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Admin Assistant - must have the ability to assist with most things that affect the business. The Admin Assistant role is best to be seen as a progressive role. This enables on the job learning and progression. A competent, highly skilled Admin Assistant can be an asset for a business. If the Admin Assistant is willing to learn and is trained well, all business challenges, goals and targets can be achieved with a good Admin Assistant.
It totally depends on the level where you are providing your services.
Suppose you are EA or PA of a MD or CEO, the offcourse, you have influence on business, as you are the first point to MD or CEO, and this position has tremendous power and influence in the organization also.
Suppose you are administrative assistant to GM, Mangers, then you are providing just office administration services, you do not have influence.