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Become an Executive Assistant
In the Executive Assistant Certificate Course you will learn how to become an executive assistant, including: what an executive assistant does and how to provide executive assistant services, how to develop your skills to succeed as an executive assistant, how to get hired for an executive assistant job, and how to start your own virtual executive assistant business and get clients.
What Happens in the Executive Assistant Certificate Course
The Executive Assistant Certificate course is an online learning program with suggested readings from the textbooks (IAP Career College Guide to Become an Executive Assistant and IAP Career College Guide to Become a Virtual Assistant). This course is self-directed, which means you may study and complete assignments at times that are most convenient for you from the comfort of your own home.
This part-time Executive Assistant Certificate Course has a recommended completion date of 6 weeks from the start of the program, however, you may choose to complete the course in as little as 4 weeks or as long as 12 weeks, depending on your schedule.
The Executive Assistant Certificate Course has been created to allow you to complete it without any teaching assistance. However, if you have questions or need assistance, you can receive help from a Faculty Member throughout the 6 weeks of the course. Your Faculty Member is a valuable resource person who can provide you with personal teaching assistance to help you succeed in the course and advice to help you succeed in the career.
Course Topics
The Executive Assistant Certificate Course has been developed to meet high academic standards, ensuring that as a graduate you can display with pride the Executive Assistant Certificate you will earn from the International Association of Professions Career College.
Introduction to Executive Assistance
- What is an Executive Assistant?
- Services Provided by an Executive Assistant
- Benefits of Being an Executive Assistant
What an Executive Assistant Does
- Overview of the Job
- Time and Productivity Management
- Determining Priorities
- Planning Meetings and Events
- Project Management
- Customers and Investors
- Calendar Management
- Travel Coordination
- Being Prepared (for Anything)
- Administrative Tasks
Getting Ready to Become an Executive Assistant
- Essential Skills for Executive Assistants
- Ways to Learn Executive Assistant Skills
- How to Get Executive Assistant Experience
Getting Hired as an Executive Assistant
- Who Hires Executive Assistants?
- High-Tech
- Government
- Legal
- Education
- Health Care
- Real Estate
- Not-for-Profit Organizations
- Other Corporations
- How to Find Executive Assistant Job Openings
- How to Find Virtual and Freelance Opportunities
- Preparing a Winning Resume and Cover Letter
- Job Interviews
- The Job Offer
Starting a Virtual Executive Assistant Business
- Transitioning From Employee to Business Owner
- Creating a Business Plan
- Legal Matters
- Financial Matters
- Setting Fees and Getting Paid
- Employing Others
Marketing Your Virtual Executive Assistant Services
- Choosing Your Target Markets
- Marketing Tools
- Marketing Techniques
- Community Outreach
Getting Clients for Your Executive Assistant Business
- Selling Your Services
- Meeting with a Prospective Client
- Client Contracts
What Is Included in the Executive Assistant Certificate Course
This all-inclusive Executive Assistant Certificate Course package includes:
- Registration for the Executive Assistant Certificate Course
- Access to a Faculty Member to provide you with personal teaching assistance and event planning career advice
- (Optional) 2023-2024 membership in the IAPO International Association of Professional Executive Assistants for only $2.99 per month
- Downloadable Executive Assistant Certificate personalized with your name and the seal of the International Association of Professions Career College which you may print
- (Optional) Opportunity to order official certificates printed on fine linen paper and embossed with the gold seal of the college
- IAP Career College Guide to Become an Executive Assistant and IAP Career College Guide to Become a Virtual Assistant (e-book editions)
Register for the Executive Assistant Certificate Course
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You can have all this for an incredible price. It can cost hundreds, or even thousands, of dollars to take other programs. (We found courses based on old editions of our guides with registration fees of up to $999 and more.) We are able to offer you online courses at a significantly lower cost to you because of our expertise from over 20 years of producing the leading online guides for non-traditional careers.
Our online certificate courses have previously been offered for a registration fee of $297 U.S. and include a textbook and professional membership – a total value of almost $377.
HOLIDAY SEASON SPECIAL: This all-inclusive registration package for the Executive Assistant Certificate Course is priced as only $149.00 for the December 11, 2023 course.
Register today for the Executive Assistant Certificate Course. Enrollment is limited and registration is on a first come first served basis, so we recommend that you register early for the Executive Assistant Certificate Course online to avoid disappointment.
If the course is full, please email support@iapcollege.com to be notified when a new course date is scheduled.
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How Much Money Does an Executive Assistant Make?
In their 2020 salary survey, the American Society of Administrative Professionals provided average salary information about various administrative professionals in the United States. Respondents indicated that 50% of administrative professionals are paid $50,000-$100,000 per year. According to salary.com, executive assistants to CEOs can earn an annual salary as high as $110,000 or more.
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What Does an Executive Assistant do?
When you become an executive assistant, you will have the opportunity to work alongside prominent figures in the corporate world. Whether you are the executive assistant to a C-suite executive in the field of high-tech, government, education, healthcare, finance, or another important sector, you will play a vital role. From planning high-level meetings, to managing V.I.P. relationships, to organizing projects and much more, this is an exciting senior career opportunity that will give you ample opportunity for continuous learning and career advancement.
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How Do You Become an Executive Assistant?
Earning a certificate as an executive assistant will equip you with the principles and techniques for becoming a professional executive assistant. A certificate also provides evidence of your expertise, assurance of your professionalism, an important credential for your resume, a competitive advantage when marketing your services and higher earnings (according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics).
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What is the Executive Assistant Certificate Course?
In IAP Career College’s part-time online Executive Assistant Certificate Course you will earn certification as an executive assistant and learn important principles and practical step-by-step techniques for getting started in a career as a professional executive assistant. This online course has a recommended completion date of 6 weeks, however it may be completed in as little as 4 weeks or as long as 12 weeks. The course has been created to allow you to complete it without any teaching assistance, however as a student you have access to Faculty Members to provide you with personal teaching assistance and career advice.
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What is IAP Career College?
The International Association of Professions Career College (IAP Career College) is a leading online career college offering affordable online certificate courses and professional certifications for non-traditional and "dream" careers. When you take a part-time online certificate course with IAP Career College, you can schedule your learning around your life - you can work at your own pace, at the best times for you and from the comfort of your own home. IAP Career College and affiliated company FabJob Inc (the leading online publisher of guide books on how to get started in a dream career) have served over half a million career changers on six continents since 1999.
