secretarial
Typing and filing
Secretarial describes work, skills, or roles related to providing administrative support in an office setting.
A secretarial position involves tasks like typing, filing, scheduling, and correspondence.
Secretarial duties may also include answering phones, managing calendars, and organizing meetings.
The term sometimes carries dated connotations, as many organizations now prefer titles like administrative assistant or executive assistant for similar roles.
Entering text via keyboard
- filingStoring documents systematically
- schedulingAssigning times to events
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
bookkeeping · data entry · photocopying · faxing · mailing · minutes · memoranda · invoices
Compressed symbolic writing system
- shorthandAbbreviated writing system
- touch typingTyping without watching keys
- dictationOral text for writing
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
word processing · spreadsheets · database management · proofreading · editing · filing systems · indexing · archiving
One who keyboards
- stenographerPerson recording spoken words
- receptionistVisitor-greeting office worker
- clerkOffice record-keeper
- executive assistantSenior administrative support role
administrative assistant · office manager · personal assistant · temp · office worker
Organized cooperative movement
- planningArranging for future events
- schedulingAssigning times to events
- prioritizingOrdering by importance
- categorizingAssigning to groups
systematizing · logistics · agenda · itinerary · timetable · roster · delegating · structuring
Careful judgment in speech
- privacyFreedom from observation
- confidentialityQuality of protecting secrets
- non-disclosureMandated secrecy obligation
- privileged informationLegally protected confidential knowledge
classified · trusted · professional ethics · document security
Giving useful aid
- attentivePaying close notice
- responsiveQuick to react
- accommodatingWilling to help others
- reliableConsistently performing as expected
efficient · patient · professional demeanor · courteous · discreet · resourceful · detail-oriented
typing
Entering text via keyboard
- filingStoring documents systematically
- schedulingAssigning times to events
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
transcription · bookkeeping · data entry · photocopying · faxing · mailing · minutes · memoranda · invoices · reports
stenography
Compressed symbolic writing system
- shorthandAbbreviated writing system
- touch typingTyping without watching keys
- dictationOral text for writing
transcription · word processing · spreadsheets · database management · proofreading · editing · filing systems · indexing · archiving · time management
typist
One who keyboards
- stenographerPerson recording spoken words
- receptionistVisitor-greeting office worker
- clerkOffice record-keeper
executive assistant · administrative assistant · office manager · personal assistant · temp · office worker
coordination
Organized cooperative movement
- planningArranging for future events
- schedulingAssigning times to events
- prioritizingOrdering by importance
categorizing · systematizing · logistics · agenda · itinerary · timetable · roster · delegating · structuring · workflow management
discretion
Careful judgment in speech
- privacyFreedom from observation
- confidentialityQuality of protecting secrets
- non-disclosureMandated secrecy obligation
privileged information · classified · trusted · professional ethics · document security
helpful
Giving useful aid
- attentivePaying close notice
- responsiveQuick to react
- accommodatingWilling to help others
reliable · efficient · patient · professional demeanor · courteous · discreet · resourceful · detail-oriented
- servicescleaning services, streaming, delivery services, salon, bellhop
- government termslegislative, federal agencies, congressional, state agencies, parliamentary
- stenographystenography, shorthand, stenotype, steno, court reporter
secretarialexecutive
Senior organizational leader
managerial · directorial · supervisory · presidential · leadership
secretarialoperational
Ready to function
technical · professional · creative · strategic · analytical
- legal secretariesAttorneys' administrative support staff
- press secretariesOfficials who address reporters
- cabinet secretariesHeads of executive departments
- secretarial skillsOffice support competencies
- foreign secretariesOfficials overseeing international relations
- class secretariesStudents recording official minutes