Administrative Assistant

Location - Albany, NY / Schenectady, NY / Latham, NY / Troy, NY / Clifton Park, NY / Saratoga, NY
Pay - $15.00-20.00/hour

We are currently seeking Administrative Assistants and office support staff for various clients in the Capital District (Albany, Schenectady, Latham, Troy, Clifton Park, and Saratoga). Candidates should have 1-3+ years of previous experience working in an office, clerical or administrative support environment.  Examples may include insurance companies, medical facilities, service organizations, not-for-profits, legal offices, etc.

This is a great opportunity to get your foot in the door with great companies throughout the Capital District.  We encourage you to earn a chance to shine and create a career path for yourself, while showing your abilities first hand.

Typical responsibilities may include:

- Handling internal and external customer inquiries via phone/email

- Working towards weekly/monthly/annual goals

- Answering phone calls

- Attend weekly/monthly staff meetings

- Researching product or services inquiries based on client needs

- Utilizing customer specific software packages as well as MS Word/Excel to create business documents, or track client information

- Diffuse difficult customer interactions by demonstrating strong listening and empathy skills

- Performing routine office duties such as copying, faxing, sorting, filing, data entry and more.

Requirements:

- 1 to 3+ years as an administrative, clerical or office support experience or any combination of related experience

- High School diploma or GED preferred

- Able to navigate computers effectively (Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel)

- Good listening and organizational skills

- Effective time management skills

- Friendly, team-focused personality