Clerical Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Admin, Secretarial & Pa

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Clerical Skills List in Admin, Secretarial & Pa

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Clerical role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Clerical job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 50% of Clerical job descriptions contained admin as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

admin
50%
secretary
35%
administrator
35%
clerical
22%
administrative
16%
administration
10%
clerical officer
10%
executive assistant
10%
pa
7%
law
7%
credit
7%
phone manner
7%
invoicing
7%
customer service
7%
microsoft office
7%
personal assistant
4%
senior administrator
4%
transport
4%
attention to detail
4%
data entry
4%
communication
4%
business administration
4%
clerical work
4%
switchboard
4%
receptionist duties
4%
welsh
4%
light accounting duties
4%
post processing
4%
business support
4%
receptionist
4%
office assistant
4%
logistics
4%
deliveries
4%
office manager
4%
office administrator
4%
manager
4%
construction
4%
architect
4%
accounts
4%
admin officer
4%
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