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Be a Kickass Assistant: How to Get from a Grunt Job to a Great Career
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 650.13
EAN: 9780446678148
Edition: 1st
ISBN: 0446678147
Label: Business Plus
Manufacturer: Business Plus
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: May 01, 2002
Publisher: Business Plus
Studio: Business Plus
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Editorial Review:
Congratulations, you've got the job! You're ready to pay your dues - type, file, answer those 'phones and letters and, if you're lucky, bring the boss coffee. You're full of confidence and the job's a breeze, a mere stepping stone toward a position where your true ability will be challenged. But wait - this job means more than you think! This guide offers real-world advice for a real-world job - the assistant. Assistants can show managerial talent and let their talents shine. Drawing on her experience as personal and executive assistant to George Stephanopolous during Clinton's campaign and first term, author Heather Beckel cuts to the chase on how to dazzle them now to get ahead later. With clarity and wit, Beckel takes you from your first day to becoming a manager, intermingling her real life experiences from the office of all offices - The White House. Whether it's developing your own organisational strategies or a painful lesson in discretion, Heather Beckel has been there, done that and shares her knowledge in a no-holds-barred guide.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Not so kickass
Being a personal assistant for over 13 years to a financial advisor I found this book to be geared for someone just starting out in the administrative field. How to write a memo? Please. And Chapter 11 on getting personal with your boss? Made me want to throw up. Don't get me wrong, from time to time you are expected to take care of certain "personal" things for your boss, such as scheduling an oil change or dentist appointment. But the part about having a "crush" that just made my stomach turn. ... Read More
Rating:  - Im Very Prepared
This book is excellent, it is filled with tips to make you an excellent assistant. I am very interested in becoming an assistant. I feel I am more prepared for any job. There isnt a page in this ENTIRE book that doesn't have highlighter marks on it. This book is an excellent resource, full with useful stories of working for high level execs. It is very easy to read, I've bought another book on being an assistant and found it to read like a textbook and as large as one too.
Rating: - A Must Have for EAs
I have been an Executive Assistant for 13 years and I found so much great advice in this book. I think this is a must have for anyone who has made a career out of being an assistant. I keep this book at work and refer to it all the time now. Money well spent!
Rating: - Great Book on Organizing those Details Details Details, Interesting Personalities at Play
I'm not a organizational assistant, but I have to say this book has great techniques for everyone. Though, to be frank, this book got me more interested in the author's tellings of her interactions with a highly influential power broker (George Stephanopholous) than how to effectively organize time and resources.
Rating: - Covers It All
This is a great book for both those starting out in the assistant field as well as those looking to become more proficient in their current positions.
It covers all the topics with good, solid advice. Some of the topics covered are phone work, dealing with paper, types of communication, how to conduct yourself and many more. It even goes over when it's time to 'move on' and how to tell your boss you are leaving.
A very thorough book that I would recommend for anyone interested ... Read More
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