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Qualifications: |
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Professional demeanor |
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Good judgment & people skills |
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Problem solving, positive attitude |
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Thinks clearly & quickly under pressure |
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Excellent clerical, verbal, & written skills |
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Can operate office machines & equipment; use variety of skills |
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Accurate & flexible |
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Interest in business or law |
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Computer literate
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Salary
Range: |
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Hourly |
Monthly |
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Secretaries |
Entry
Level |
$6.75-$14.90 |
$920-$2,384 |
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Exp. |
$6.75-$18.70 |
$960-$2,992 |
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Top |
$19.00 & up |
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Executive Secretaries |
Entry
Level |
$9.60-$16.85 |
$1,536-$2,696 |
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Exp. |
$12.80-$20.15 |
$2,048-$3,224 |
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Top |
$24.40 & up |
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Legal Secretaries |
Entry
Level |
$6.75-$17.30 |
$920-$2,768 |
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Exp. |
$5.40-$22.70 |
$864-$3,632 |
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Top |
$27.00 & up |
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Administrative Assistants |
Entry
Level |
$11.20-$14.60 |
$1,792-$2,336 |
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Exp. |
$10.60-$20.80 |
$1,696-$3,328 |
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Top |
$23.90 & up |
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Related Occupations: |
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Administrative Assistants |
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General, Executive & Legal Secretaries |
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Office Managers |
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Paralegals & Legal Assistants |
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Stenographers |
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Office Support Staff |
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Customer Service Support Staff |
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Computer business technology training prepares secretaries, executive
secretaries, legal secretaries, office managers and administrative assistants in
the clerical and administrative tasks needed to keep a modern office running
smoothly. Secretaries may schedule appointments, screen phone calls, welcome
visitors, type, file and transcribe documents, open and review correspondence,
answer letters, handle confidential information and files, keep minutes at
meetings, prepare reports and documents, maintain official records, set up
meetings and plan conferences. Legal secretaries prepare and file specialized
court documents. Administrative assistants perform routine tasks for executives:
screen job applicants, orient new employees, plan training programs, make sure
decisions are carried out and attend department meetings.
Experience:
Secretaries: an associate degree and/or 2-3 years experience; good
computer & word processing skills.
Legal secretaries: Computer and
secretarial training and experience plus courses in business law, legal
stenography, dictaphone, shorthand, legal terminology and bookkeeping.
Administrative assistants: at least two years of responsibility as
secretary; in- depth knowledge of company practices and two years of secretarial
training or bachelor's degree in business administration or related Field
preferred. All candidates must pass typing tests and oral interviews.
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