Without admin things simply wouldn’t get done. How could 007 ever defeat the baddies without the organisational expertise of Miss Moneypenny?
If you want to become a pivotal part of a team and kickstart your career, there are many great opportunities for you to begin as an administrative assistant.
The role can involve answering phones, organising paperwork, taking memos and archiving files.
You may also be in charge of correspondence, as well as greeting clients.
Before this there also five things you’ll need to help you land a fab role from s1jobs.
1. Always play to your strengths
s1jobs listings offer lots of details about admin roles. Read these carefully because you need to match your organisational talents to the needs of each particular job. It will be your mission to make the managers’ jobs easier so explain precisely how you can do this at your interview.
2. Show off your know-how
Not all senior managers are comfortable with new tech, often treating new software like it was a dangerous alien life form! This means you have a chance to be a hero – show how indispensable you will be by keeping up to speed with the latest office technologies and listing your mastery of software programmes in your CV.
3. People power
The role of an administrative assistant requires you to be a people person. This means having good communication skills but also the kind of personality that makes everyone else automatically feel comfortable and happy – even on a Monday morning. Let your shiny, happy inner-self shine!
4. Be a listener not a talker
Because you’ll be the organisational hub of the office, you’ll get to hear a lot of news (aka hot gossip). Your potential employer needs to know you’re not the kind of person who loves sharing every juicy detail. Instead they want someone who knows when to share information and when to leave it in its box. So be sure to underline your professionalism and your discretion.
5. Always be on the look-out
Administrative assistants are always in demand in a wide range of sectors, including financial services, manufacturing, call and contact centres, even healthcare. However the good jobs won’t come to you – you have to go to them. The easiest way to do this, of course, is to regularly check the latest Admin/Secretarial/PA vacancies on s1jobs.