How to Succeed as an Administrative Assistant

1. Workers with administrative skills are …

• unemployed.

• in demand.

• not needed.

• an option.

Where can you find Administrative assistants?

• In public companies.

• In private companies.

• In the administration government.

• Anywhere, regardless of the type of company.

Scheduling and filing is one of

• the hard skills

• record keeping
• communication skills

• time management

It’s important to start by knowing

• the type of company you're working at

• who do you work for

• the amount of people that work in the company

• the incomes of the company

What’s a good resource to use for learning software?

• Online tutorials and courses offered by platforms like Coursera, Udemy, or Codecademy.
• Taking a university degree exclusively for the job

• Constantly asking your working peers

• Reading a dictionary

Getting organised is...

• a waste of time and energy.
• only necessary for perfectionists.
• not important for success.
• essential for productivity and efficiency.

Getting organised includes...

• Ignoring important activities
• Hoarding unnecessary items
• understand naming conventions, collect and save receipts and track all tasks

• Procrastinating and avoiding tasks

There are four soft skills.

• correct

• incorrect

The word secretary comes from...

• secret

• discreet

• man

• woman

Resourcefulness includes...

• Relying on others for solutions
• Avoiding new situations
• Wasting available resources
• Finding creative solutions, adapting to new situations, and making the most of available resources.