ENGLISH FOR SECRETARY AND OFFICE STAFF A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR PROFESSIONALS

Book excerpt: According to Wiktionary, the word ‘secretary’ comes from Latin word ‘secretarius’ which means a confidential clerk or secretary. A secretary is a person who maintains a company’s secret documents or files. There are several titles that can be used to refer to a company secretary, including a department secretary, an administrative assistant, a personal secretary, a secretary to the management, a senior secretary or an executive secretary. Secretary is considered to be one of the most significant roles in any company. It seems that a busy employer hires a secretary to help with overload work. Her role is to facilitate the management’s ability to perform the truly critical tasks. As a result, a good secretary needs to be adaptable, skilled, precise, efficient, and always eager to learn new things.