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Clerical Jobs May Only Require Entry-Level Experience, But Demand Professional Respect

samantha t Avatarsamantha t
September 8, 2006



There are so many clerical jobs out there and most of the jobs offered are entry-level (meaning low skill) jobs. There are some clerical jobs in the administrative sphere that do require another language but the actual duties involved in a clerical job are very easy to cope with. These are definitely the type of jobs where you will be in the office performing a lot of repetitive functions and if monotony doesn’t scare you then I say entry-level clerical jobs are in your future.
My personal experience with entry-level clerical jobs is identical to the scene I describe above. My face constantly buried in papers, a phone to my ear at times, paper cuts on my fingers and dots swimming before my eyes from the repeated trips to the photocopy machine. At first it seemed like the most mundane work, but people were very grateful for the quality work I completed. In my opinion, mostly because it was work no one else wanted to do (or had time to do) anyway. In addition, many clerical jobs are temporary (contract-to-hire) jobs and so is perfect for the person in between jobs just looking for something to do, that is relatively simple, for a short length of time.
All experiences are different and I even had some friends tell me that working as a secretary or office assistant was extremely difficult. For me, skills that are essential for entry-level clerical jobs (as I didn’t actually see a career profile for this category) is someone who can pay attention to detail, see the silver lining in most situations and stay motivated for prolonged amounts of time. Sometimes you must greet people, and you have to do so with a pleasant attitude and a smile on your face. Other times you have to photocopy a 200-page document and the photocopier jams, and still other times you just might be in charge of a new research project. You have to easily adapt to any situation, be flexible, remember that your job is important and do it well.
So, to sum up, searching for those entry-level clerical jobs might just be the easiest thing you do all week, and the most rewarding. I don’t want to clutter the bottom of this article with lines of websites (although you see I do list some) so just do a clerical search for yourself and be amazed at all of the opportunities available across the United States.
Resources:
http://www.smarthunt.com/Smart-jobs.cfm?CatID=18
http://jobs.jobbankusa.com/job.asp?id=9072868
http://admin-clerical.careerbuilder.com/?sc_cmp1=JS_Sub_JCL_AC
http://administrative.thingamajob.com/Browse-Jobs/All/All/All/Office-Clerk/All/All/0
http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/clericaljobs
http://www.jobopenings.net/administrative/jobs.htm
http://www.employmentguide.com/Office_jobs/7/interview_page2.html
http://collegerecruiter.salary.com/careers/layouthtmls/crel_narrowbrief_OF01.html

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