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, 38% of Administrative Assistant job descriptions contained admin as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

admin
38%
administrative
28%
administrator
25%
customer service
21%
executive assistant
18%
office administrator
18%
office assistant
18%
administrative assistant
14%
office support
14%
personal assistant
11%
administration
11%
general admin
11%
office admin
11%
office associate
11%
law firm
7%
administrative support
7%
assistant
7%
secretary
7%
customer service advisor
7%
diary management
7%
receptionist
7%
phone skills
7%
contact centre agent
7%
contact centre
7%
interpersonal skills
7%
microsoft office
7%
data entry
4%
microsoft excel
4%
marketing
4%
office administration
4%
admin assistant
4%
receptionist duties
4%
photocopying
4%
property law
4%
higher education
4%
management
4%
scheduling
4%
financial assistant
4%
extracurricular activities
4%
performing arts
4%
business support
4%
commercial
4%
planner
4%
solicitors
4%
client contact
4%
law
4%
legal
4%
prioritisation
4%
accuracy
4%
communication
4%
events
4%
ms office
4%
organisation
4%
social media
4%
excellent organisational skills
4%
computer literate
4%
friendly personality
4%
organisational skills
4%
time management
4%
accurate data entry
4%
office skills
4%
general office work
4%
problem solving
4%
office duties
4%
outlook
4%
printers
4%
document controller
4%
excel
4%
purchasing
4%
document control
4%
expenses
4%
office management
4%
team assistant
4%
purchase ledger
4%
sales ledger
4%
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