how to be a good executive assistant
by Silas Reed. To understand how to be a good executive assistant, you have to first understand what the job is really about. Basically, this is a person that is an administrative assistant but with a lot more responsibilities.n addition, an administrative assistant is what used to be called a secretary, although the assistants of today do more work than just answer phones. The executive assistant usually will work under one or two people, generally the President of the company.