executive assistant
Executive assistants are advanced administrative professionals who work with top-level executives or in international facilities in various industries. They organise meetings, organise and maintain files, arrange travel, train staff members, communicate in other languages, and manage the day-to-day operations of the office.
Also called: foreign language assistant, foreign language correspondent executive assistant, executive secretary, personal executive assistant, senior administrative secretary, assistant manager, executive administrative assistant, personal assistant
- 25
- essential skills
- 16
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
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- secretary8 skills in common
- administrative assistant7 skills in common
- marketing assistant7 skills in common
- office clerk6 skills in common
- auditing clerk5 skills in common
- client relations manager5 skills in common
- business manager4 skills in common
Essential skills
25- apply information security policies
- build business relationships
- build trust
- business communication
- communicate schedules to the people concerned
- company policies
- coordinate events
- disseminate messages to people
- draft corporate emails
- fix meetings
- liaise with managers
- maintain register of shareholders
- manage office facility systems
- manage personnel agenda
- observe confidentiality
- organise travel arrangements for staff
- perform business research
- perform clerical duties
- plan schedule
- process commissioned instructions
- translate keywords into full texts
- use different communication channels
- use office systems
- use spreadsheets software
- use word processing software
Optional skills
16- build international relations
- communicate with customers
- create import-export commercial documentation
- international import export regulations
- international tariffs
- liaise with board members
- manage payroll reports
- prepare financial statements
- prepare presentation material
- prepare tax returns forms
- revise drafts made by managers
- show intercultural awareness
- speak different languages
- support development of annual budget
- translate language concepts
- work in an international environment
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