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executive-assistant Occupational skill for the role 'executive assistant' (also: executive administrative assistant, assistant manager, personal assistant, executive secretary, foreign language correspondent executive assistant, multilingual secretary). Use when the user asks for typical executive assistant work such as: Use computers for various applications, such as database management or word processing.; Create, maintain, and enter information into databases.; Set up and manage paper or electronic filing systems, recording information, updating paperwork, or maintaining documents, such as attendance records, correspondence, or other material.

Executive Assistant

Executive assistants are advanced administrative professionals who work with top-level executives or in international facilities in various industries. They organise meetings, organise and maintain files, arrange travel, train staff members, communicate in other languages, and manage the day-to-day operations of the office.

Core workflow

  1. Use computers for various applications, such as database management or word processing.
  2. Create, maintain, and enter information into databases.
  3. Set up and manage paper or electronic filing systems, recording information, updating paperwork, or maintaining documents, such as attendance records, correspondence, or other material.
  4. Operate office equipment, such as fax machines, copiers, or phone systems and arrange for repairs when equipment malfunctions.
  5. Compose, type, and distribute meeting notes, routine correspondence, or reports, such as presentations or expense, statistical, or monthly reports.
  6. Train and assist staff with computer usage.
  7. Prepare conference or event materials, such as flyers or invitations.
  8. Answer telephones and give information to callers, take messages, or transfer calls to appropriate individuals.

How to use this skill

Key competences (essential)

  • apply information security policies
  • build business relationships
  • build trust
  • business communication
  • communicate schedules to the people concerned
  • company policies
  • coordinate events
  • disseminate messages to people
  • draft corporate emails
  • fix meetings
  • liaise with managers
  • maintain register of shareholders
  • manage office facility systems
  • manage personnel agenda
  • observe confidentiality

Hot technologies

  • Intuit QuickBooks
  • SAP Concur
  • IBM SPSS Statistics
  • SAS
  • Slack
  • Atlassian JIRA
  • Salesforce software
  • Apache Cassandra
  • Apache Hadoop
  • Apache Hive

Hot technologies

Top tools from 65 gated job ads (see references/market.md, as of 2026-07-11):

  • Microsoft Office — 52 %
  • Microsoft Excel — 28 %
  • Microsoft PowerPoint — 23 %
  • Microsoft Outlook — 20 %
  • Microsoft Word — 17 %
  • SharePoint — 17 %
  • Microsoft Teams — 14 %
  • Google Workspace — 9 %
  • Concur — 8 %
  • Zoom — 8 %

Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/2a04a1df-a3b9-403e-a245-e7f93fdddd44), ONET 30.3 (43-6014.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*