Someone who is attentive to those around them. People who like to help others. A person who has a sense of responsibility.

The job of a secretary is to create an environment in which the president, executives, doctors, politicians, lawyers, and other superiors in charge can concentrate on their work. Top executives and others who are responsible for important tasks lead very busy lives, dealing with visitors, business trips, business entertainment, and so on. Secretaries support them in a variety of ways, and this is what makes secretarial work different from ordinary clerical work. A secretary's main duties include handling phone calls, e-mails, and mail for the boss. Managing and coordinating the boss's schedule. Creating and managing documents such as meeting materials. They also handle a wide range of detailed tasks, such as dealing with visitors, preparing seasonal greetings such as New Year's cards, and providing support for business entertainment. It is important to perform these various tasks with tact and tact. There are two types of secretaries, depending on the company or organization: "personal secretaries," in which one secretary is in charge of one supervisor, and "group secretaries," in which a team of secretaries assists several supervisors in a secretarial office or other office.

No specific qualifications are required to become a secretary. There are various places where secretaries are active, but the typical places are general companies. If you want to become a secretary there, first graduate from a university, junior college, or vocational school and then find a job. However, because secretaries are required to have a variety of skills, few companies hire new employees as secretaries. After a few years of gaining experience in the workplace and as an adult member of society, if your wish to become a secretary is accepted, you will generally be assigned to a "secretary's office" or "secretarial section". One way to appeal to those who wish to become secretaries at the new employee stage is to acquire basic skills at a university, junior college, or vocational school where basic secretarial knowledge and skills can be learned. If you are a group secretarial assistant, you may be hired even if you have no experience. There is also the "Secretarial Skills Test," a private qualification authorized by the Japan Business Skills Certification Foundation, which certifies the skills and judgment as a secretary, as well as behavior in business settings other than knowledge. In addition, there is the "CBS (International Secretarial Skills Test)" authorized by the Japan Secretarial Association, which certifies English language skills essential for secretaries who are active internationally. This is a qualification that you should acquire if you wish to improve your skills as a secretary in the future.

Secretaries often deal with customers who are important to their bosses and the company. The ideal candidate for such a secretary is a clean and cheerful person with good judgment, attention to detail, and proper customer service etiquette. They also need to have a sense of responsibility and not to lose or leak important documents, as they are often in contact with important documents. They must also have the stamina to cope with hard work schedules, such as irregular hours of return home due to business entertainment. In addition, the ideal candidate will have the ability to make decisions calmly and act quickly and proactively in the event of an emergency.

Recently, there has been an increase in the number of "online secretarial" services that utilize the Internet. Secretaries stay at home or wherever they like and use chat rooms and web conferencing to keep in touch with their bosses, adjust schedules, and prepare meeting materials and minutes. On the other hand, companies that are increasingly promoting remote work are becoming more concerned about the possibility of human relationships becoming strained, and are increasingly thinking about the importance of human connections. The ability to facilitate human relations, common sense in the workplace, and a rich sense of humanity are required, and the role of secretaries who are good at providing support is expected to play a role in this regard. In addition, after gaining experience as a secretary in a general company, one can change careers to become a professional secretary, such as a lawyer's secretary, medical secretary, legal secretary, or policy secretary for a member of the Diet. Although they must learn the specialized practices of each industry, the basic skills and communication abilities of secretaries would be welcome in other industries.

The average annual salary is 4.84-5.27 million yen. Slightly higher than general clerical work due to the highly specialized nature of the job. Some companies offer qualification allowances for advanced skills and knowledge, such as high English proficiency, and depending on one's efforts, one can expect an increase in income.

Depending on the company, basically two days off per week. In the case of personal assistants, they may take their vacation days in accordance with the vacations of the supervisor they are assigned to.

General corporate secretariats, foreign companies, law firms, hospitals, political offices, etc.

It's a chart that shows at a glance the main routes to a secretarial job!