For over 50 years, Whitman Associates has been matching applicants with premier local employers throughout the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. Countless management teams in and around D.C. have members who started out in administrative assistant positions with Whitman Associates and consider their initial placement through us as the first step in launching their successful careers! If you are ready to take on a temporary, temp-to-hire, or permanent role and gain valuable experience in office administration, contact our dedicated placement team today.
Our range of job listings includes administrative assistant jobs in D.C., Northern Virginia, and Maryland. Office professionals rely on us for customized and trusted support to help them propel their careers forward; there’s a reason so many people choose administrative roles as the place to start their careers.
Administrative Assistant Careers Begin With Us
You may be early in your career or switching to a new industry. In either case, employers may overlook things like your passion, intelligence, and work ethic in the early stages of interviewing. That’s where we come in.
Whitman Associates will advocate for you and find you an administrative assistant job in D.C., finding positions for you in which you can succeed. We know that you bring special skills to the table, and we will assist you in fine-tuning your resume and application best to highlight your transferable skills to our many clients.
Time spent in an administrative assistant position is an excellent way to prove your worth in a new role or with a new employer. Administrative Assistants represent the core of modern office work and keep busy offices functioning efficiently, especially in the D.C. area.
Administrative Assistant Positions in D.C., Northern Virginia, and Suburban Maryland
In an administrative assistant position, you’ll work closely with an organization’s decision-makers to ensure day-to-day operations are carried out efficiently. You’ll learn how documents move through an office, how to communicate between departments, and how decisions from management are implemented throughout the organization. Administrative assistant positions typically include contact with customers and vendors via phone and email. These communication skills are invaluable assets to highlight on your resume – D.C. area employers will know that you can seamlessly integrate into an office environment when they see an administrative assistant job on your resume.
Professionals, recent graduates or anyone looking to start an office-based career in the D.C. area should strongly consider working with Whitman Associates, Inc. to find an administrative assistant position. In an administrative role, you’ll not only develop your office skills but will gain insight into the product or service that the organization provides.
For example, if you are working in an administrative assistant job at a financial firm, you will be exposed to both general office operations and finance. If you are working as a temp or staff assistant in a human resources department, you may be exposed to hiring, onboarding, termination, working with confidential employee information, and maybe even be a part of the annual review process. As an administrative assistant, you glean working knowledge of multiple industries which can be invaluable to your career advancement.
Whitman Associates is More Than a Foot in The Door
Whitman Associates, Inc. has been a leading provider of administrative assistant jobs in Northern Virginia, Prince George’s County and Montgomery County in Maryland, and the D.C. area since 1972. Our approach has earned us an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau, a Google Rating of 5.0 stars, and over 180 reviews. Call (202) 659-2111 if you’re in the D.C. area, or email your resume to resumes@whitmanjobs.com with “Administrative Assistant Jobs” mentioned in the subject line to get started with our placement team today.
