Admin assistants keep office afloat (飘浮)

This office member knows how to fix the copy machine, handle disgruntled(不满的) customers and arrange a 50-person conference call.

A recent survey shows that the myriad(无数的) abilities of an administrative assistant don't go unnoticed by the rest of the office.

More than three out of four office workers believe that the administrative assistant's role is either essential, very important or important to the office. But the asminitrative assistant's main responsibility varies widely by office.

More than 75 per cent of respondents felt keeping the office environment functioning well is an administrative assistant's main responsibility, while six out of 10 thought facilitating communication flow(流动) among different levels is the top priority.

Other important tasks included managing client calls smoothly, putting together meetings and events and keeping schedules and travel arrangements.

The survey was conducted by Swingline, which surveyed online 2,302 adults nationwide.


[24 Hours/jobboom Jan 3.2007]