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First become. Receptionist, admin assistant then Executive assistant if you are good at the first 2.

This is litereally the path that one of my friends took. She got her foot in the door and then worked her way up. Didn't make much at first but now she makes great money.

Just get in the door however you can. Take a job as a receptionist or someone's assistant. The old school way was to start out in the mailroom, there are classic stories about producers who started that way. Once you're in the business you'll learn a lot and be able to start navigating upstream.

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