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office-clerk Occupational skill for the role 'office clerk' (also: clerical assistant, correspondence clerk). Use when the user asks for typical office clerk work such as: Communicate with customers, employees, and other individuals to answer questions, disseminate or explain information, take orders, and address complaints.; Answer telephones, direct calls, and take messages.; Compile, copy, sort, and file records of office activities, business transactions, and other activities.

Office Clerk

Office clerks are responsible for performing clerical and administrative duties in an office setting and support of business operations within a department. They assist all the administrative staff, secretaries, and assistants by sorting mail, filing forms and documents, answering phones, greeting clients and scheduling meetings.

Core workflow

  1. Communicate with customers, employees, and other individuals to answer questions, disseminate or explain information, take orders, and address complaints.
  2. Answer telephones, direct calls, and take messages.
  3. Compile, copy, sort, and file records of office activities, business transactions, and other activities.
  4. Operate office machines, such as photocopiers and scanners, facsimile machines, voice mail systems, and personal computers.
  5. Compute, record, and proofread data and other information, such as records or reports.
  6. Maintain and update filing, inventory, mailing, and database systems, either manually or using a computer.
  7. Open, sort, and route incoming mail, answer correspondence, and prepare outgoing mail.
  8. Review files, records, and other documents to obtain information to respond to requests.

How to use this skill

Key competences (essential)

  • align content with form
  • apply grammar and spelling rules
  • communicate by telephone
  • communicate with customers
  • company policies
  • deliver correspondence
  • disseminate internal communications
  • disseminate messages to people
  • facilitate access to information
  • file documents
  • fill out forms
  • handle delivered packages
  • handle mail
  • information confidentiality
  • maintain correspondence records

Hot technologies

  • Intuit QuickBooks
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Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/6c999fc7-c6b7-4ef3-a4b9-af124a1783a2), ONET 30.3 (43-9061.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*