<P> Depending on the industry a receptionist position can have opportunities for networking in order to advance to other positions within a specific field . Some people may use this type of job as a way to familiarize themselves with office work, or to learn of other functions or positions within a corporation . Some people use receptionist work as a way to earn money while pursuing further educational opportunities or other career interests such as in the performing arts or as writers . </P> <P> While many persons working as receptionists continue in that position throughout their careers, some receptionists may advance to other administrative jobs, such as a customer service representative, dispatcher, interviewers, secretary, production assistant, personal assistant, or executive assistant . In smaller businesses, such as a doctor's or a lawyer's office, a receptionist may also be the office manager who is charged with a diversity of middle management level business operations . For example, in the hotel industry, the night - time receptionist's role is almost always combined with performing daily account consolidation and reporting, more particularly known as night auditing . </P> <P> When receptionists leave the job, they often enter other career fields such as sales and marketing, public relations or other media occupations . </P> <P> A few famous people were receptionists in the beginning, such as Betty Williams, a co-recipient of the 1976 Nobel Peace Prize . A number of celebrities had worked as receptionists before they became famous, such as singer / songwriter Naomi Judd and the late Linda McCartney, photographer, entrepreneur and wife of Beatle Paul McCartney . Other famous people who began their careers as receptionists or worked in the field include civil rights activist Rosa Parks and former Hewlett - Packard CEO Carly Fiorina . </P>

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