Office Assistant
Use strong organisation and communication skills to carry out administrative tasks.
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- What's it like to be an Office Assistant?
- How to become an Office Assistant
- Latest Office Assistant jobs
- Top skills and experience for Office Assistants
- Is Office Assistant the right role for you?
- Office Assistant role reviews
What's it like to be an Office Assistant?
Responsible for supporting all aspects of a business, Office Assistants are vital to the smooth running of an office. Office Assistants can be called on to work on many different kinds of tasks, depending on the size of the organisation and their level of ability. Office Assistants tend to be well-organised and have strong communication skills.
Tasks and duties
- Undertaking reception and customer service duties.
- Preparing, printing and binding documents.
- Photocopying, scanning and faxing.
- Sorting and sending mail.
- Preparing routine reports.
- Formatting, proofreading and transcribing documents.
- Taking messages and following up on enquiries.
- Providing information to stakeholders.
- Managing assets, such as stationary equipment.
- Data entry and record management.
How to become an Office Assistant
Formal qualifications are not required to become an Office Assistant, but they may improve your administration skills.
- Consider completing a vocational qualification in business administration, such as the Certificate III in Business Administration (BSB30120) or the Certificate IV in Business Administration (BS40120).
- You can continue learning with a Diploma of Business (Operations) (BS50120). This qualification will prepare you for more senior roles in office administration.
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Office Assistant employers on SEEK are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Data Entry
Reception
Phone Etiquette
Office Duties
Administrative Support
Microsoft Office
Email
Invoicing
Call Taking
Photocopying
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Latest Office Assistant reviews
May 2021
Office Assistants need to be highly organised but find I work better under pressure.
Reviewer's QualificationCertificate IV in Business (Administration)
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeSmall (1-19 employees)
SpecialisationProperty Management
The good thingsAn efficient Office Assistant who is highly organised and priortises tasks can really make a difference in the professionalism and energy of the office. They need to anticipate and learn the style of...
The challengesThe challenges of the role is that it can be demanding to meet deadlines and to deal with strong personalities, however, always keep a positive attitude and always be professional in the way you deal ...
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May 2021
Office Assistance is not just assisting but learning too.
Reviewer's QualificationBachelor of Science (Information Technology)
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeLarge (200+ employees)
SpecialisationLogistics
The good thingsAs an office assistant what mostly has helped me is learning the hard way this is the best way to know something and it will never depart your mind.
An office Assistant is always the first person to g...
The challengesI tend to go extra miles in service people and forget i need a rest too.
Its hard to treat everyone equally but you just have to so sometimes its hard.
Multitasking is a day to day learning thing so a...
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