Career switch, measured
From Administrative Assistant to Executive Assistant
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 78% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Office administration, Microsoft Office, Excel, Scheduling; the main skills to add are Stakeholder management, Project management, Marketing, Team management.
78%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillAdministrative AssistantExecutive Assistant
- Office administration46%43%
- Microsoft Office42%60%
- Excel38%32%
- Scheduling30%68%
- Logistics16%49%
- Communication30%41%
- Leadership31%71%
- Budgeting16%22%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Executive Assistant postings, rarely in Administrative Assistant ones.
SkillAdministrative AssistantExecutive Assistant
- Stakeholder management12%46%
- Project management–18%
- Marketing–13%
- Team management–9%
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