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Executive assistants take on specialist tasks in the area of business management themselves and work together with various specialist departments and external service providers. In some cases, they lead their own teams, support managers in their functions and perform important external representation tasks. Training in preparation for the Federal Professional Examination covers general business management knowledge, leadership, communication and business English.

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Internally, they make an important contribution to smooth operating processes and coordination between managers, employees, customers and external service providers. This is because executive assistants are the support for the management. The Executive Assistant job requires generalist knowledge from all areas of the company, such as finance, human resources, marketing and communication technology, a high level of personal responsibility and flexibility. With a service-oriented attitude and good social skills, they make a significant contribution to a good working atmosphere and thus to the sustainable success of the company.
 
The advantages of this job profile are a wide range of activities, a diverse focus and an important area of responsibility with a central role in the company. However, you have to be able to deal adequately with change processes in the industry and company. An executive assistant makes an important contribution to the careful use of resources. This can be seen, for example, in the effective use of digital technologies, the choice of certified materials or the consideration of sustainable aspects when organizing events.

 

Knowledge of the following is important for the Executive Assistant job:

  • Management support and divisional management
  • Information management
  • Leading team members and managing personnel transactions
  • Management support, divisional management and cooperation
  • Self-management

 

The tasks of an Executive Assistant with Federal Diploma of Higher Education include:

  • Support managers in their leadership activities
  • Processing day-to-day business
  • Processing of sensitive data (e.g. personnel and financial transactions)
  • be responsible for the creation of texts and publications (print / digital) in your own area
  • Lead your own team members
  • Perform a hub function through coordination, organization and clarification tasks
  • professional appearance as representatives of their company

 

Thanks to the sound entrepreneurial understanding acquired in the Executive Assistant training program, they can support the decisions of management and superiors and contribute to their implementation. The understanding they gain of operational processes helps them to organize company administration efficiently and effectively. Tasks such as project management, event organization, close cooperation with management and the use of foreign languages make the Executive Assistant job very varied.
 

Have we sparked your interest in this varied job? Then contact the school of your choice from our list to find out more about continuing education, further training Executive Assistant.

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There are many opportunities for further development after graduating as an Executive Assistant. Executive assistants who also take on HR or accounting tasks can obtain a certificate as a personnel assistant or accounting clerk. If you want to move up a level, you can take a professional examination as an HR specialist or finance and accounting specialist.

In an Executive Assistant course, you learn everything relevant to working as an Executive Assistant in two to four semesters while working. These include communication, project management, work organization, information management, IT and entrepreneurial understanding. Those who pass the professional examination are awarded the federal certificate as an executive assistant (also known as a management assistant) and can thus demonstrate the skills they have learned.

The average gross annual salary for Executive Assistants in Switzerland is around CHF 83,500 - including 13th monthly salary and special payments. This corresponds to a monthly salary of CHF 6,423 (with 13 payments). However, the salary range is between CHF 59,500 and CHF 109,900, depending heavily on the level of responsibility assumed by the executive assistant - also known as a management assistant.

Executive Assistant training teaches you the following important skills for the Executive Assistant job:

  • Business administration, organization, marketing and information technology
  • Human resources management, accounting and law
  • Process management and project management
  • Leadership, communication and business English

The Executive Assistant supports the management and makes decisions for them on a daily basis. They take care of the management and prioritization of management tasks. Information management is also an important area of responsibility. However, executive assistants (also known as management assistants) are responsible for their own area of the company and manage projects and sometimes their own teams.

As an Executive Assistant, Federal Diploma of Higher Education, you can find a job in almost any company. Because there is a need for a contact person between managers, employees, customers and external partners in every company. If the boss can no longer do this himself due to the size of the company, he hires an executive assistant. This relieves them of the burden of task management and managing the flow of information as well as project management and administrative activities. Executive Assistant jobs are carried out by communicative, highly organized, service-minded and reliable people. They work together with managers from the various departments and ensure the day-to-day business processes.

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HSO's range of training courses is deliberately wide-ranging - so we can offer you the opportunity for lifelong learning. Our training and further education courses are intelligent, cleverly thought out and networked. Wherever you start and successfully complete your training with us, we offer you the connection to your next further education goal. HSO's educational offerings range from federal certificates of proficiency, professional certificates, diplomas and postgraduate diplomas to European-recognized Bachelor's courses and globally accredited Master's courses.
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HKV Aarau is the leading educational institute for in-service commercial training in the Aarau region.
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In addition to vocational education and training (VET), the Kaufmännisches Bildungszentrum Zug KBZ offers continuing education, further training in the areas of finance, fiduciary and real estate, management and digital transformation, marketing and sales, human resources, languages and business school. More than 100 teachers teach over 1,200 participants each year at the KBZ in courses, seminars and at the College of Higher Education for Business (HFW Zug).

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