London Office Jobs
Welcome to your one-stop shop for office jobs listings and admin vacancies in and around London.
If you’re getting a bit bored of the workplace coffee, or you’re simply in the mood for a change of corporate scenery, LondonCareers.net is the perfect place to start searching for a new admin or secretarial job. As one of London’s premier job listing websites, we regularly publish new secretarial, admin, finance, office manager, part-time administrative as well as human resources positions – all over the City of London, Canary Wharf and neighbouring areas!
If you aren’t getting the results you want from UK-based recruitment agencies, then now is the perfect time to start approaching employers directly.
Going it alone, however, will require you to have your CV, certified copies of your qualifications as well as finely honed interviewing skills at the ready. Administrative jobs are snatched up rather quickly, so you’ll need to move quickly when responding to a posted job.
In addition to having significant amounts of relevant experience, potential candidates for office jobs in the capital will benefit greatly from developing a diverse and industry-specific skill set.
Office Administration vs. Secretarial Jobs In London
Admin jobs and secretarial jobs, although very closely related, may feature some very definite distinctions. The function of a secretary and that of a personal assistant (PA) may feature many of the same responsibilities, including taking minutes, running an executive’s diary, booking venues, making travel arrangements, etc.
A London office administrator, on the other hand, would normally be more involved in the logistical side of running a business. Office administration includes ordering stationery and trafficking all communications to the relevant persons or divisions, working as a receptionist, or even ordering consumables and setting up meetings.
Secretarial jobs abound in London’s bustling commercial districts. Given the high demand for qualified secretaries and administrative staff, finding employment in this sector is relatively easy.
Finding jobs with LondonCareers.net
Use our search facility (the bar on the left) to browse recently posted London job ads for qualified secretaries, accounts administrators, general admin as well as senior PA and short-hand secretary positions. We also regularly publish part-time secretarial jobs, multilingual admin jobs and many more.
Finding Office and Accounting Jobs London
As one would imagine, there exists a significant amount of job content overlap between office jobs in the accounting, financial as well as banking sectors. As such, secretaries can migrate quite freely from one business sector to the next in London – provided that they have the right qualifications and a sufficiently diverse skill set. Working as a secretary also has the added advantage that candidates can acquire new skills and competencies within the workplace. This, in turn, will increase their market value and earnings potential.
Required skills and competencies
In terms of skills and competencies, the successful secretarial or admin candidate will in many cases not only have the requisite qualifications and skills (computer literacy, typing, short-hand, etc.) but will also display critical thinking skills and a problem-solving approach to work – not to mention an exceptional attitude and interpersonal skills.
A good telephone manner, excellent spelling and grammatical skills as well as a keen flair for detail are all valuable attributes. In addition to the baseline job requirements, office jobs in London may also have unique requirements, based on the type of industry. London-based finance companies may need administrators or banking secretaries to perform finance related tasks, whereas a smaller accounting office may require an admin person or a secretary who has experience in managing accounts or low-level bookkeeping.
In terms of the interviewing process, forewarned is forearmed. Find out as much as you can about the prospective position and what will be expected of you. Also, be sure to write down a list of intelligent questions. Be aware, however, that the type of questions you ask will also influence the interviewer’s perception of you.
Be sure to return regularly for new London office job postings or perform an online job search now – your dream job may be a click away!
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