Administrative Assistant Jobs in New Jersey
Closely direct administrative aspects of company activities. Administrative assistants develop meeting agendas, improve processes, and collaborate across departments. They must have strong communication and planning skills in order to develop and implement new filing and information management procedures with other team members. They may also be asked to oversee budgets and verify accuracy for client and vendor billing.
Depending on the size of the business, administrative assistants may supervise secretaries and/or perform secretarial duties themselves. This includes handling incoming and outgoing correspondence, updating and managing records, scheduling appointments, and directing customers to the right employees/departments to meet their needs.
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- Hoboken, NJ
- 1 day ago
- New Brunswick, NJ
- 16 hours ago
- Morristown, NJ
- 7 hours ago
Administrative Assistant - On-Site In
- Monroe Township, NJ
- 4 hours ago
Temporary, Part-Time Hourly LRC-S Administrative Assistant
- Glassboro, NJ
- 5 hours ago
- Millburn, NJ
- 2 days ago
- Jersey City, NJ
- 1 day ago
- Princeton, NJ
- 16 hours ago
Administrative Assistant / Customer Service Rep / Remote Entry Level / Home Assistant / Home Work
- Jersey City, NJ
- 21 hours ago
- Parsippany, NJ
- 11 hours ago
- South Plainfield, NJ
- 5 hours ago
- Cherry Hill, NJ
- 7 hours ago
Office Assistant w/ Flexibility
- Egg Harbor City, NJ
- 7 hours ago
Administrative Specialist 2 (Appellate Transcript Coordinator)
- Trenton, NJ
- 6 hours ago
Administrative Assistant/Customer Service Representative/Remote Entry Level/Home Assistant/Home Work
- Elizabeth, NJ
- 4 hours ago
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Licensing / Certification
Required or preferred licenses and certifications for Administrative Assistant positions.
Highest Education Level
- Bachelor's Degree (31.1%)
- High School or GED (26.8%)
- Associate's Degree (17.2%)
- Vocational Degree or Certification (13.4%)
- Master's Degree (7.6%)
- Some College (2.3%)
- Doctorate Degree (0.8%)
- Some High School (0.8%)
Average Work Experience
- 1-2 years (44.2%)
- Less than 1 year (30.3%)
- None (13.6%)
- 2-4 years (10.1%)
- 4-6 years (1.9%)
Qualifications / Skill Sets
The following top skills are often required or desired to land a Administrative Assistant position
= trending- Office Management
- Administrative Skills
- Business Correspondence
- Calendar Management
- Clerical
- Clerical Support
- Communication Skills
- Computer Skills
- Customer Service
- Data Entry
- Dictation
- Discretion
- Documentation
- Events
- Expense Reports
- Faxing
- File Management
- Filing
- General Office Duties
- Grammar
- High School Diploma
- Inbound/Outbound Calling
- Initiative
- Interpersonal Skills
- Inventory Management
- Leadership
- Management
- Meeting Minutes
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Word
- Multitasking
- Office Procedures
- Ordering Supplies
- Organization
- Policy Development
- Prioritizing
- Project Coordination
- Proofreading
- Reception
- Recordkeeping
- Requisitions
- Research Skills
- Scheduling
- Scheduling Appointments
- Software
- Spreadsheets
- Staff Supervision
- Telephone Skills
- Time Management
- Training and Development
- Transcription
- Travel Arrangements
- Typing
- Word Processing
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