Editing Secretary (section)

{{Short description|Office occupation supporting management}}
{{About|the occupation of an assistant|the position of leadership |Secretary (title)|the position known as secretary that operates within the cabinet of a government's executive branch |Cabinet (government)#Selection of members{{!}}Cabinet members|other uses}}

[[File:President_Barack_Obama_listens_to_Senior_Advisor_David_Axelrod_in_the_outer_Oval_Office_on_June_26,_2009.jpg|thumb|[[Katie Johnson (secretary)|Katie Johnson]], left, personal secretary to the president of the United States, with [[Barack Obama]] at the [[White House]] in 2009<ref name="wicked-tapped">{{cite news |date=2009-01-20 |title=Three Wellesley alumnae tapped for Obama administration |work=[[The Wellesley Townsman]] |publisher=[[GateHouse Media]] |location=Wellesley, Massachusetts |url=http://www.wickedlocal.com/wellesley/news/x1898855279/Three-Wellesley-alumnae-tapped-for-Obama-administration |access-date=2009-01-22}}</ref><ref name="wicked-tapped2">{{cite news |date=2009-01-20 |title=Three Wellesley alumnae tapped for Obama administration |work=[[The Wellesley Townsman]] |publisher=[[GateHouse Media]] |location=Wellesley, Massachusetts |url=http://www.wickedlocal.com/wellesley/news/x1898855279/Three-Wellesley-alumnae-tapped-for-Obama-administration |access-date=2009-01-22}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite news |last=Parnes |first=Amie |date=2011-06-16 |title=White House staffers depart for Harvard |work=[[Politico]] |url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0611/57135.html |access-date=2011-06-21}}</ref>]]

A '''secretary''', '''[[administrative assistant]]''', '''executive assistant''', '''[[Personal assistant|personal secretary]]''',<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal |title=Example job description and person specification for a school library assistant |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.29085/9781783300303.017 |journal=CILIP Guidelines for Secondary School Libraries |pages=121–122 |doi=10.29085/9781783300303.017|url-access=subscription }}</ref> or other similar titles is an individual whose work consists of supporting management, including executives, using a variety of [[project management]], [[program evaluation]], communication, and/or organizational skills within the area of [[Administration (disambiguation)|administration]]<!-- Do not remove the disambiguation link, it was put there on purpose because it applies to multiple forms of [[Administration (disambiguation)|administration]].   -->. There is a diverse array of work experiences attainable within the administrative support field, ranging between [[internship]], [[Entry-level job|entry-level]], associate, junior, mid-senior, and senior level [[pay bands]] with positions in nearly every industry, especially among [[white-collar worker|white-collar careers]].   

The functions of a personal assistant may be entirely carried out to assist one other employee or may be for the benefit of more than one. In other situations, a secretary is an officer of a society or organization who deals with correspondence, admits new members, and organizes official meetings and events. But this role should not be confused with the role of an [[Secretary (title)|executive secretary]], [[cabinet secretary]] such as [[cabinet members]] who hold the title of "secretary", or [[company secretary]], all which differ from an administrative assistant.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/advice/planning/jobprofiles/Pages/secretary.aspx |title=Secretary Job Information &#124; National Careers Service |publisher=Nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk |date=27 January 2012 |access-date=3 February 2014}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title = Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised|last = Robert|first = Henry M.|title-link = Robert's Rules of Order|publisher = Da Capo Press|year = 2011|isbn = 978-0-306-82020-5|location = Philadelphia, PA|pages = 458–460|edition = 11th|display-authors=etal}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title = Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised In Brief|last = Robert III|first = Henry M.|publisher = Da Capo Press|year = 2011|isbn = 978-0-306-82019-9|location = Philadelphia, PA|pages = 142–151|edition = 2nd|url = http://www.robertsrules.com/inbrief.html|display-authors = etal|access-date = December 6, 2015|archive-date = August 16, 2017|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170816005654/http://robertsrules.com/inbrief.html|url-status = dead}}</ref>