Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Supporting the Marine Band director's nonmusical responsibilities as an Executive Assistant or Operations Officer transfers directly to civilian executive support.
How to prepare: Build a work sample containing an executive schedule and briefing memo to demonstrate civilian scheduling and document-preparation skills.
What the civilian work involves
- Manage and maintain executives' schedules.
- Prepare invoices, reports, memos, letters, financial statements, and other documents, using word processing, spreadsheet, database, or presentation software.
- Coordinate and direct office services, such as records, departmental finances, budget preparation, personnel issues, and housekeeping, to aid executives.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel