German: Assistent / AssistentinEnglish translation: Personal/Executive Assistant 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | German term or phrase: | Assistent/in (Sekretär/in) | | English translation: | Personal/Executive Assistant | | Entered by: | Jutta Scherer |
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German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Management / aus einem Management-Buch | | German term or phrase: Assistent / Assistentin | Mir geht es hier um die Abgrenzung zwischen der inhaltlichen Vorstandsassistenz (z.B. von Vorständen), häufig Volks- oder Betriebswirte, die z.B. Analysen in Auftrag geben, Sitzungen/Entscheidungen vorbereiten etc.
und der Sekretärin (nach wie vor ja immer noch meist weiblich), die ja im Englischen inzwischen meist "assistant" genannt wird |
| | Clarification request(s) and responseJutta Scherer: 12:14pm Mar 12, 2007: I need both... - @Lyn: I'm aware that both are called "assistant" - problem is, I need both terms in one paragraph, and the differentiation must be very clear...
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| | Executive Assistant | Explanation:
Could also be Personal Assistant (P.A.), although this is more commonly understood to mean a director or management level secretarial roleJob description
A personal assistant (PA), sometimes referred to as an executive secretary or executive assistant, works closely with a senior manager or director to provide administrative support. PAs help managers to make the best use of their time by dealing with secretarial and administrative tasks.
PAs need extensive knowledge of their organisation's set up: who the key personnel are (inside and outside the business); and what the organisation's aims and objectives are.
Managers often rely heavily on their PA, trusting that work will be handled efficiently in their absence. For this reason, discretion and confidentiality are essential attributes for a successful PA to possess.
» Typical work activities
Personal assistants (PAs) are often a manager's first point of contact with people from inside and outside the organisation. Typical work activities include:
screening telephone calls, enquiries and requests, and handling them when appropriate;
welcoming and looking after visitors;
organising and maintaining diaries and making appointments;
dealing with incoming email, faxes and post;
dealing with correspondence and writing letters, and taking dictation and minutes;
producing documents, briefing papers, reports and presentations;
carrying out background research and presenting findings into subjects the manager is dealing with;
organising and attending meetings, and ensuring the manager is well-prepared for meetings;
liaising with clients, suppliers and other staff;
standing in for the manager and making decisions and delegating work to others in their absence;
devising and maintaining office systems to deal efficiently with paper flow;
organising and storing paperwork, documents and computer-based information;
arranging travel and accommodation and, occasionally, travelling with the manager to take notes or dictation at meetings, or to provide general assistance during presentations.
In addition to supporting managers, their team and departments, many PAs also have their own workload and responsibilities. The scope of the PA's role can be extensive and additional duties may include:
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Maudarg
United Kingdom
| Note from asker to answererThanks a lot for your info on PAs. It was really helpful, and I had already half-thought of a solution for "Assistent".
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer |
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| Executive Assistant
Explanation:
Could also be Personal Assistant (P.A.), although this is more commonly understood to mean a director or management level secretarial roleJob description
A personal assistant (PA), sometimes referred to as an executive secretary or executive assistant, works closely with a senior manager or director to provide administrative support. PAs help managers to make the best use of their time by dealing with secretarial and administrative tasks.
PAs need extensive knowledge of their organisation's set up: who the key personnel are (inside and outside the business); and what the organisation's aims and objectives are.
Managers often rely heavily on their PA, trusting that work will be handled efficiently in their absence. For this reason, discretion and confidentiality are essential attributes for a successful PA to possess.
» Typical work activities
Personal assistants (PAs) are often a manager's first point of contact with people from inside and outside the organisation. Typical work activities include:
screening telephone calls, enquiries and requests, and handling them when appropriate;
welcoming and looking after visitors;
organising and maintaining diaries and making appointments;
dealing with incoming email, faxes and post;
dealing with correspondence and writing letters, and taking dictation and minutes;
producing documents, briefing papers, reports and presentations;
carrying out background research and presenting findings into subjects the manager is dealing with;
organising and attending meetings, and ensuring the manager is well-prepared for meetings;
liaising with clients, suppliers and other staff;
standing in for the manager and making decisions and delegating work to others in their absence;
devising and maintaining office systems to deal efficiently with paper flow;
organising and storing paperwork, documents and computer-based information;
arranging travel and accommodation and, occasionally, travelling with the manager to take notes or dictation at meetings, or to provide general assistance during presentations.
In addition to supporting managers, their team and departments, many PAs also have their own workload and responsibilities. The scope of the PA's role can be extensive and additional duties may include:
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| Maudarg
United Kingdom
Meets criteria
Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 3
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| Note from asker to answerer| Thanks a lot for your info on PAs. It was really helpful, and I had already half-thought of a solution for "Assistent". |
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| Assistant
Explanation:
These days in order to be politically correct most companies seem to refer to an assistant whereas years ago we would have referred to a secretary. So the term assistant is used in many situations whether "just" for a secretary or for an assiatant to the board etc.
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Note added at 23 mins (2007-03-12 12:20:23 GMT)
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Maybe executive assistant and personal assistant
| Lyn Dunk
United Kingdom
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 4
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31 mins confidence: |
| personal assistant or administrative assistant vs. personal consultant (or aide)/junior manager
Explanation:
executive aide/consultant....
However, junior manager was the most widely used one at my former employer (hp)....
Even the executive assistant was, in a way "just a secretary" - she was simply assisting "more executive" managers.....
| Sandra Großmann
Germany
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 4
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| Notes to answerer
Asker: Danke, Sandra! Ich habe einen Extrakt aus allem verwendet, aber trotz allem hat mir die erste Antwort am meisten geholfen.
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| secretarial/administrative assistant vs executive assistant or management assistent
Explanation:
If you want to use the word assitant for both, then differeniate like I have done in my answer.
I have been "watching" this question since you posted it and find it rather interesting.
I once was PA to the MD/General Manager. I was doing both admin tasks as well as managerial ones.
Or back to your answer just use the ordinary word secretary and use assistant for the other description......
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Note added at 3 Stunden (2007-03-12 15:45:11 GMT)
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assitant, not "ent" sorry
| AnkeSR
Spain
Meets criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: German
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| Notes to answerer
Asker: Danke für deine Vorschläge! Ich geb die Punkte an Maureen, weil sie mich über PAs aufgeklärt hat, und für das andere hätte ich eh so was wie "management assistant" genommen. Hope you understand... :-)
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