IAAP 2005 Profile of Administrative Professionals Survey

Primary career goal

Sampling of "Other" Survey Responses

• Advance my career at my company, or change careers.

• Advance my career - better opportunities elsewhere

• Advance with my company/move into management

• Advance career in state government

• Already moved into management role

• Always want to advance my career

• At this time, to remain executive assistant

• Be as useful as I can for as long as I can

• Be hired as an executive assistant for Fortune top 10 company

• Be my best wherever I may go

• Become a city clerk

• Become a Certified Professional Secretary (CPS) and continue to grow within my current company

• Business analyst

• Certify in  the medical staff field

• College dean/rector

• Complete MBA and teach

• Continue working in a position that works with my goals, personally and professionally

• Consultant

• Continue as independent Web designer

• Continue my education

• Database administrator

• Registered medical assistant work

• Do the best I can for my employer

• Document specialist

• Earn $60K

• Either move up or remain in the admin field

• Either virtual assistant or executive assistant

• Enjoy the simpler life at my current position

• Eventually transition to part time employment

• Executive assistant to CEO

• Explore possibilities inside and outside my company

• Find a better position in another company

• Find a rewarding part-time position

• Find an office where people want to work together, instead of against each other

• Finish college

• Finish my B.A. degree then a J.D. to become a lawyer

• Get a college degree in journalism

• Get an MBA and move into a project coordinator position then to project management and then own my own business

• Go back into management once I hit my 30 years w/current employer...only one year to go.

• Go back to college for my Masters degree

• Go back to school

• Graphic artist, pre-press operator

• Go into a part-time job I enjoy

• Go into local politics

• Grow my virtual assistant business

• Help make my department a bigger support system to the entire agency

• HR--leading and training younger administrative professionals

• I am considered management, but plan to remain in the administrative professional field.

• I am retired, but work because I can provide a needed service

• I do supervise staff.

• I have now moved into a management position.

• I love where I am and just want to continue in my current position

• I plan to remain at my current position, which is considered management-level

• I would eventually like to start my own secretarial business

• I would like to advance to an analyst type position as 90% of my job is budget analysis

• I would like to be more of a personal assistant vs. administrative assistant

• I would like to get into a more technical-related position

• I'm already in management - intend to stay

• I'm looking forward to my supervisor’s retirement

• I'm studying to be a psychologist

• Increased salary

• I've moved into management position approximately three months ago and plan to advance within my company

• Love my job--staying where I am

• Management and/or virtual assistant

• May retire within the next 5 years and perhaps begin a new career

• Move from higher education administrative support to healthcare industry office administrative support

• Move into an office manager role

• Move into program analyst position

• Move into training, HR and education

• Move up, but not necessarily management

• My company is closing local plant in two years; will be searching for another administrative position

• Obtain CPS rating and further career in administrative support field or management

• Obtain academic degree

• Obtain Master's Degree

• Obtain my degree and CPS/CAP certifications

• Open my own business

• Own my own business

• Own my own business, inside the administrative field

• Own my own company providing executive/administrative support

• Pass the Certified Administrative Professionals (CAP) exam

• Personal assistant in the entertainment industry

• Provide excellent customer service and support while continuing to advance my skills in whatever pos

• Remain and stay technologically current and up to date on professional issues

• Remain employed doing what I enjoy and supporting my family at the same time.

• Remain in administrative management, be the best I can be!

• Remain in administrative field

• Remain in my present career but with the goal of retiring in 10 years.

• Remain in the admin field until after I can afford to retire. After that, who know what life will bring.

• Remain in the admin field, focus on Web design for departments

• Remain productive and viable until retirement

• Remain in the administrative professional field unless something strikes me otherwise

• Retire and become self-employed

• Retire and work at home as virtual assistant

• Retire and work part time

• Retire and write

• Retire at 55 and become self-employed

• Retire with my current company but I have 20+ yrs to go and I don't know if that's realistic

• Rewarding work; financial security

• Second retirement; public speaking

• Self-employment

• Stay employed

• Stay employed in the ever changing business world

• Stay in education after 15 years as an administrative professional

• Stay in job market as office assistant until I retire

• Teach adults to read

• Teach at technical college - administrative field

• Teaching

• Technical assistant within my company

• This is a part-time job; not seeking further employment

• To become a church administrator

• To do all the above and more

• To pay off my mortgage

• To work in the arts and do volunteer work

• Train administrative professionals

• Train post secondary professionals

• Training and education

• Travel within my career field

• Trying to decide between admin or tech career

• Ultimately to change careers when I retire from this company

• Use my skills to truly make a difference

• Utilize my business degree

• Work as a teacher or trainer

• Work as an accountant

• Work as long as I can at a job I like

• Work as self employed personal assistant

• Work from home

• Work full-time for my spouse with some virtual assisting

• Work in a position where I am appreciated

• Work in another field in a office support position with flexibility

• Work in the legal field

• Work part-time somewhere that I enjoy

• Work Part-time

• Work towards project management position

• Work until I fall over at my computer

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