How to get ahead as an administrative assistant
February 1, 2010 by Stefanie Fontanez
Filed under Part-Time Job Tips
Career tips for administrative assistants
It sounds like a Hollywood movie. Young person, fresh out of school, gets a job as an administrative assistant, has a great idea that saves the company millions and gets promoted to Vice-President of the company.
Sound too good to be true? It is.
But before you decide that administrative assistant jobs are dead-end jobs, you should know it is possible for someone with the right combination of know-how and ambition to work their way up the corporate ladder. And we’re going to help you get there.
Here’s what a successful administrative assistant does.
Asks for additional responsibilities
Once you’ve mastered your everyday administrative assistant tasks, it’s time for you to ask your manager for more responsibility. See the full list of how administrative assistants can climb the corporate ladder.
