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Occupations | Aids executive in staff capacity by coordinating office services, such as personnel, budget preparation and control, housekeeping, records control, and special management studies: Studies management methods in order to improve workflow, simplify reporting procedures, or implement cost reductions. Analyzes unit operating practices, such as recordkeeping systems, forms control, office layout, suggestion systems, personnel and budgetary requirements, and performance standards to create new systems or revise established procedures. Analyzes jobs to delimit position responsibilities for use in wage and salary adjustments, promotions, and evaluation of workflow. Studies methods of improving work measurements or performance standards. Coordinates collection and preparation of operating reports, such as time-and-attendance records, terminations, new hires, transfers, budget expenditures, and statistical records of performance data. Prepares reports including conclusions and recommendations for solution of administrative problems. Issues and interprets operating policies. Reviews and answers correspondence. May assist in preparation of budget needs and annual reports of organization. May interview job applicants, conduct orientation of new employees, and plan training programs. May direct services, such as maintenance, repair, supplies, mail, and files. May compile, store, and retrieve management data, using computer. (references) |
| Examines academic records of students to determine eligibility for graduation or for admission to college, university, or graduate school: Compares transcripts of courses with school entrance or degree requirements and prepares evaluation form listing courses for graduation. Studies course prerequisites, degree equivalents, and accreditation of schools, and computes grade-point averages to establish students' qualifications for admission, transfer, or graduation. Explains evaluations to students. Refers students with academic discrepancies to proper department heads for further action. Types list of accepted applicants or of degree candidates and submits it for approval. Issues registration permits and records acceptances and fees paid. Performs related duties, such as preparing commencement programs and computing student averages for honors. May advise students concerning their eligibility for teacher certificates. May specialize in evaluation of transfer students' records and be designated Evaluator, Transfer Students (education). (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
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Screenplays | Miss Kubelik, one doesn't get to be a second administrative assistant around here unless he's a pretty good judge of character, and as far as I'm concerned you're tops. (The Apartment; writing credit: Billy Wilder ; I.A.L. Diamond) | |
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 | Administrative assistant Chuck Stone (r) walks down a Rayburn House office building hall with Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, full-length portrait, facing front. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration training center, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland. Mrs. Mary C. Bromage, administrative assistant and registrar. Mrs. Bromage formerly held a similar position at the University of Michi. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Language | Translations for "ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Portuguese | auxiliar administrativo. (various references) | |
Spanish | ayudante administrativo. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
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"ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: adminastrative assistant, administrative assitant. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| 1. Usage: Modern 2. Usage: Commercial 3. Images: Slideshow 4. Images: Photo Album | 5. Translations: Modern 6. Derivations 7. Bibliography |
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