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What essential admin skills/tips/techniques have you learned over the years?
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I want to be one of the best in Admin. I hope you can share what you know. I am also looking for a mentor.
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Well, basically, these are some essentials in being an outstanding admin:
1. Know Microsoft Office products frontwards and back. This includes word, excel, powerpoint, access and outlook.
2. Become very familiar and efficient with bookkeeping software, like Quick-books.
3. Type fast and accurately
4. Develop a professional and courteous phone mannerism.
5. Learn to be discreet and respect your employer's and your clients' confidentiality
6. Dress professionally
7. Be at least on time to work, be available for over-time
8. Be committed to team-work
9. DO NOT discuss your personal business at work.
10. If a co-workers(s) invites you to lunch, go and try to develop good working relations with them. But again, that doesn't mean that you discuss your personal life.
11. Develop extraordinary attention to detail
12. Leave your personal problems at home and always try to be positive and energetic.
Thats all I can think of right now
source: myself, working in admin-related jobs for 15 years.
Answered by sera p
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Wear inappropriate clothing all the time.
When anyone comments threaten to sue them unless you get a raise.
On the first day move your seat to the corner with your screen facing you so no-one else can see you playing minesweeper/solitaire/surfing bebo facebook etc.
Anyone tries to complain when you don't do work say you are stressed and have a doctors line.
Claim ridiculous expenses, this works when the boss does it also, so encourage him. Once he does it, that means you can claim more than him and he can't say nothing. lol.
Answered by n n
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1) know how to type quickly and accurately precisely between 60-80 words per minute.
2) Quick accurate data entry between 10,000 and 20,000+ kph.
3) The ability to be able to multi-task and meet deadlines
4) Non Judgmental and Empaethic
5) Extensive knowledge with Microsoft Office such as word, excel, power point, access, front page, visio, outlook etc.
6) Good and professional telephone voice, and know how to handle switchboards with multi-lines
7) Ability to maintain confidentiality
8) Able to work in groups, in teams, or on your own wihtout supervision
9) Good organizational Skills
10) Excellent records management skills and knows when to cull older records.
11) Coordination of appointments, and working collectively as a team
12) Good time management skills
13) Professional image i.e. dressing appropriately, not wearing strong perfume etc.
14) Willing to be a jack or jill of all trades
Answered by mtwaites
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