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Administrative
Career Offers Bright Future
in the New Economy
Administrative
professionals have come
a long way since the days
of merely supporting the line
managers and their bosses.
Whether working as a personal
or executive
assistant or as an office
manager, you are in a
career that has grown in leaps
and bounds. |
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Technology
and corporate restructuring
have created jobs
that are more demanding
than ever before.
It’s not about
how hard you work.
It’s about how
smart you work. Your
future lies in your
hands.
Career Management
is as much about the
future of an organization
as it is about you.
It is about staying
relevant. It is about
taking ownership of
your own career. Unlike
in the past, career
management is
now YOUR responsibility,
with your employer
facilitating it.
Career management
is a strategic human
resources tool
that involves achieving
a synergy between
the needs of the employer
and the needs of the
individual.
Within the ‘new’
employment relationship
of today, Career Management
becomes a joint venture
whereby both parties
gain benefits. For
the individual they
feel ‘invested’
in, for the company,
Career Management
can be used to enhance
a learning
organization and utilised
as a retention strategy.
Essentially Career
Management is an ongoing
process of continual
alignment between
individual and organisational
needs. Successful
change/career management
within an organisation
creates an aligned
workforce, ready and
able to meet changing
business needs.
The responsibility of the organisation in the career management process is to provide a supportive environment for key staff they wish to invest in. This environment encourages individuals to be self reliant, attuned to the opportunities within the organisation and able to capitalize on the constant change many organisations face. Career Management leads to a closer alignment between the goals and needs of both employees and the organisation. This in turn facilitates a ‘better fit,’ contributing to improved employee retention particularly in a time of where global talent shortage and increasing staff turnover costs soar.
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| Changing Roles. |
The
number-one skill
sought by employers
when hiring
administrative
professionals
is technology-savvy.
YOU should master
not only the
workings of
word processing,
spreadsheets,
databases, graphics
and desktop
publishing,
but also with
the ability
to gather research
data and information
at the snap
of your fingers.
, With more
managers handling
there own correspondence
and more files
being stored
electronically,
the nature of
administrative
work is
changing dramatically.
Managers
are tackling
more of the
“back-room”
roles, while
the roles of
administrative
professionals
are evolving
to more “front-line”
and problem
solving. |
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| The Future of the Profession. |
With
businesses operating
in a global
economy, administrative
professionals
will have increasing
opportunities
to interact
via e-mail,
audio- and web-conferencing,
and even face-to-face
with customers
and associates
from around
the world. The
winners will
be of you who
master technology,
effectively
use your interpersonal
and communication
skills, have
the ability
to track and
organize, are
creative in
solving problems,
and most importantly,
have the willingness
to learn and
grow, and accept
challenges.
ARE YOU ONE
OF THEM? There
is a world of
opportunity
waiting for
YOU. |
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Article by Dr Sattar
Bawany, Head of Transition
Coaching Practice with
DBM Asia Pacific, DBM
(www.dbm.com) is a leading
global outplacement,
coaching, and career
management firm providing
services to private
and public companies,
not-for-profits
and governments.
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