IntroductionA high school diploma, good typing and word processing skills will gradually lead you to the right job for you: as an administrative assistant (http:/ An administrative assistant can be classified into two types: one who can work in an educational environment or one who can work for a company in an office.An administrative assistant who can work in an educational environment (school) will primarily handle the management of special administrative tasks, student and parent responsibilities or duties, as well as the management of computerized tasks. An administrative assistant who may work in a business type office will typically be the administrative assistant providing secretarial support to a staff. of eight people as well as assistance to the Executive Unit staff composed of five to six people. The Administrative Assistant will perform a variety of tasks which may include maintaining office information systems, legal files and forms, assisting with the preparation of reports; updating legal documents in the agency or corporate office library, registering and distributing incoming and outgoing mail, and ensuring that incoming and/or outgoing mail expenses are properly submitted to the department tax (http://www.careercruising.com/ jobdetails_print.asp?LoginID=647926865110602&OccName=Administrative+Assistant, March 25, 2004) The administrative assistant career is a busy field of employment and a position in demand. History1941 was the year when various federal officials including the Prime Minister had urged the federal ministry to set up a comprehensive study of administrative studies. ...... middle of paper ...... you need to get such a job, better references are sometimes needed if you want to get a job in a big company or company. Learning another language like French can help you get better job opportunities in the administrative assistant field. Administrative assistants are primarily a secretarial type job, which primarily involves handling company meetings and typing most documents for the manager and employees. I also answer phone calls and take messages. The salary isn't bad...in fact if you ask me it's very reasonable, depending on your tenure and experience it determines how much you'll get paid. Overall, I think the administrative assistant career is a very complex but simple job that puts you in an office to do your job or in a cubicle. I don't think I would go for that, I would rather be the real director of the company.