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Recruiters spend an average of six to seven seconds on an initial resume scan. For executive assistant applications, the professional summary at the top of

A recent survey of over 1,200 executive assistants found that the average professional in this role uses between 8 and 14 different software tools every

Job postings for executive assistant roles list responsibilities like “calendar management,” “travel coordination,” and “correspondence handling.” Those descriptions are technically accurate and completely insufficient. They

The title “C-suite executive assistant” sounds like it means “executive assistant, but more senior.” That undersells the role dramatically. Supporting a Chief Executive Officer, Chief

A chief financial officer at a biotech firm once told his new executive assistant that his calendar was “the most important document in the company.”

Can you actually become an executive assistant without having worked as one before? The honest answer is yes, and it happens more often than you

Most people outside the profession use “secretary” and “executive assistant” interchangeably, and most people inside the profession find that mildly infuriating. The two titles get

A CEO at a mid-sized manufacturing company once told me that her executive assistant saved the company $200,000 in a single quarter. Not through a

Which online training course is actually worth your time and money? It is a question that matters because the gap between the best executive assistant