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Administrative Assistant

Administrative Assistant

An administrative assistant is an assistant in an office. They preform the every day tasks that need to be doen to run a business. For instance they awnser phones, file papers, put info on the computer, etc. You have a very big choice of where to work when your an administrative assistant. Not only can you work in an office of a business but you could work in a doctors office, any type of office to that matter. You could also refer to an administrative assistant as a secretary.