Perhaps you went to college and majored in Business Management and life circumstances lead you to the position of Administrative Professional. Perhaps you took and entry-level position with your company as a way to get your foot in the door, but that was five years ago. Perhaps you started in the mail room and worked your way up to Executive Assistant. No matter the reason for your decision to become and remain an Administrative Professional, you deserve to be fulfilled in your career. You deserve to be recognized for your hard work, and to have your purpose in the organization cleared defined.
Everyone within an organization has worth, has value, and should be treated as an important asset. It would be great if others recognized our worth and always properly utilized our skills; however that does not always happen. I believe it is up to you to know your own worth and communicate what you discover to others. There is a way to make the executive’s you support feel as though they can not properly do business without you.
To illustrate my point let me tell you a story:
Several years ago I found myself supporting a gentleman who owns several companies. He also sits on the board of several organizations, and at the time was the Vice President of a major football organization. I found the job through an online career service and moved to the area just to work for said person. I was super excited! My boss was like a living Saint, extremely kind and giving to everyone. However he was also very demanding, and had a very low tolerance for incompetence.Our Company needed to put together a catalogue of our products, and we needed it done very quickly. I was asked to contact several vendors and get quotes on services. While gathering this information I noticed the costliness of the vendors. We had several companies come in and explain their process and their fees. While interviewing the vendors I observed that all of their processes were pretty much the same. They would take pictures of the products and add a description and a price. I thought to myself, “You can do this!” I reminded myself that I had taken a graphic design course in college, and let my boss know I was willing to give it a try. Long story made shorter. I created the catalogue from start to finish and saved the company thousands of dollars.
Lesson in illustration
1.Identify opportunities to show what “you” can do, talents and skills that may not be put to use as a part of your day-to-day responsibilities.
2. Take ownership of any company you work for, because you believe you contribute to its ability to function.
3. Saving your company time, money, and resources will help to communicate your value to your company. They will view you as an asset.
Knowing your worth means knowing how the skills and talents that you possess will help your company in any given situation. Once you are able to identify your worth you can use this knowledge as leverage when bargaining raises, roles, responsibilities, or new employment opportunities.
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Posted on April 14, 2010
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