3. Organization
It doesn’t take long for an office to become a mess if you don’t have strong organizational skills. Administrative assistants are expected to be organized so that they can help keep the office in order. You will be required to organise team schedules and events as well as synchronise documents with a system which makes sense for all. You can ensure that all team members are doing their job correctly.
It’s going be much harder for you to juggle all the tasks that are required without them making sense. Your goal is to ensure that the office runs smoothly, which means you must make sure the systems are easy to use and efficient for colleagues.
Organizational skills for an active office:
- Accuracy
- Billing
- Bookkeeping
- Calendar and Docketing
- Clerical
- Efficiency
- Filing
- Inventory
- Legal Knowledge
- Multi-Tasking
- Office Administration
- Office Management
- Sorting and Delivering the Mail
- Time Management
- Travel arrangements
- Planning
4. Time Management
Administrative assistants can be a valuable resource to the entire company. It’s very rare that you will have extra time to do your own work. It’s important to actively manage your time if you want to make the most of it. You’ll be forced to push yourself beyond your limits if you don’t. You’ll also need to manage individual tasks and your time.
