Be a Kickass Assistant: How to Get from a Grunt Job to a Great Career by Heather Beckel 1.03

Be a Kickass Assistant: How to Get from a Grunt Job to a Great Career
Heather Beckel
Grand Central Publishing
May 22, 2002

Congratulations, youve got the job! Youre ready to pay your dues--type, file, answer those phones and letters, and if youre lucky, bring the boss coffee. Youre full of confidence and the jobs a breeze, a mere steppingstone toward a position where your true ability will be challenged. But wait--this job means more than you think! Be a Kickass Assistant offers real-world advice for a very real-world job--the assistant. Assistants can show managerial talent and let their talents shine. Drawing on her experience as personal and executive assistant to George Stephanopoulos during Clintons campaign and first term, author Heather Beckel cuts to the chase on how to dazzle them now to get ahead later. With clarity and wit, Beckel takes you from your first day to becoming a manager, intermingling her real-life experiences from the office of all offices--The White House. Whether its developing your own organizational strategies or a painful lesson in discretion, Heather Beckel has been there, done that, and shares her knowledge in a no-holds barred guide. Chapters include:
- When Your Boss Is a Jerk
- Give Good Phone
- Getting Personal with Your Boss
- Be a Manager and Know Your Universe
And more!

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