Administrative Professionals Week-Washington DC Style

Administrative Professionals Day is rapidly approaching. For DC Area admins.. I'd wager that a majority of us are involved in either scheduling our own recognition lunch with our supervisor OR scheduling the recognition event for officemates.

In DC, April is undoubtedly the most trying and superbusy month for admins because not only are we contending with throngs, ney, hoards of tourists joining our daily commute into work-- but congressional schedules are packed with committee meetings/sessions that many of our supervisors either follow or need to follow for congressional budgeting.

Many of us work with firms that handle corporate finance and personal taxes. April is yet another busy time for this as well due to quarterly filings and then our own.

I love working in DC. There is such a conglomerate of job options for the experienced, career-minded admin. If you are a protocol junkie.. this is your city.. whether it's working for an Embassy, a defense agency or any number of the meeting or catering industry companies-- your work as an admin has no downtime.

If you love to work for a cause... this is your city. Every political, social or environmental cause has representation here. Even if you cannot land a job, you can sign up to volunteer.

Suppose you want to work in International Finance from the World Bank , International Monetary Fund or the Inter-American Development Bank... to the vast corporate accounting giants like KPMG... you are set to find the number crunching job of your almighty Excel dreams...

So as we approach Administrative Professionals Day/Week- I want to salute my friends and co-workers as well as fellow IAAP members. Here's hoping your work is recognized by your DC area employer in a positive and respectful fashion.