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Executive Assistant Best Job of 2012

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Executive assistants must also possess writing and communication skills, as well as the ability to work with such computer technologies as word processing, desktop publishing, spreadsheets, and database management. New hires will most likely receive on-the-job training in the specific technologies that the company uses.

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The Good, Better, Best of Professional Development for Admins

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”) and the on-site training seminars. This piqued my interest as he outlined how cross-training helped boost employee morale and retention. So you may be thinking, “Does offering training really counterbalance a less than stellar salary?” Association of Executive and Administrative Professionals (AEAP).