Message #51445

[officewiz]

ChevyGirl, I work for a non-profit association, with about 40 employees, for the president and senior vice president of communication (two people).  However, it was not always this way.  (With the now-retired president--gone two years now, I felt as though I was going brain dead, and from all appearances, I was in a dead-end position.)  However, I discovered what really interested me—the written word.  

By bringing the quality of the punctuation of one of our publications to the attention of the SVP of communications, I got that task added to my job.  Soon proofing and editing became official tasks, I was shepherding group emails through the communications process, given responsibility for projects with sister associations, etc.  For a while I was tremendously loaded down with work, but I was so happy to have the challenges and to feel as though I was growing.  (Serving as an assistant, making travel arrangements, scheduling appointments, working with the board of directors, and other responsibilities brought, and still bring me, a great deal of personal satisfaction, but I needed more.)  With the additional communication responsibilities, I just received a fantastic raise, a promotion, and a yet-to be-announced title change.  

Most companies want people to be proficient in Word, PowerPoint, and Excel software.  I am presently working on proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel.  

You don’t have to start at the bottom.  Discover what it is that makes you happy and see if there is some undiscovered territory that you can demonstrate expertise in -- it may have the potential to lead to increased responsibility, satisfaction, and reward at your present company.

~in pursuit of excellence~