Administrative and human resources assistants support the work of office departments and, in some cases, specific managers or executives. Sometimes called secretaries, assistants perform clerical ...

It happens to the best of us — in all fields and industries — and administrative assistants aren’t immune. You spend a significant amount of time in a certain job or position, and while once it ...

For decades, secretary positions were the only ones women could hold in many workplaces. The hit TV show Mad Men has fed nostalgia for a time when secretaries typed letters and kept the boss happy.