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Administration

what skills and experience do you need for an office assistant admin job? I have applied to tons and I am not getting any. I have experience at a shell petrol station, student buddy, and volunteering in a charity shop.
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What does it say in the job adverts? Typical duties can include:

Opening, filing and distributing mail; scanning, photocopying and filing documents; preparing documents such as invoices, memos and financial statements and using word processor or presentation software
Arranging for meetings by reserving rooms and securing refreshments
Maintaining office equipment like copiers
Receiving clients when they arrive and showing them the respective offices Conducting research and compiling data upon request
Managing office supplies
Scheduling travel arrangements for senior executives
Creating, editing and updating spreadsheets
Accounting duties

The kinds of competences you need for these are organisation, time management, problem-solving, written and verbal communication, use of certain software, customer service.

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