International Association of Administrative Professionals Code of Ethics

Recognizing that a position of trust imposes ethical obligations upon administrative assistants, office coordinators, executive secretaries, and other types of administrative professionals to act for the benefit of employers, clients, and the public, members of International Association of Administrative Professionals established and promulgated four standards of professional conduct and resolve to be guided by them as embodying the ethical ideals of their profession.

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The "four standards of professional conduct" are:

1. The administrative professional shall act as a trusted agent in professional relations, implementing responsibilities in the most competent manner and exercising knowledge and skill to prompt the interests of the immediate and corporate employer.

2. The administrative professional shall strive to maintain and enhance the dignity, status, competence, and standards of the profession and its practitioners.

3. The administrative professional shall insist that judgments concerning continued employment, compensation, and promotion be based upon professional knowledge, ability, experience, and performance.

4. The administrative professional must consider the promotion and preservation of the safety and welfare of the public to be the paramount duty.