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

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Clerical Skills List in Admin, Secretarial & Pa

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Clerical role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Clerical job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 36% of Clerical job descriptions contained clerical as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

clerical
36%
administration
33%
admin
33%
data input
13%
temporary
13%
previous experience in a similar role
13%
hr
10%
communication
10%
microsoft office
10%
scanning
10%
compliance
7%
international
7%
organisation
7%
telephone
7%
university
7%
clerical officer
7%
visa
7%
enrolment
7%
human resources
7%
typing
7%
student
7%
students
7%
communication skills
7%
administrative duties
4%
full time
4%
police
4%
data
4%
spreadsheets
4%
adaptable
4%
organized
4%
nhs clerical officer
4%
team player
4%
banking
4%
attention to detail
4%
computer literate
4%
general administration
4%
clerical/admin officer
4%
legal services
4%
administrative
4%
administrator
4%
reception
4%
customer service
4%
diary management
4%
network rail
4%
public sector
4%
admin assistant
4%
railway
4%
organisational skills
4%
administration assistant
4%
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