Moving from administration into executive assistance

Executive assistance is less about typing speed and more about judgement. The step up happens when an employer trusts you to make decisions on a senior leader's behalf.

Build the evidence

• Own a diary: scheduling, rescheduling and protecting focus time.
• Prepare papers rather than just formatting them.
• Handle correspondence that requires a decision, not only transcription.
• Coordinate travel and events end to end.

Learn the board rhythm

Board papers, minutes, agendas and action registers are the language of executive support. Exposure to any of these is worth naming in an application.

Position it on your CV

Describe outcomes, not duties: "managed a 12-person leadership team's diary and travel across three time zones" says more than "diary management".