Happy Administrative Professionals (Secretary's) Day

[StoneMtn]

When : April 25, 2007, April 23, 2008, April 22, 2009

Administrative Professional's Week is celebrated from April 22 - 28, 2007.

National Professional Secretaries Week and National Secretary's Day was created in 1952 through the work of Harry F. Klemfuss of Young and Rubicam. Klemfuss recognized the importance and value of the position to a company or business. His goal was to encourage more women to become secretaries. Using his skill and experience in public relations, Klemfuss, promoted the values and importance of the job of secretaries. In doing so, he also created the holiday in recognition of the importance of secretaries.

Today, the title is changing and evolving. But, the recognition is equally important. There are two new terms in use today. They are "Administrative Professionals" and "Executive Admins". The two names sometimes mean different roles and responsibilities to different companies. Both are broader terms, that encompass more positions than the original "Secretary" role.

The name change recognizes and acknowledges that the role has changed significantly since 1952, and for the better at that. And in Harry Klemfuss' day, these postions were the realm of women. Today, you find some males in these positions.

The most common ways of recognizing your Administrative Professional(s) today are:

Flowers

Cards, often with shopping gift certificates

Take them to lunch

Candies

Assorted Gift Baskets

It looks like I'd better make a quick run to a florist...

[AD]

It looks like I'd better make a quick run to a florist...

just get your secretary to do it.

[StoneMtn]

hahahahaha. You see, AD, the goal here was to get myself out of trouble; not into deeper kaka...