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Karen Porter, The Administrative Professional Job Performance and Career Success Coach™

and Founder and President

of The Effective Admin

"I specialize in serving administrative professionals like you with job performance and career management advice. With almost 24 years experience interacting with the 'real' workplace and working administrative professionals -- including holding former admin pro level positions (and higher levels) myself at multiple different employers, -- I am well aware of the substantial job you and your administrative professional colleagues perform daily."

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How to get an executive assistant job without prior executive assistant experience. An expert gives you the scoop...

EXPERT Q&A FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS

QUESTION:  I'm an administrative assistant who wants to proceed to the level of an executive assistant. But every time I see an opening for an executive assistant, the qualifications say that previous experience is required. This seems like a no-win situation. What can I do to overcome this "executive assistant experience required" hurdle?

You’re not alone in facing this problem. I hear it a lot, from enterprising assistants at every level. Here are two possible solutions:

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