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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Try jobs like program assistants or analysts. Sometimes these can still be a bit entry level but are a step up in substance. Even a special assistant role could help you transition.[/quote]

I agree with this. Maybe even "chief of staff" at a small company. (My last employer--a market research group--had a 26 yr old "chief of staff" who basically had just had admin experience but she was paid well--75K--and helped with all our special projects.)

FWIW, my mom started out as an admin with a BA at a family trust and moved up in the corporate finance sector, admin world made her way to exec assistant and is now chief of staff at a hedge fund making $300K per year (she is 52) .... so (1) the "admin" world is not so bad if you are skilled at it but (2) industry matters very much.[/quote]

+1. I started as an admin (government), worked really hard to prove myself by volunteering for substantive assignments, and I was sought out for an entry level program analyst role. That was the start of my "real" career. [/quote]

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