Overview
Personal Assistants perform liaison, coordination and organisational tasks in support of Managers and Professionals.
Day-to-day
- liaising with other staff on matters relating to the organisation's operations
- researching and preparing reports, briefing notes, memoranda, correspondence and other routine documents
- maintaining confidential files and documents
- attending meetings and acting as secretary as required
- maintaining appointment diaries and making travel arrangements
- processing incoming and outgoing mail, filing correspondence and maintaining records
- screening telephone calls and answering inquiries
- taking and transcribing dictation of letters and other documents
- may supervise other secretarial and clerical staff.
To become a Personal Assistant
You can work as a Personal Assistant without formal qualifications, however, a Vocational Education and Training (VET) course in business administration, secretarial and clerical studies, accounting or another related field may be useful.
Skills employers are looking for
