Admin Jobs
Bristol
Bristol is a large city with thriving public
and private sector businesses looking to employ experienced
staff for administration purposes. The great thing about admin
jobs is that we can gain experience for them in our daily
lives, which makes it easier to apply for jobs where experience
is vital. All it takes is a little creativity in the CV writing
stage of job applications.
No matter how old you are, we all have
experience administering out own lives. Time management, filing
and communication are all responsibilities of admin staff, and
we all know how to do them. If you have never had a job in
administration before, you will still have experience in some
of the roles required of you. For example, if you are a new
mother looking to head back into work, you will know how to
manage your time effectively and be able to balance a number of
tasks at a time, determining which is the most important. Don’t
feel embarrassed to put maternity leave on your CV, and use the
skills you developed in looking after your newborn on there.
This will show that you have initiative.
Knowing some of the basic roles that
administration staff are required to undertake is important if
you are applying for jobs in this area. You need to ensure that
if you are asked about your experience during a job interview,
you have an answer ready. Have a look at some of the typical
day to day activities that you would be doing and try to think
of what experiences you have which match the criteria:
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Filing: Paperwork is a large part of admin jobs, as
your employer needs to know that all their
correspondence is organised and ready to find at
the drop of a hat. The type of documents you will
be dealing with include letters to staff, job
applications, order sheets and daily
correspondence. You may even be asked to develop
your own filing system depending on the state of
the current system.
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Speaking on the telephone: In this day and age it
is near impossible to find anyone over the age of
five who has not used the telephone at sometime in
their life. It is our premier form of communication
although it is quickly being caught by email.
Having a pleasant telephone manner is essential for
a role in admin as you will be responsible for
picking up inbound and making outbound phone calls.
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Using the computer: The diverse nature of an
administrator’s job requires knowledge of
computers. You might be responsible for the upkeep
of staff calendars online, taking internet
bookings, responding to customer enquiries and
updating databases. This will require knowledge of
spreadsheets, writing tools and database management
systems.
Most people who have had a job before will
have experience in all of these areas, although a high level of
computer literacy may be less common than the first two. If you
need to think about how your lifestyle has given you these
skills, here are some handy facts that most people can relate
to:
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Most people of legal working age will have had to
deal with paperwork at some point in their lives.
Household bills, birthday cards, letters of
correspondence etc. All have to be dealt with in
some way. Most people invent their own filing
system to keep their most important papers safely
and in order. If you have a large family, your CV
could state that for many years you have been
responsible for the paperwork connected with every
member. This lets your potential employer know that
you can organise a number of people effectively.
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If you follow a financial budget you could make a
spreadsheet for this on your computer which will
give you the experience needed to organise
databases. Creating your own email address with
outlook can help you to understand how internet
calendars work. Think about all the times you have
ever needed to use a computer and apply these to
your CV. It is better than putting ‘no former
experience’ down on the application form.
Admin jobs are great for people with little
formal work experience or those looking for flexible hours and
no physical activity. In Bristol there are hundreds of
recruitment agencies that can help you tailor your CV for admin
jobs and will put you in touch with potential employers. A
quick internet search should help you find enough vacancies in
the area that are suitable for your level of experience.
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