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In the words of Memphis Bleek, Is that your…

The reality for most of you, is that when you get out of school the first job you land will probably be working as someone’s assistant. Granted, they may use some fancy words to describe the position or make it sound more important, but at the end of the day whether you are a “First Year Analyst,” a “Department Assistant,” or an “Executive Assistant,” your primary responsibility is to assist someone. The other reality is that although when you are no longer in school, the first three questions that people ask you no matter where you are, are always the same. 1. What is your name? 2. Where do you work? 3. What do you do? If they like the answer to question 3, they will probably ask question 3b. Do you have a business card? I used to get so annoyed! I just didn’t understand why everyone was so nosey, and truth be told, I didn’t want everyone to know that I was “just” an assistant.