ProAssisting in the news
Wanted everyone to see the profile that J.T. O’Donnell over at Careerealism, a career centric blog and site, did of ProAssisting. In her article, she focuses on how the job of being an assistant is like that of being an apprentice of years past and how ProAssisting is one way you can get executive and admin assistant training needed to succeed. She gets some quotes in there from yours truly and we’re thrilled she highlighted us on her site.
Then, as luck would have it, her article was mentioned over at Bnet, the go-to place for management, with them asking the question, ”Being an Assistant: Launching pad or dead end?”... needless to say, we don’t believe that being an assistant is a “dead end” but the article does ask some good questions and points out some industries where being promoted from the assistant position isn’t as realistic as others.
Both are great reads and we’re glad to be part of the conversation.
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I liked the article, “Being an assistant: Launching pad or dead end?”, and feel that it depends on the type of boss you work for and most importantly how you see the role of being an assistant and your aspirations thereafter. Some people are passionate about working with their boss as the assistant and feel that they do not need to go further in the ranks, whereas some feel that it is a trap, or dead-end. It all boils down to where you see your career going and the goals, plans, actions that you take in getting there. No one can hold you back but you.
Very well said Tameka. As we state in our training, if getting promoted from within is your goal, you need to make that goal clear in your 1st year review and then be prepared to switch jobs after 3 years since by that point, you can become “typecast” and people won’t be able to see you in another position. That’s why it’s important to make your goal of promotion (along with which direction you see your career going) known earlier rather than later. As for being a career executive assistant, that’s what I am… and it’s a very rewarding job if you can form a great working relationship with your boss.
I liked the article also - I posted a comment more targeted toward career-switchers (which I am). I included my experience in switching careers from strictly tech to admin assistant, and the exposure I’ve gained to managers with more of a business focus than a tech focus. I think it’s made me a more well-rounded employee, and I have both top-down and bottom-up experience because of it. I posted under the name Lady Di.
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