Right, but you don't call those 'assistants', they're professional staff. 'Assistant' = title inflated way of saying 'secretary'. Who with a master's degree wan

Right, but you don't call those 'assistants', they're professional staff. 'Assistant' = title inflated way of saying 'secretary'. Who with a master's degree wants to have 'assistant' on their business card, unless it's very clear that it's a short stepping stone towards becoming whatever is after the 'assistant'?