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Executive Assistants...just what is the difference between executive assistants and administrative assistants? Our expert tells you here...

EXPERT Q&A FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS

QUESTION: What is the difference between an administrative assistant and an executive assistant?

ANSWER (by Joan Burge, founder and CEO of Office Dynamics):

Before answering this question, it’s important to remember that titles alone may not determine the level of responsibility administrative professionals have.

For instance, there are “administrative assistants to the CEO,” just as there are executive assistants to lower-level, but extremely busy, managers.

That said, the primary difference is in the way assistants are required to think about – and perform – their work.

Let’s look at this more closely:...This complete article is available in the 128-pages of paid archives of The Effective Admin newsletter: Presenting Just The "Gold" From The Effective Admin Archives .