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Secretaries are typically the first impression of your company, often working at a
front desk. They might perform tasks such as keeping files, booking meetings,
setting appointments and managing day-to-day operations of a company.
Secretaries might have access to customer accounts and may be required to resolve
a customer’s issue.
Definition of Secretary:
Functionally the term Secretary means a person who writes in secret on behalf of
his superior or for body. The word Secretary has been derived from the Latin word
Secretarius which means a confidant or a confidential officer. The Latin words
Secretarius contains a sense of secretion or secrete.
Executives may assign several tasks and projects at once that you're
expected to submit within tight deadlines. Consider adopting a task
management system to effectively organize your assignments and their due
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dates to prioritize them accordingly. This can prevent you from forgetting to
complete any tasks or falling behind on important projects.
There may also be days where you're assigned several projects that you must
submit around the same time. When this occurs, executives may expect you
to use your multitasking skills to complete these items while working on
other assignments. This may especially occur if you're completing several
responsibilities for many executives or employees at once.
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4. Typing and Note-Taking
5. Organization
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7. Attention to Detail
Conclusion
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