Competencies required by a professional secretary for effective work in an organization

Abstract

The effectiveness of a professional secretary in an organization cannot be over emphasized. A professional secretary co-ordinates the daily routine and activities of an office, also organizes office schedules and paper work. This paper examines ways in which a professional secretary can bring about the basic skills, thinking skills and personal skills required in a modern office. The paper suggests that a professional secretary should go further for training, this will go a long way to increase competencies. Therefore, a professional secretary should be aligned with modern day realities in their working place which will make them to be competence in their daily works.