Issue 10 Advice 2

FROM B: Dear Sixteen in San Francisco, Being a secretary is no easy career, but the advancement opportunities are much greater than being a topless waitress or lap dancer. With the right training and attitude, a sharp girl like you could one day move up to be a receptionist or even personal assistant to a young and powerful male executive. Since you're only 16, you'll need to start as an unpaid intern, living in the company-regulated dorms for your probationary first year. If you do well and follow all the rules, expect to find a place in the secretarial pool...unless you're able to catch the eye of a junior manager in need of a PA (though these positions are highly competitive). To reach all the way to the glass ceiling, you'll need training. Remember, an education is priceless, so get all the credit cards you can and apply to the best night school <http://pamagazine.web1000.com/hardwood_academy.htm> you think you can get into. Once you have your degree, be sure to let your HR department know about all your new skills. You'll be moving up sooner than you think.

Companies are will to train you, but todays secretaries are topless waitresses, strippers, lap dancers, as well as minor clerical assistant. You can find a great jobs with companies on the internet, Cain's Consulting comes immediately to mind. Salaries range from 11,500 all the way up to 17,500 dollars. The best way to land a job is to do everything the interviewer asks, dress your best, skintight pink spandex minidress is a must for a job interview, big hair and makeup, and sky high heels is the perfect look for an impressionable young secretary wannabe, good luck!