1.2      STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

It is  degrading and under statement to say that secretarial career is of no importance because secretary is an eye opener. Through which every organization sees. According to Onabanya (1990)  A secretary is a skilled and specialized type of  employee in an establishment  or part of it who is charged with some aspects of organization functions in the unit dealing with people  correspondence and other business matters. In today modern world secretaries are faced with a lot of challenges offices due to what they are required to offer. There fore it is basically necessary that secretaries be giver equipment in institute of management and technology Enugu and other tertiary institution in Enugu capital territory. This profession is a career that attracts disregard from people enqluating eyes. Most employers do not accord them a befitting recognition and respect, rather they show disregard and  disrespect for the career. Often the people misunderstand the word secretary. They are of the opinion that anybody who write some seen it as a mere woman’s career and non-prebtigions. The secretary suffers image and personality degrades and thus  crosses cabinet to other profession.

1.3    PURPOSE OF THE STUDY

The purpose of this study is to highlight on find out the factors which affect secretarial career in some organization in Enugu capital territory. It would also look into the causes of  misconception and disregard for secretaries and their profession or career in our society and find solutions to these problem.

1.4      SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

This research will help to identify the factors that contribute to secretaries dissatisfaction in offices. It will also reveal to prospective secretarial in the career what they should expect from the profession as regards people misconception and misunderstanding of the career.

1.5        SCOPE OF THE STUDY

This research work is designed to finding out the factors affecting secretarial career in some selected organization in Enugu capital territory only. 

Time constraint: This research words was carried out while school is still in session hence, time constrain. The time for travelling to places to gather more facts was limited as I was doing the research work and also trying to meet up with my normal academic works. As a result, this project work was affected to be restricted within the ares of facts I could get within the short available time.

Finance: This is another problem that affected the effectiveness of this research work. As a student researcher, there was not enough money to assist myself to make this work a standardized one. There are some textbooks due to monetary incapability and organization outside Enugu. I could not visit them due to lack of finance to transport my self. In effect, this work was limited only a few organization.

1.6       HYPOTHESIS

Considering the nature and scope of this study, the following hypothesis were used as guide to this study.

1.  Poor environment affects secretarial career in Enugu.

2.  Language is a problem to secretaries

3.  Secretaries are recognized as members of management team.

4.  Lectures not properly guides the secretaries affect them in their career.