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, 45% of Clerical job descriptions contained admin as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

admin
45%
administrator
39%
secretary
33%
clerical
24%
administrative
18%
administration
12%
executive assistant
9%
clerical officer
9%
diary management
6%
data entry
6%
administrative support
6%
communication skills
6%
document administrator
6%
invoicing
6%
attention to detail
6%
credit
6%
communication
6%
law
6%
business support assistant
3%
customer service
3%
email distribution
3%
information security
3%
outstanding time management skills
3%
time management
3%
criminal justice
3%
business support
3%
business support officer
3%
coordinating meetings
3%
events
3%
expenses
3%
ms office
3%
travel arrangements
3%
coordinators
3%
payments
3%
organisational skills
3%
file management
3%
email clients
3%
clerical work
3%
pa
3%
service areas
3%
receptionist duties
3%
inquiries
3%
business administration
3%
calls
3%
phone manner
3%
senior administrator
3%
personal assistant
3%
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