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Administrative Assistant Career Profile— Female, age 37 (ID #139)

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1. Employment Profile: What exactly does a n Administrative Assistant do?

  What field is your job in?

Publishing company

  What is your job title?

Administrative Assistant

  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)

Company is less than 50 people. Would rather not mention the name. It is a publishing company that informs business people about any new business information.

  How long have you been employed in this position?

3 month

  How many hours do you work a week on average?

25

  Please provide a BRIEF description of your duties and responsibilities. (job description)

Ranges from phone coverage to proofreading.

  What was your gross income last year? Please include any bonuses or incentives received.

under 20,000.

  What is your expected gross income for this year? Please include any bonuses or incentives you expect to receive.

20000

  Please list any benefits you have (Please include number of weeks vacation, sick leave and type of health insurance, retirement plan 401k)

don't have benefits

  Do you feel you are under/well/over compensated at your current position?

under compensated

2. Work environment!

  Does your job entail you working with others on a daily basis? Is this something you like/dislike about your job? Explain

I enjoy working with people most of the time. I just don't enjoy when people like to create problems.

  Do you work collaboratively with supervisors/managers?

Yes

  Do you work collaboratively with your co-workers?

Yes

  Describe your work location (e.g., office, home, theatre, in the field) and what you like/dislike about working in it

It is close to everything. Downtown Boston

  Please rank in order of importance from 1-8 (1- most important 8- least important) Assign each number once.

  • 2 Income
  • 1 Work Environment - co-workers
  • 1 Work Environment - supervisors
  • 1 Benefits
  • 1 Hours
  • 3 Level of responsibility
  • 1 The actual "work" you do at your job
  • 3 Job Title

3. How should someone new to the workforce get a J-O-B like yours?

  If someone wanted to go about getting a job similar to yours, what would you recommend for him or her to do?

Not sure how to answer this question.

  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)

A good knowledge of technical skills w/ computers.

  Do you feel that you need a certain level of education or training to be successful in your job?

yes, I would like to have more classes w/ computers

  What advice would you give to someone who was about to start work in your position/ line of work?



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