Office Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Admin, Secretarial & Pa

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Office Skills List in Admin, Secretarial & Pa

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for an Office role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Office job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 25% of Office job descriptions contained communication skills as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

communication skills
25%
pa
18%
admin
18%
office administrator
15%
office manager
15%
diary management
11%
microsoft excel
11%
microsoft word
11%
organisational skills
11%
microsoft applications
8%
crm databases
8%
multi tasking
8%
prioritize workload
8%
accurate record keeping
8%
accurate data entry
8%
sage accounts
8%
outlook
8%
secretarial support
8%
english
8%
polish
8%
office management
8%
human resources
8%
general administration
8%
ms office
8%
documentation
8%
time management
8%
customer service
8%
general admin
8%
leadership
8%
growth
4%
office operations
4%
onboarding
4%
recruitment process
4%
ambition
4%
organisation
4%
receptionist
4%
administrator
4%
ea
4%
executive assistant
4%
finance support
4%
budgeting
4%
iris
4%
personal assistant
4%
travel itineraries
4%
xero
4%
multiple priorities
4%
microsoft office
4%
collaboration
4%
travel arrangements
4%
administrative support
4%
financial services
4%
organization
4%
property
4%
architecture
4%
ecology
4%
events
4%
flights
4%
receptionist duties
4%
construction
4%
construction industry
4%
data
4%
office manger
4%
business administration
4%
health safety
4%
compliance
4%
client liaison
4%
front of house
4%
administrative
4%
property administrator
4%
utility companies
4%
coordinator
4%
coventry
4%
project manager
4%
crm
4%
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While these keywords are a good start, remember that every job is different. Instead of including all these keywords on your CV, identify the keywords most relevant to the job you're applying to and include those. For the best chance of success use our CV keyword scanner tool to help with this.

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