Assistant
Support and facilitate the manager or executive's tasks by handling secretarial and administrative duties.
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- What's it like to be an Assistant?
- How to become an Assistant
- Latest Assistant jobs
- Top skills and experience for Assistants
What's it like to be an Assistant?
Assistants focus on providing support to a manager, team, or organization, ensuring operations run smoothly. This can include tasks such as maintaining schedules, organizing files, answering phones, replying to emails and in some instances coordinating meetings or events. Assistants can be found in a multitude of sectors including business, education, healthcare, legal and beyond, as their skills are often transferable and universally required. Although the responsibilities largely depend on the industry, one common thread is their central role in aiding communication and fostering efficiency within a work setting. Typically, an assistant's role is more administrative in nature, however, many assistants go on to take on larger roles within the companies they support.
Tasks and duties
- Performing administrative tasks such as filing, detailing messages, managing calendars, and setting up meetings.
- Assisting with day-to-day operations and tasks in a department or team.
- Supporting management or staff members with various tasks such as project coordination, research, and report preparation.
- Handling internal and external communication and correspondence.
- Scheduling and coordinating appointments and events.
- Organizing and maintaining documents and office tools.
- Providing customer service by addressing inquiries and resolving issues.
How to become an Assistant
A minimum of two years of college education is typically required for the role. Skills such as organization, problem solving and communication can be honed through training.
- Complete at least two years of college education. You may take an associate or diploma course in business administration, office management or communications.
- Receive on-the-job training.
- Consider advancing your skills through continuing education such as taking the Certified Administrative Professional (CAP) program.
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Assistant employers on Jobstreet are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Communication Skills
Thoroughness
Microsoft Office
Organised
Computer Literacy
Customer Service
Accounting
Administrative Support
Multitasking
Written Communication
Time Management
Invoicing
Email
Autonomy
Resilience
Business Administration
Analysis
Punctual
Team Work
Problem Solving
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