Secretary General & Keyboard Clerks
SaveWhat Does a Secretary Do?
Secretaries perform a variety of administrative tasks to help keep an organisation run smoothly. They answer telephone calls, draft and send e-mails, maintain diaries, arrange appointments, take messages, file documents, organise and service meetings, and manage databases.
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Where Do I Start?
Company Policies
The set of rules that govern the activity of a company.
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Skills You Need to Become a Secretary
Essential Skills
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EssentialCompany Policies knowledge
The set of rules that govern the activity of a company.
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EssentialCommunicate By Telephone skill
Liaise via telephone by making and answering calls in a timely, professional and polite manner.
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EssentialDisseminate Internal Communications skill
Disseminate internal communications using the different communication channels that a company has at its disposal.
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EssentialDisseminate Messages To People skill
Receive, process, and pass messages to people coming from phone calls, faxes, postal, and emails.
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EssentialFill Out Forms skill
Fill out forms of a different nature with accurate information, legible calligraphy, and within a timely manner.
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EssentialHandle Mail skill
Handle mail considering data protection issues, health and safety requirements, and specifications of different kinds of mail.
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EssentialKeep Task Records skill
Organise and classify records of prepared reports and correspondence related to the performed work and progress records of tasks.
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EssentialMaintain Internal Communication Systems skill
Maintain an effective internal communication system among employees and department managers.
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EssentialOrganise Business Documents skill
Put together documents coming from the photocopier, the mail, or the daily operations of businesses.
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EssentialPerform Office Routine Activities skill
Program, prepare, and perform activities required to be performed everyday in offices such as mailing, receiving supplies, updating managers and employees, and keeping operations running smoothly.
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EssentialProcess Commissioned Instructions skill
Process instructions, usually oral ones, provided by managers and directives on actions required to be made. Take note, inquire, and take action on the commissioned requests.
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EssentialUse Microsoft Office skill
Possess the ability to work with the standard programs contained in Microsoft Office at a capable level. Create a document and do basic formatting, insert page breaks, create headers or …
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EssentialCommunicate Schedules To The People Concerned skill
Convey relevant scheduling information. Present the schedule to the persons concerned, and inform them of any schedule changes. Approve the schedules and verify that everyone has understood the information sent …
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EssentialDraft Corporate Emails skill
Prepare, compile, and write mails with the adequate information and an appropriate language to make internal or external communications.
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EssentialFile Documents skill
Create a filing system. Write a document catalogue. Label documents etc.
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EssentialManage Personnel Agenda skill
Schedule and confirm appointments for the personnel of the office, mostly managers and directive employees, with external parties.
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EssentialMonitor Staff Absences skill
Keep an overview of the employees' vacations, sick leaves and absences, register these in the agenda and file the necessary documents and certificates.
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EssentialOrganise Facilities For Office Personnel skill
Manage the booking schedule for conferences and meetings of internal or external nature. Shop around and book reservations for travelling or hosting for office personnel.
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OptionalAccounting Techniques knowledge
The techniques of recording and summarising business and financial transactions and analysing, verifying, and reporting the results.
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OptionalEducation Law knowledge
The area of law and legislation that concerns education policies and the people working in the sector in an (inter)national context, such as teachers, students, and administrators.
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OptionalEducation Administration knowledge
The processes related to the administrative areas of an education institution, its director, employees, and students.
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OptionalLabour Law knowledge
The field of law that is concerned with the regulation of the relationship between employers, employees, trade unions, and the government.
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OptionalDeliver Correspondence skill
Distribute mail correspondence, newspapers, packages and private messages to customers.
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OptionalDemonstrate Professional Attitude To Clients skill
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OptionalDevelop Documentation In Accordance With Legal Requirements skill
Create professionally written content describing products, applications, components, functions or services in compliance with legal requirements and internal or external standards.
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OptionalHandle Financial Transactions skill
Administer currencies, financial exchange activities, deposits as well as company and voucher payments. Prepare and manage guest accounts and take payments by cash, credit card and debit card.
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OptionalHandle Petty Cash skill
Handle petty cash for minor expenses and transactions required for the daily running of a business.
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OptionalIssue Sales Invoices skill
Prepare the invoice of goods sold or services provided, containing individual prices, the total charge, and the terms. Complete order processing for orders received via telephone, fax and internet and …
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OptionalManage Accounts skill
Manage the accounts and financial activities of an organisation, supervising that all the documents are correctly maintained, that all the information and calculations are correct, and that proper decisions are …
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OptionalManage Budgets skill
Plan, monitor and report on the budget.
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OptionalManage Online Content skill
Ensure the website content is up to date, organised, attractive and meets the target audience needs, the requirements of the company and international standards by checking the links, setting the …
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OptionalPrepare Presentation Material skill
Prepare the documents, slide shows, posters and any other media needed for specific audiences.
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OptionalUse Office Systems skill
Make appropriate and timely use of office systems used in business facilities depending on the aim, whether for the collection of messages, client information storage, or agenda scheduling. It includes …
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OptionalWrite Meeting Reports skill
Write complete reports based on minutes taken during a meeting in order to communicate the important points which were discussed, and the decisions which were made, to the appropriate people.
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OptionalManage Needs For Stationery Items skill
Watch, analyse, and provide sufficient and required stationery items for business facilities to run operations smoothly.
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OptionalOrganise Travel Arrangements For Staff skill
Plan all arrangements for business travels including preparing schedules and booking transportation, dinners and accommodation.
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OptionalPlace Orders For Printed Paper Goods skill
Communicate with suppliers and place orders for printed paper goods such as newspapers, magazines, books and stationery products for the store.
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