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Focus on clear communication The alternative is to make a lateral move within

Work on your communication skills to an organisation to other departments or look
communicate directly, clearly and with intent to new pastures for the following external
to any stakeholders you interact with. Being challenge. Project management and human
able to write a concise email and speak well resources are two sectors that many secretaries
both internally and externally will be a huge find themselves well-prepared for with
advantage, given that a large part of your job is transferable skills sets.
about communicating effectively.
Focus on commitment and resilience
What does a secretary do? Employers look for stability on a secretary’s CV.

There will always be different elements to each This demonstrates highly prized attributes like
secretary’s job description. However, generally resilience, the ability to make considered choices,
speaking, a secretary is responsible for commitment and reliability.
supporting various aspects of the business, Choosing a career path as a secretary can be
often taking care of administrative tasks from fulfilling, and successful secretaries often become
taking meeting notes to managing schedules, essential parts of the organisation.
organising events or making travel arrangements. www.pagepersonnel.com

It is a varied role and depends a lot on whom
the secretary is supporting and what type of
company they are working for. Given that broad
job description, one of the most valuable assets
a secretary or business support professional can
have is the ability to think on their feet.

Secretarial and business support work is
demanding and requires someone who can wear
multiple hats and multitask well.

What does the career path for a secretary look
like?

An ambitious secretary can refresh their career
every couple of years, once they have mastered
the latest role and developed it. This is the perfect
time to take on more responsibility, developing
the project management and supervisory aspects
of a role.

Entry-level secretarial jobs generally have lots
of room for growth, and a secretary can evolve
into being an administrative assistant, executive
assistant, office manager, administrative
coordinator or other senior administrative roles.
With specialised knowledge of a department,
industry or company, effective secretaries should
see themselves moving up an exciting career
path.

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