Secretaries (Or Personal Assistants) On Nairaland

@Ojurere

so u just dey share the testimony abi?  Hows the new position going?  wishn u all the best bros
l didnt hear from you friend again.

@ronkeenuf

just be the best you can.   Read up the first page, we pasted an article on the ethics of the profession, do follow it, coupled with the qualities of a good secretary.  if you are a trained secretay, l believe you still rember the qualities of a secretary.  Keep moving, the sky is not even your limit

my job these days is more of Admin than secretary, however l have officially be made the Admin Executive.


 

Na my own ooo

Thanks!

Hi Onyi4J,

Thanks for this info.  Saw it late, but will keep visiting site for new advert. 

Thanks so much and God bless.

Same secretarial function.  The only difference to me  is that a confidential Sec is mostly attached to a Snr boss, sometimes can be called the PA.  As the name implies, the level of information available to you is more to that of an Admin Sec (in an organised coy though). Admin Sec is a Pool Secretary attached to the the Admin Dept, though u still get a boss, but a general sec in that dept to attend to their secretarial needs.

And who say his peace isnt doin a great deal here! Thumbs up dude.
U've helped someone attain another level in his/field just that u cant see it.

hi, im new here. and i'l have to say this thread has really been educative.

where is my peace nd co plz u all should not abandone this thread oh 

Pls I'm new. just completed My NYSC and in need of a job as a Confidential Secretary or a PA. pls can anyone kindly help me? Thanks.

Hi all,

I would appreciate it if anybody can notify me of any vacancy for Secretaries in Oyo State (Ibadan to be precise).  My family is in Ibadan and I would not like to be too far from them.  I need a job urgently.  Thanks.

BE YOUR SISTER'S KEEPER.

Hi House,

I really like this topic. Its interesting, educative and motivating.

I am an accountant and Marketer by profession but ended up in a secretarial job. At first I liked it. In my former job, my boss attempted to have an affair with me but I declined. He was furious about this but did not know what to do with me.

At a time he asked me to travel with him (he had a secetary while I was the admin officer but did secreatrial work too) to pursue a project. He said the secretary was a church goer and would not fit for the occassion because she was always asking for time off to attend church services (mfm). On this faithful day we travelled down to the place and we lodged in an hotel, hoping he would get me a room seperately, he requested for a suit. I was frightened though but i told myself I would not allow him. During dinner, I asked why he got a room for both of us, he laughed and asked if I was afraid he might sleep with me. I said No and Yes; Yes because he had asked me out before and No because I wanted to trust him as I had taken him as an uncle despite that he was my boss. He told me not  to worry.

While we were asleep; I couldnt sleep I prayed for morning to come on time, he began to tourch me and I pleaded with. I did not heed to his request and left the bed to the chair which he forbade me earlier. He was upset with me and was always shouting at me.

Then another trip came, he asked me to still go with him I asked if he was going to ask me to sleep with him again, he said no. I went with him and to my surprise he had a girlfriend in that area whom he called to join us. Imagine, he kept us three in thesame room. I chose the chair while they slept in the bed. The chair was awful but i had no choice. Whateva happened was their problem.

However, afterwards he did not say anything about it again only tease me that I was not good enough was why I did not go with him. Always no response cos i did not want him to bring up the issue again. I noticed that he respected me the more. he seeks my opinion in some matters in the office and even talk to me about his family. He further entrusted his mother's business into my hands which I handled very well and he commented and appreciated me for it.

At a point he started dating a junior staff and I warned him about but always he would at me. I had to leave the company because I wanted to go NYSC. He pleaded with me not go and started recalling how good I had been to him and his businesses in general.

After service and haven worked in various company, I joined a big organization to work as admin assist. My boss was something else. There was nothing I did that he appreciated and friends began to ask whether he asked me out and I refused. They wanted to know whether he said it or used some body language and I said if he said it, I did not hear it and if used any body language I did not notice. They said male bosses like to date their secs and hate them if they refuse. At a time he reminded me that he made me get the job but could make me loose it as well. At that point I wanted to resign but my friends pleaded saying I should be patient. Am not bragging but I was better than my colleagues, they call me to help them out in some work which I always gladly take up. There was a time he sent a mail to HR saying all sorts of bad things about me; not knowing my job, not performing, etc. Fortunately for me he was frustrated by his own boss and resigned. what a relief.

Then came another and another. Now the boss I have works 24/7. He doesnt see my need for a improvement; seminars, workshops, etc.

Why do some bosses like to see us secs as nothing. Most especially when they can use computer packages as we would. Sometimes, my boss would take sides students, staff and visitors not listening to your own side of the story and when he does he would have made a conclusion on the matter with the 1st hearing.

Now I want to leave the job for a more challenging one. I am tired of the job. I have been on this one now for 5 consecutive years. And now its boring.

Theres a saying that once you do not derive pleasure in what u do, better u make a reverse. I understand a in the previous discuss that one should not leave ones job but at times you get so fed up all you want to do leave even if it means to stay home idle.

@Mypeace am so sorry am just sharing the testimony but you know i always keep information open as possible. Nevertheless the new role is very challenging at present am in Port-Harcourt developing the market for my company.

I would not mind if anyone can help with leads to buy property in PH. I need to deliver almost 1,200 houses for sale btw now and the end of the year. Fellow comrades i need help.

Looking forward to hearing from you all.

Regards

Ojurere

I am already member of IAAP, hope you have visited the site, presently we have only two (2) member in Nigeria, One lady in Abuja and also Myself.

Go to network area of the IAAP Website, you will see me there life, you can search for my name if you can see me at glance (EKUNOLA GBENGA).

I have contacted IAAP international headquarters for Nigeria branch because if you glance through the website, you can see that there are nemerous branches all over the world, IAAP has only one branch in South Africa, which I believe Nigeria has to have one.

Even, I registered for CPS - Certified Professional Secretary Exam and they asked me to go to South Africa for the examinations.

These and many more issue make me to told them that unless we have our own branch in Nigeria, I cannot go to South Africa, during the last Annual Conference, they invited me for the conference but with some circumstance I cannot make it to attend.

So IAAP is a good professional body most especially for our own profession, I encourage all to join, you can join through anybody, even direct from their website , (join go to join) but if you cannot make it, then you can come through me, and I promised to help you through.

Some benefit, you will derive as a member:

Monthly Office Magaze
Membership Certificate
Tag
Information on your mail on latest office challenges
Opportunity to meet new people around the world both at internation conference, branch or network on the webbased internet of IAAP

Well, Ojurere, I think I have to stop here for now, go and read the remain info in their site, i have tried.

and way you can contact me through

olugbengaekunola@yahoo.com

08035155836

in case of any more information.

Note:  We've started the preparation for Nigeria branch, they have sent all the documents to that effect to me and we are in the process on that already, at moment from now, we will have our very own branch in nigeria and enjoy all other benefit of having branch (read more on http://www.iaap-hq.org)

Hi Taiwo

i have write you concerned our last discussion on phone through your mail add, so check it out and come back to me.

Take care

I need information about this IAAP too. Mail to ayokemi2003@yahoo.com

Thanks

l have registered online, but how will the payment be made directly to them.  The only benefit after payment shd be the monthly magazine. Writing the CSP and CAP certification exams will be the best.  Gbenga lets know how to go about these, membership without writing those exams is not worth it.  Am supposed to pay 93dollars.

Thx dear, l hv bn on and off. must confess hvnt  been committed to the forum.

Dear Collegues,

Concerning IAAP as I said earlier, I am not IAAP agent in Nigeria but a registered member of the association with recognisation at the headquarters (see membership area of IAAP and query my name EKUNOLA GBENGA with registration number:

Ekunola Gbenga Abraham
ID. 93906434
Chapter:  Member At Lare
Chapter no.  799000

As a result Taiwo if you doubt my integrit about the payment, as i said earlier find a way to paying your membership due and other process with them, there are alot of assistance with them online (iaap website) you can query your doubt overthere.

As I said before, IAAP have only two (2) members in Nigeria for now, myself and one lady in Abuja, and we have been intructed by the IAAP headquarters after a lot of discussion with them about Nigeria branch which other members have there own all over the world and they eventually agreed that we can have our very own branch in Nigeria but with minimum of fifteen (15) members and they have equally sent us all the materials we need for the registration of the (IAAP NIGERIA BRANCH & units) here.

If you want to pay for the registration there a lot of way, you can pay them through credit cards. or bank wire.  i paid mine with credit cards through a colleques in Toronto (she is a mother indeed) she registred me and i paid her back through Liberty Researve E-payment (www.libertyreserve.com). (naira4dollar.com).

So, if any one in the house want to get registered through me, calculate your registration fee in US$ and multiply it wtih 180 per dollar (that is exchange rate for e-currency) check (www.libertyreserve.com). (naira4dollar.com) for more details.

Note, once again, i am not IAAP agent for registration but I can do it for member who willings to go through me.

ok

Check my status in the (iaap website) i have done it even for the member outside the country like South Africa and Ghana.

Bye for now.

Gbenga
08035155836
olugbengaekunola@yahoo.com