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

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Administrative Assistant Skills List in Admin, Secretarial & Pa

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for an Administrative Assistant role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Administrative Assistant job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 37% of Administrative Assistant job descriptions contained admin as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

admin
37%
administrative
27%
administrator
24%
executive assistant
20%
office administrator
20%
office assistant
20%
customer service
20%
administrative assistant
17%
office support
14%
personal assistant
14%
secretary
10%
receptionist
10%
administration
10%
general admin
10%
office admin
10%
office associate
10%
assistant
7%
customer service advisor
7%
contact centre agent
7%
contact centre
7%
microsoft office
7%
interpersonal skills
7%
law firm
7%
phone skills
7%
diary management
7%
administrative support
7%
data entry
4%
marketing
4%
admin assistant
4%
microsoft excel
4%
receptionist duties
4%
higher education
4%
sales ledger
4%
photocopying
4%
management
4%
scheduling
4%
financial assistant
4%
extracurricular activities
4%
performing arts
4%
commercial
4%
planner
4%
client contact
4%
law
4%
legal
4%
property law
4%
solicitors
4%
business support
4%
office duties
4%
social media
4%
excellent organisational skills
4%
computer literate
4%
ms office
4%
friendly personality
4%
organisational skills
4%
time management
4%
events
4%
accurate data entry
4%
office skills
4%
prioritisation
4%
problem solving
4%
communication
4%
office administration
4%
outlook
4%
printers
4%
accuracy
4%
document controller
4%
excel
4%
purchasing
4%
document control
4%
expenses
4%
office management
4%
team assistant
4%
purchase ledger
4%
organisation
4%
general office work
4%
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