List of Duties for an Administrative Assistant
Administrative assistant is a job title often used to describe an individual who is reponsible for a variety of duties. Much more than a secretary, an administrative assistant may start the day making photocopies and end it with an overseas flight. But some tasks are common to all administrative assistants.
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Secretarial
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Some of the primary duties of an administrative assistant involve taking care of the day-to-day tasks that keep a business functioning. This can include answering phones, greeting clients, arranging meetings, making photocopies, sending out faxes, mailing letters and generally keeping the office running smoothly.
Organization
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Depending on the specific needs of an office or executive, an administrative assistant may be called upon to deal with a range of organizational tasks. On the professional side, this can include duties such as maintaining a filing system, managing a person or group's schedule and ensuring any professional licenses or subscriptions are kept up-to-date. On the personal side, executives may ask an administrative assistant to remember clients' birthdays or to book restaurant or travel reservations.
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Project Management
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An administrative assistant's duties don't end at the lobby doors. Some are also called to help manage other business duties, such as setting the agendas for board meetings or overseeing a project from start to finish. Some administrative assistants even oversee departments.
Other Tasks
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Administrative assistants are also responsible for a variety of tasks that don't fit into predetermined categories. On one day, they may be called upon to arrange catering for a dinner party. The next day, they may accompany a chief executive on a business trip half a world away.
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