With the ability to type a question in here and seek help and advice, I think you are already qualified.
Administrative Assistant is such a broad term these days - honestly. If you are job searching, this could be a catch all term so be careful. If you want to be a top Admin get connected. Take the CAP course, this is a recognized certification and will increase your salary potential. Find your local International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) and join (by the way, some insurance companies offer discounts for being a member of this organization). If you itemize on your taxes, you may be able to deduct your annual dues and the cost of the CAP course. Get a mentor. The American Society of Administrative Professionals - another organization I recommend joining - offers free mentoring.
You have to develop you then look for the areas to implement. You need to ask yourself questions: what, who, why and how. What is the problem? What are the pieces? What is the priority? Who are the players? Who does it impact? Why is it necessary? How can it be fixed?
I suggest you take the time to meet with each individual of your team to get an overview of how their job fits into the business. Especially important for you to see the bigger picture to help you support your boss.
Establish a time to meet with your boss to review their schedule, your workload, any projects, hot items, etc.
If you support a team, make a point to walk through your office and check in with everyone. Let them know you are there and more importantly, let them know you are there. Say hello, get personal, stop and ask, how are things. Can I help you with anything? Learn their spouse/partner's name. Do they have kids etc.
Of course, learn your industry. Keep up on technology. ALWAYS LOOK TO WORK SMARTER.
I would also say learn the company and who you will be an assistant for. Depending on the job being an Administrative Assistant is like being a Personal Assistant, so it does help if you know who you are working for to make things easier. Know the strengths and weakness of the person you are assisting and finding ways to come along side of them!
Good organizational skills typing at 60 wpm ability to multitask good communication skills ability to work independently knowledge of Microsoft office WORD Excel Powerpoint and now TEAMS for virtual meetings
It helps if you have some HR knowledge and Osha training as well. Plus I have management and payroll experience. You can ask if any training is available through your company.
Practice typing, filing, organizing and go above and beyond in your company/department need of depending on you.
I attended Detroit Business School for a 9 month program and also took a program to be certified as a Microsoft Office Specialist . I would suggest periodically taking college classes to keep up with your skills. Good Luck!
I went to a business school which helped me with typing, office etc. hope this helps!
It will really help if you know at least Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint. I'm in the process of becoming a Microsoft Office Specialist for all three of them. I only use LinkedIn Learning because I find them to be the best out there. There is a fee, but they give you, I think it's a 30-day free trial, so you can see whether you like them, or not.
Also, I don't know what your typing speed is, but usually, they ask for at least 40 words per minute. To practice typing, just Google " Practice typing" or something like that. You'll get a lot of ways to practice for free. No need to pay to practice typing. I use them all whenever I want to update my typing speed. There is one out there though that says they will certify your typing speed for $25.00. I don't think that certification means anything because they don't know if it's you or someone else typing the test, so don't waste your money on them. The only "certification" counts is when you take the test in person.
Hope this helps.