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| CAREER CLUSTER BRIEF |
SECRETARIAL WORK |
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CAREER AREA - BUSINESS |
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| Work activities in this group primarily involve performing such clerical tasks as taking dictation and typing, and assuming minor executive duties which relieve organizational officials from these responsibilities. The basic duties are taking dictation either by hand or shorthand machine and transcribing from these notes or from a recording played on a transcribing machine. Other duties include making and reminding executives of appointments, interviewing and screening office visitors, answering and making telephone calls, and reading and writing routine correspondence. | |
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| Facility with words; the ability to successfully perform work of a detailed nature and avoid errors; diplomacy and tact in dealing with people; an interest in meeting different kinds of people and the ability to adapt to fluctuating situations; form perception to perceive differences in shorthand symbols; and motor coordination and finger dexterity for some office machines. | |
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| Secretary | |
| Legal Secretary | |
| Medical Secretary | |
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| Interviewing and Informing | Business Office Skills |
| Information Collecting and dispensing | Medical Assisting |
| Stenographic Work | |
| Typing and Telegraphy | |
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