Skills Administrative Assistant near Toronto (ON)

National Occupational Classification update

We have updated this page to reflect the transition to the 2021 version of the National Occupational Classification (NOC). This means that the occupation "administrative assistant" was moved from the group Administrative assistants (NOC 1241) to the group Administrative assistants (NOC 13110).

Find out what skills you typically need to work as an administrative assistant in Canada. These skills are applicable to all Administrative assistants (NOC 13110).

Tasks

  • Arrange and co-ordinate seminars, conferences, etc.
  • Supervise other workers
  • Train other workers
  • Record and prepare minutes of meetings, seminars and conferences
  • Determine and establish office procedures and routines
  • Schedule and confirm appointments
  • Answer telephone and relay telephone calls and messages
  • Answer electronic enquiries
  • Compile data, statistics and other information
  • Order office supplies and maintain inventory
  • Arrange travel, related itineraries and make reservations
  • Greet people and direct them to contacts or service areas
  • Open and distribute regular and electronic incoming mail and other material and co-ordinate the flow of information
  • Set up and maintain manual and computerized information filing systems
  • Type and proofread correspondence, forms and other documents

Skills and Knowledge Checklist

The following skills and knowledge are usually required in this occupation.

    Skills

  • Analysis Help -
    • Projecting Outcomes
    • Planning
    • Analyzing Information

    Analysis

    Examining and evaluating information.
    • Projecting Outcomes

      Estimating the results of an action or a series of actions.

    • Planning

      Determining phases and steps, defining activities and tasks and establishing schedules to complete objectives on time and within budget.

    • Analyzing Information

      Examining data or facts to determine appropriate actions or recommendations.

    Service and Care

    Taking care of the needs of people and animals.

    Operating and Repairing Equipment, Machinery and Vehicles

    Working with and/or repairing vehicles, machinery or stationary equipment.
  • Management Help -
    • Co-ordinating and Organizing

    Management

    Taking charge of the direction and resources of an organization.
    • Co-ordinating and Organizing

      Organizing and co-ordinating the activities of groups and individuals to align their activities with organizational objectives.

  • Communication Help -
    • Liaising and Networking
    • Professional Communicating
    • Advising and Consulting

    Communication

    Using communication skills to share information, advise and influence.
    • Liaising and Networking

      Developing alliances, contacts or partnerships, and exchanging information with others.

    • Professional Communicating

      Preparing and delivering written, oral or visual material for the workplace that presents information.

    • Advising and Consulting

      Providing guidance and advice to enable decision-making about tasks, situations, and processes.

    Information Handling

    Creating and using systems for the storage and retrieval of knowledge and data.

    Handling Goods and Materials

    Working with goods and materials manually or with machines.

    Creative Expression

    Using various materials and formats to create work that is intended to be artistically satisfying, entertaining, instructive or functional.

    Building

    Working with materials to construct, renovate and maintain structures.

    Working with Technological Equipment and Machinery

    Working with technical equipment, instruments, machinery and other systems.

    Knowledge

    Social Sciences and Arts

    Knowledge related to culture, origins and patterns of human activity, and the development and expression of thought.

    Mathematics and Science

    Knowledge related to specialized areas of research such as measurement, living organisms, physical substances, and properties and relationships of quantity, space, and matter.

    Manufacturing and Production

    Knowledge related to the delivery of a series of operations in large-scale production or processing of goods or crops, according to safety and quality standards.

    Law and Public Safety

    Knowledge related to the provision and enforcement of laws and regulations that safeguard the effective functioning of a democratic society.
  • Business, Finance and Management Help -
    • Business Management
    • Business Administration
    • Personnel and Human Resources

    Business, Finance and Management

    Knowledge related to organization and control of business activities.
    • Business Management

      Knowledge related to the planning, organizing, staffing, leading or directing of organizations including principles and practices of accounting, the disposition of human and material resources, public relations, evaluation, sales and marketing, and economics.

    • Business Administration

      Knowledge of the principles and practices of managing businesses.

    • Personnel and Human Resources

      Knowledge of the principles and practices of human resources management.

    Engineering and Technology

    Knowledge related to the design, building, use or repair of machinery, equipment, systems, and structures.

    Education and Training

    Knowledge related to the theory and practice of teaching, and the methods used in the design, delivery and evaluation of the provision of knowledge or information.

    Communications and Transportation

    Knowledge related to the provision and transmission of systems of communication and entertainment and the delivery of consumer goods or services.

    Health Services

    Knowledge related to the provision of medical science and technology for the physical and mental well-being of others.
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