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

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Executive Assistant Skills List in Admin, Secretarial & Pa

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for an Executive Assistant role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Executive Assistant job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 46% of Executive Assistant job descriptions contained pa as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

pa
46%
executive assistant
38%
ea
34%
personal assistant
26%
diary management
22%
administrative support
12%
secretary
12%
executive team
10%
travel arrangements
10%
project management
10%
admin
8%
financial services
8%
minutes
6%
powerpoint
6%
office manager
6%
secretarial
6%
charity
6%
board level
6%
organisational skills
6%
executive search
6%
time management
6%
minute taking
6%
appointments
4%
arrangements
4%
business support
4%
international travel
4%
board support
4%
executive support
4%
project coordinator
4%
executive pa
4%
hr
4%
non-profit
4%
communication skills
4%
microsoft office
4%
stakeholder management
4%
administrative
4%
french
4%
executive management
4%
formatting documents
4%
event planning
2%
pa to director
2%
administrator
2%
assistant
2%
human resources
2%
recruitment
2%
leicester
2%
team secretary
2%
team assistant
2%
access
2%
commercial awareness
2%
crm
2%
interpersonal skills
2%
birmingham
2%
coventry
2%
private pa
2%
accurate record keeping
2%
client services
2%
computer literate
2%
fast learner
2%
flexible approach
2%
positive personality
2%
reliable
2%
telephone manner
2%
operations manager
2%
note taking
2%
purchase orders
2%
business administration
2%
data
2%
itineraries
2%
marketing
2%
office management
2%
shaping
2%
board meetings
2%
c-suite
2%
confidentiality
2%
coordinating activities
2%
ms office
2%
stakeholder engagement
2%
administrative duties
2%
clerical
2%
executive level administrative support
2%
general admin
2%
general administration
2%
secretarial support
2%
ceo
2%
travel management
2%
administration
2%
meetings
2%
office support
2%
projects
2%
dairy
2%
events
2%
management
2%
agendas
2%
committee meetings
2%
compliance
2%
governance
2%
housing
2%
hybrid
2%
manchester
2%
not for profit
2%
public sector
2%
operations
2%
operations management
2%
banking
2%
assistants
2%
booking
2%
diary
2%
expenses
2%
investment
2%
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