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Title: The New Executive Assistant: Advice for Succeeding in Your Career by Melba J. Duncan ISBN: 0-07-018241-8 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Trade Pub. Date: 01 February, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Interesting Read
Comment: I thoroughly enjoyed Ms. Duncan's book. I found it an easy read, packed with lots of excellent information.
As with the other reviewer I was extremely disappointed in the skills test in the back of the book. Missing questions, answers to questions that weren't printed.
I wonder if Ms. Duncan has read her own book? Did she review the skills test information in the back before it was published? If the fault lies with the publisher, I hope she got her money back. I also hope she'll do a re-print with the skill test corrected because I found it very helpful in identifying weak areas in my own skill set.
I've been an Executive Secretary/Assistant for the past ten years. Often a good assistant is taken for granted. I appreciated Ms. Duncan's affirmation that my job is more than a job, it's a career and that not just anyone can be a good assistant.
If you can get past all the problems with the skill test in the back of the book, I think you'll find the content extremely interesting, insightful, and motivating.
Rating: 2
Summary: Talk About Ironic!
Comment: I just finished reading this book about the "new executive assistant". Of course it emphasizes attention to detail, checking your work, accuracy, etc. Upon completing the extensive skills test in the back of book, I was horrified to find the following blatant errors: 1. In the vocabulary section, the questions skip from #56 to #61, yet in the answer section, these questions do appear. 2. The proofreading section fails to point out periods that are missing at the end of two sentences. Here's the kicker: 3. When I went to check my answers for the spelling section, I discovered that there were only two answers out of 110 questions. To top, there were answers for #110 - 122, which didn't exist in the first place.
OK, can anyone find a proofreader at McGraw Hill to catch these types of errors? How can anyone take this book seriously? The other person who reviewed this book obviously did not read the whole thing. What a disappointment! I do recommend another book that I read. It's called The Valuable Office Professional by Michelle Burke. She is right on the money. There are some more in-depth self-evaluation tests, which go much further than vocabulary and grammar skills. I also got some information about her consulting service, which I am trying to convince management our company needs. That's my summary of this book. Good luck with your administrative careers no matter who you are or where you live!
Rating: 5
Summary: Ms. Duncan has written a mentoring masterpiece!
Comment: "The New Executive Assistant" is a must-read for aspiring or seasoned executive assistants, their bosses, and everyone in between.
Ms. Duncan doesn't just advise you to develop a proactive rather than a reactive approach to your administrative career, she guides you to discovering both what you want out of life and what your career can provide. She covers all the important bases for surviving in today's fast-paced world: learning to adapt to change (technical and cultural); mastering the fundamentals of communicating what you really mean; tapping into your management and leadership potential; handling both yourself and others in conflict situations; promoting yourself, your boss, and your company; and regaining your spiritual "center". Most importantly, however, Ms. Duncan asks wether or not you are cut out to be an executive assistant. Life is too short to just have a job; whatever it may be, find a career that works for you, challenges you, and fits your personality.
Packed with objective insights, advice, and enjoyable witticisms, "The New Executive Assistant" delivers. I found in this one book what countless seminars and 50-minute training series have not been able to provide; I found truely usable, relevant insights and information. Ms. Duncan has created a mentoring master piece for executive assistants (and anyone who wants to understand them)!
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Title: Building a Partnership With Your Boss: A Take-Charge Assistant Book by Jerry Wisinski ISBN: 0814470130 Publisher: AMACOM Pub. Date: February, 1999 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Be a Kickass Assistant: How to Get from a Grunt Job to a Great Career by Heather Beckel ISBN: 0446678147 Publisher: Warner Business Pub. Date: 01 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: The Valuable Office Professional: For Administrative Assistants, Office Managers, Secretaries, and Other Support Staff by Michelle Marie Burke ISBN: 0814478883 Publisher: AMACOM Pub. Date: January, 1997 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Administrative Assistant's & Secretary's Handbook by James Stroman, Kevin Wilson ISBN: 0814402739 Publisher: AMACOM Pub. Date: October, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: The Administrative Assistant (Fifty-Minute Series Book) by Brenda Bailey-Hughes, Brenda Bailey Hughes, Bailey-Hughe ISBN: 1560524561 Publisher: Crisp Pubns Pub. Date: January, 1998 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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