The Administrative Professionals Day was originally established in 1952 as “National Secretaries Day” by the National Secretaries Association (now known as the International Association of Administrative Professionals, IAAP) to recognize secretaries for their contributions in the workplace. In 2000, IAAP announced a name change for Professional Secretaries Week and Professional Secretaries Day into Adinistrative Professionals Week and Administrative Professionals Day to better reflect the changing job titles and growing responsibilities of the administrative workforce.
This annual event has grown over the years to be one of the most widely observed celebrations in the workplace. Corporations and organizations recognize the contributions of their administrative staff with gifts of gratitude. Common gift selections for administrative professionals include flowers, chocolates, gourmet cookies, spa gifts, fruit baskets and gourmet gift baskets. Some of these gift ideas are discussed below.
The most popular gift that is sent to administrative professionals is flowers, especially red rose bouquet. Gourmet chocolates and cookies are also popular, as most women love sweet treats. Gift Basket for All.com offers gourmet cookie gifts in tins or baskets, and
in different sizes to suit your budget. Our delicious dessert cakes and cheese cakes also offer convenient ways for sharing these treats in the office. For individuals who are on low carb diet, sugar free cheese cakes are great choices.
Another great gift idea is Thank You Gift Baskets. Our Thank You gift baskets are built around a clear message of gratitude, and filled with chocolates, cookies, cheese, gourmet coffee, and other savory treats in a keepsake container. Your generosity and recognition will be remembered long after the treats are gone.
For individuals who are health conscious, fruit baskets offer great choices. Gift Basket for All.com offers wide varieties of organic fruit baskets and organic fruit and nuts trays for your health conscious recipients.
spa gifts are great non-food gift choices. These spa gifts come with bath salts, body gels, fine lotions, spa towels and slippers; and will help your administrative staff to feel special, relax and rejuvenate from the stress of the office routines.
Finally, regardless of what you send to your administrative professionals, your gifts represent your acts of gratitude, and will facilitate a cooperative and mutually respectful environment in the workplace.