used software suite and people in the administrative field are deeply reliant on it in many organizations. You have to use those skills to achieve more, and you have to be a vocal advocate for yourself and your accomplishments.

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5 Ways to Be a Value-Added Employee

Office Dynamics

Observing administrative professionals at work is one of my greatest moments. Even if your organization has a salary freeze this year, keep doing your best. While traveling gets old after a while and is tiring, I love what I learn when I go on site into an organization. I see employees in action in their environments.

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Just the Savvy Ones. Recognizing Career Love.

Office Dynamics

It’s Administrative Professionals Week 2016. Administrative Professionals are needed all over the world. The stronger your skills, including language skills, the more opportunities are available. Salary range – Yes, you can make six figures if you have the skills and drive. Fantabulous.

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Giving Credit Where It's Due

Office Dynamics

Nearly all ( 94 percent ) of senior managers interviewed said their administrative professional is important to their success at work. The vast majority of respondents ( 91 percent ) also felt support staff should be recognized on Administrative Professionals Day (April 24), a 25-point jump from a similar survey conducted in 2005.

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Session 6 - Thursday, Sept 29, 2011

Office Dynamics

Common elements at P&G for the administrative professional employees are: a talent council, succession planning, career path and competency models. She also discussed their approach to skills training, including their focus on matching skill competencies to training; exploring internal and external training opportunities.

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Executive Assistant Best Job of 2012

Office Dynamics

An additional 156,000 jobs will need to be filled within that time period, either for executive secretaries or executive administrative assistants. Money: According to the Labor Department, the median annual salary for an executive assistant was $43,520 in 2010. Executive Assistant Salary Range: 75th Percentile Wage: $54,750.

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