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As a company secretary, your personal management and organisational skills will help you coordinate activity at the highest levels of the company, supporting clear communication and efficient working. Here you can find out more about what it’s like working in this role, what you could get involved in, and how you can get your first job in the area.
Generally, career development as a company secretary depends on building experience in different organisations to broaden your skills and gain seniority.
Your first role in this field might be in a junior secretarial, executive assistant or general administrative role. Through this you can build experience and move into executive secretary or company secretary positions. You might progress to company secretary roles that require financial or legal qualifications, or you may move into management or communication focused roles.
Self-employment is an option for experienced secretaries who’d like to offer their skills to varied organisations or multiple employers.
Training for secretaries is usually organised by your employer and focuses on helping you learn company policies and processes. Having a deep knowledge of your organisation’s workings and key players will help you become established and gain seniority.
You might choose to complete further qualifications in law or finance, helping you work on more specialised and complex tasks relating to areas like governance and organisational finances.
Other training in areas like transcribing, business administration or software use is always beneficial.
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