I don't know much about what an Administrative Assisstant actually does. I'm not trying to say I didn't read the chapter, it's just that book learning and real world learning are vastly different. From what I understand, an administrative assistant excels in communication and the technology used to make the world go around and has and excellent sense of organization.
An Administrative assistant needs to be able to effectively communicate with any person they encounter. The world is changing, mixing itself up even more, if you will. The administrative assistant needs to know how to interact with people from all social and economic backgrounds. The administrative assistant is expected to be able to perform small tasks such as ordering supplies to larger tasks such as overseeing other subordinate administrative assistants. Without the skill of communication, nothing would be accomplished.
An administrative assistant needs to be at the forefront of the technological world. Besides being an effective form of communication at great distances, technology allows the administrative assistant to create documents and conduct fact finding research on the internet. Technology also allows administrative assistants more flexibility in maintaining organization.
Organization seems to be the most important aspect of the administrative assistants job. If the day can't be organized correctly, if the files aren't alphabetized, if Joe Swanson doesn't know he's expecting a phone call from a very important CEO at 2 p.m. on Monday, then the whole office could shut down. The ability to plan where things are and when things will be happening is the biggest part of what the administrative assistants job includes.
The changing world is creating the diverse administrative assistant. The assistant who knows change is the essence of life and embraces this fact.
An Administrative assistant needs to be able to effectively communicate with any person they encounter. The world is changing, mixing itself up even more, if you will. The administrative assistant needs to know how to interact with people from all social and economic backgrounds. The administrative assistant is expected to be able to perform small tasks such as ordering supplies to larger tasks such as overseeing other subordinate administrative assistants. Without the skill of communication, nothing would be accomplished.
An administrative assistant needs to be at the forefront of the technological world. Besides being an effective form of communication at great distances, technology allows the administrative assistant to create documents and conduct fact finding research on the internet. Technology also allows administrative assistants more flexibility in maintaining organization.
Organization seems to be the most important aspect of the administrative assistants job. If the day can't be organized correctly, if the files aren't alphabetized, if Joe Swanson doesn't know he's expecting a phone call from a very important CEO at 2 p.m. on Monday, then the whole office could shut down. The ability to plan where things are and when things will be happening is the biggest part of what the administrative assistants job includes.
The changing world is creating the diverse administrative assistant. The assistant who knows change is the essence of life and embraces this fact.
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