1. Employment Profile: What exactly does a n Administrative Assistant do? |
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 What field is your job in?
Purchasing
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What is your job title?
Administrative Assistant
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Please provide a brief description of the firm or organization that you currently work for
(size and general description of what type of organization it is)
Manufacturer of truck and trailer tarpaulins, $24 mil/year, owned by a $1 bil corporation. We operate out of the South with 4 locations, the headquarters (where I work) having approximately 100 employees.
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How long have you been employed in this position?
1.5 years
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How many hours do you work a week on average?
42
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Please provide a BRIEF description of your duties and responsibilities. (job description)
Data entry, database maintenance, advertising, website maintenance, filing, invoice entry, purchase order number issuance, internet research.
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What was your gross income last year? Please include any bonuses or incentives received.
$13,000
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What is your expected gross income for this year? Please include any bonuses or incentives you expect to receive.
13000
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Please
list any benefits you have (Please include number of weeks vacation,
sick leave and type of health insurance, retirement plan 401k)
Medical, dental, life insurance
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Do you feel you are under/well/over compensated at your current position?
Extremely under compensated
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2. Work environment! |
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Does
your job entail you working with others on a daily basis? Is this
something you like/dislike about your job? Explain
I do have to work with others a points throughout the day. I enjoy it as long as it does not involve prolonged contact with them. For periods of a few hours I have no problem, but an entire day or days becomes exhausting.
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Do you work collaboratively with supervisors/managers?
Yes
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Do you work collaboratively with your co-workers?
Yes
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Describe
your work location (e.g., office, home, theatre, in the field) and what
you like/dislike about working in it
This box has no instructions.
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Please rank in order of importance from 1-8 (1- most important 8- least important) Assign each number once.
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1 Income
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2 Work Environment - co-workers
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5 Work Environment - supervisors
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6 Benefits
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3 Hours
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7 Level of responsibility
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4 The actual "work" you do at your job
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8 Job Title
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3. How should someone new to the workforce get a J-O-B like yours? |
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If someone wanted to go about getting a job similar to yours, what would you recommend for him or her to do?
Spend a lot of time on computers learning various programs such as Office, Photoshop, Outlook, and learning how to conduct internet research.
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What
skills do you think a person should have if they want to pursue a
position like yours? Please be specific and explain why (e.g., social
skills, organization skills, technical skills)
Massive technical skills, must be able to type at least 70 words per minute, advertising design skills, web design skills.
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Do you feel that you need a certain level of education or training to be successful in your job?
A few classes could help.
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What advice would you give to someone who was about to start work in your position/ line of work?
Do what pleases the boss, even if it's ugly.
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