Secretary
Provide assistance and administrative duties in an office.
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- What's it like to be a Secretary?
- How to become a Secretary
- Latest Secretary jobs
- Top skills and experience for Secretaries
- Secretary role reviews
What's it like to be a Secretary?
A Secretary facilitates an office’s internal and external communications and administrative duties. They usually keep company records and are the first point of contact for any information checks or coordination between company members.
Tasks and duties
- Greeting and accommodating inquiries from an office front desk.
- Responding to calls and emails and routing them to key people in a company.
- Setting company activity and meeting schedules.
- Recording minutes of meetings, attendance and petty cash flow.
- Administering and filing company documents.
- Creating announcements and reminders for office staff.
How to become a Secretary
A Secretary is an entry-level job that involves assisting executives and other staff members. Computer literacy, effective communication, and high organisation skills are essential for the position.
- Complete a bachelor degree in business administration, accounting, human resources or another related field.
- Gain experience through an internship or volunteer as a Secretary for non-government organisations.
- Apply for Secretary positions, and consider if you want to enter a specialised industry such as the health or legal industries.
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Secretary employers on Jobstreet are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Secretarial Practice
Travel Coordination
Filing System
Email
Administrative Support
Minute Taking
Correspondence Management
Flying
Microsoft Office
Appointment Setting
Organised
Database Systems
Confidentiality
Multitasking
Communication Skills
Time Management
Thoroughness
Business Administration
Confidence
Computer Literacy
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Latest Secretary reviews
Nov 2022
rewarding
Reviewer's QualificationDiploma of Communications
Experience10+ years
Organisation sizeLarge (200+ employees)
SpecialisationEducation & Training
The good thingslearn tricks of business from the boss.
The challengesgetting cooperation from another departments to complete tasks.
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