Secretary Jobs in Oregon
Perform administrative duties. Secretaries are responsible for interfacing with clients, answering phones, handling written correspondence, and updating and managing files. They must be familiar with how their organizations are structured in order to direct customers to the correct personnel and/or departments to address their needs. They also schedule and coordinate appointments and meetings over the phone, via email, and in person.
In addition to managing internal and external communications, secretaries are frequently responsible for entering and maintaining information in company databases. They may also be asked to organize and appropriately distribute confidential documents, such as billing statements or client records.
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Secretary III - Elementary School - 8hrs - Lincoln Park Elementary
- Portland, OR
- 1 day ago
Secretary Project And Knowledge Management Officer - Technical Support Unit Mercy Corps In
- Portland, OR
- 2 days ago
Elementary School Secretary - River Road/El Camino del Rio Elementary
- Eugene, OR
- 1 day ago
- Fairview, OR
- 15 hours ago
- Oregon City, OR
- 16 hours ago
Secretary Senior Program Development Officer-Initiatives Mercy Corps In
- Portland, OR
- 2 days ago
Secretary - Riverfront School & Career Center Looking Glass Community Services In
- Eugene, OR
- 16 hours ago
- Rockaway Beach, OR
- 1 day ago
- Oregon City, OR
- 16 hours ago
Secretary Grants Officer-Private Sector Partnerships Mercy Corps In
- Portland, OR
- 16 hours ago
CNA 1 or CNA 2-Unit Secretary Medical Services (Full Time Days)
- Bend, OR
- 2 days ago
Secretary II/Registrar - 7 hours/day - Hood River Middle School
- Hood River, OR
- 1 day ago
- Portland, OR
- 2 days ago
High School Athletics Secretary
- Fairview, OR
- 15 hours ago
Secretary Unit Secretary Legacy Health In
- Portland, OR
- 16 hours ago
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Licensing / Certification
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 Secretary 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
- Social Security
- Software
- Spreadsheets
- Staff Supervision
- Telephone Skills
- Time Management
- Training and Development
- Transcription
- Travel Arrangements
- Typing
- Word Processing
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