Today Is Administrative Professionals' Day! - Patch.com

Let us all give a cheer for the backbone of America!

Today is�Administrative Professionals Day, where we honor the men and women who support us, and keep everything running behind the scenes.

Administrative Professionals Day/Week was originally organized in 1952 as "National Secretaries Week" by the National Secretaries Association, �according to the�International Association of Administrative Professionals.�It was established as an effort to recognize secretaries for their contributions in the workplace, and to attract people to secretarial/administrative careers.

IAAP defines administrative professionals as 'individuals who are responsible for administrative tasks and coordination of information in support of an office-related environment and who are dedicated to furthering their personal and professional growth in their chosen profession.'

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