http://www.admincrossing.com/lcarticlearchive.php ADMINCROSSING ARTICLES SECTION en-us © 2007 AdminCrossing. All rights reserved. Office: 175 S. Lake Avenue, Suite 200, Pasadena, CA 91101 admin@admincrossing.com(AdminCrossing) admin@admincrossing.com Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:00:01 CDT ARTICLES 60 http://images.employmentcrossing.com/employment/logo.gif http://www.admincrossing.com/lcarticlearchive.php http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500159 Lee Iacocca is a name revered in the auto industry for the way he brought Chrysler back from the brink of bankruptcy. He is a leader of the highest caliber, a man to be respected and from whom there is much to learn.... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500159 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500160 Jobs in the insurance industry are expected to decline in the future. This is due to downsizing in the corporate sector and adoption of modern technology by various companies. Administrator jobs in the insurance industry office management require a minimum of high school diploma. Senior administrative jobs on the other hand require one to have a college degree.... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500160 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500158 A receptionist is responsible for greeting visitors, answering and routing telephone calls, and providing information about their employer in response to inquiries from the public. A receptionist is charged with being the public face of his or her employer, and success in this field depends upon making a good first impression, which can affect the success of the organization. Receptionists generally work in stations that are designed to make a good first impression. Therefore, their wo... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500158 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500157 What is an administrative assistant? That is a good question, and we are about to provide you with the answer. Not only will you learn exactly what administrative assistants are, but also what they do, what sort of education they may need, and what sort of training is required.... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500157 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500155 If you're creative and good with computers, desktop publishing could be a great career for you. Desktop publishers work in a variety of capacities — about 35% work for newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers, while almost 25% work in the printing industry. Employers usually prefer to hire experienced desktop publishers, so those without experience would be wise to acquire a degree in desktop publishing or graphic design, or to get some training through a certificate prog... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500155 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500154 Skilled administrative assistants are in high demand. In general, the job of the administrative assistant is to manage all of the incoming and outgoing communications within an office. Therefore, those applying for these jobs must have a strong knowledge of word processing, writing, and other communication skills. Another requirement employers may ask of someone pursuing an administrative assistant career is that he or she has a broad knowledge of computer skills, such as desktop publishing a... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500154 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500153 Interviewing for a new job can certainly be stressful, especially if you left your last job on ''not the best of'' terms. The question, ''Why were you fired?'' can be a lethal missile if you are not prepared for it. It's probably the most difficult question you could ever be asked to answer in an interview.... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500153 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500143 With the administrative job market expected to grow in the coming years and the advancement of technology in the administrative workplace, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Outlook Handbook suggests that admin professionals advance their software application skills to stay marketable to employers. As a result of these changes in the administrative industry, which includes secretary, assistant, and receptionist jobs, many admin professionals' job duties are quickly beco... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500143 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500144 Want to impress your boss as an administrative assistant? Be sure to master the art of detail, posses confidence, and know the business you work in. The proof of the value of these tips lies with Patti Groff, a successful director of administration at law firm Butz Dunn & DeSantis.... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500144 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500145 Ever wondered what it takes to be a front-desk receptionist? I spent some of my college years and some of my high school years working as a receptionist, so I have become quite familiar with the admin arena. Below, I will share with you the job duties of a receptionist and what the future holds for receptionists working in the administrative field.... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500145 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500147 Ever wonder what it takes to be an administrative professional people like and respect? Read on to find out how to be the best admin professional from someone who has lived it! Hopefully, the advice below will help you on your admin job quest.... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500147 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500149 If you ignore proofreading your resume and formatting your resume correctly, you may not get that admin interview you've been hoping for. Remember, attention to detail is a must when applying for administrative positions. So make sure your resume has been checked, double-checked, and triple-checked before you submit it.... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500149 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500150 Take a peek into what life as a receptionist means to an administrative professional. Find out why a common administrative job symbolizes more to this young woman than what people may assume.... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500150 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500140 In the administrative field, as in other fields, there are various levels of responsibility. You have to work your way up through these levels with education and experience in order to attain the top position in your work environment. When you graduate from college or university and want to obtain a position as an administrative assistant, there are requirements for each level in the administrative ranks. In any administrative position, however, you will be required to perform many different ... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500140 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500141 If you like working with business and have the proper training and experience, you can become an administrative assistant. In this job, you will be responsible for performing the day-to-day tasks of operating an office. You can get the training you need for such a position through a two-year course in office administration at a technical or vocational college. Many businesses prefer applicants who hold a four-year degree in office administration. The coursework you take in such a program will... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500141 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500136 When you want to get hired as an administrative assistant in the medical field, you should search for job postings in your local area. These postings will tell you what kinds of duties you will have to perform in that role and the type of educational background you need to be hired for the position. Having an understanding of what you will have to do in this role is essential because when you are called for an interview, the questions you will have to answer will focus on these duties. Y... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500136 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500137 When you ask the question, ''What kinds of jobs are there in the administrative field?'' you will find that this is a very broad area of the job market. As a result, there are a wide variety of jobs you can obtain depending on your education and experience. You can narrow the search by looking for administrative jobs in a particular field. Just about every facet of society requires administration, whether it is government, business, or health. When you speak of administrative jobs, the f... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500137 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500036 If you like working with business, you can become an administrative assistant if you have the proper training and experience. In this job, you will be responsible for performing the day-to-day tasks of operating an office. You can get the training your need for such a position through a two-year course in office administration at a technical or vocational college. Many businesses prefer applicants who hold a four-year degree in Office administration. The coursework you take in this progr... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500036 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500037 If you are looking for one of the high paying jobs offered in the administrative field, consider a position such as a digital media specialist. In order to obtain such a job, you will need to be a university graduate with a Bachelor of Science or a Bachelor of Arts. The major concentration of your coursework to obtain the necessary credentials should be in film broadcasting or video production. Applicants for such a position can also have a concentration of courses in a related field, su... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500037 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500038 With so many positions falling under the general category of administrative work, you may be looking for information about what each position entails. In general, a person working in the administrative field performs a myriad of duties in order to keep the business or organization going. Every business needs administrative workers, whether it is a receptionist in the front office, a network administrator to maintain the computer network, a secretary to file papers and prepare report or a... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500038 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500039 Having a job as a healthcare administrator does not mean you have to work as a doctor or a nurse. However, this is one of the most rewarding careers in administration as you will be one of the people responsible for keeping the hospital working to meet the needs of both the patients and the medical personnel. Working behind the scenes is important in such a facility for providing support to the organization and health care in general. In order to obtain a position as a health care admini... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500039 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500040 Once you obtain a degree or certificate in some type of job in the administrative field, then you have to set about finding a job. First you have to find a job opening in administration that you can apply for. If you want a job in a specific location, you will have to confine your search to that area, but if you are willing to relocate to any part of the country, you have many options in getting the job you want. The specific job you can qualify for depends on the type of training you ha... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500040 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500041 Counties, just like cities and towns, require administrative services. In the position of County Administrative Officer, you will be expected to provide leadership and guidance in implementing the policies and regulations of the county. At the same time you will be responsible for maintaining the operations of the county and maintain the budget. This is a high-ranking position because in this job your responsibilities will include every aspect of the county operation and perform duties o... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500041 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500042 A network administrator is an important part of any company or organization that has a computer network. Often referred to as a Systems Administrator or Network Engineer, when you obtain this kind of job in the administrative field, your work will be what keeps the company operating. This is because it will be your responsibility to keep the hardware and software working so that the rest of the personnel can do their jobs. You need to have the knowledge necessary to install and deploy th... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500042 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500043 As the executive assistant in an organization or business, you are responsible for managing and supporting the daily operations of the main office. Since this position is one of management in the administrative field, you must have the skills and knowledge of the policies of the organization and its operating procedures. You will essentially be a facilitator of coordinator of all the activities that take place in this setting. The specific duties depend to a great extent on the nature of... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500043 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500044 Database management is a field of information technology. In an administrative position in this area, your primary responsibility will be to manage the computer database of a company or organization. The database holds a large number of files stored electronically and in this position you have to maintain and upgrade this database in addition to allowing other personnel to be able to access the files. A typical business database would include details of sales transactions, inventory list... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500044 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500045 When you want to get a job as a field admin assistant in the insurance industry, you will have to know your way around an office. It is also likely you will be working with other personnel in the office, so you should demonstrate that you are a team player. Although you will work as an assistant to the manager, you will also deal with customers on a daily basis. Therefore you should have a friendly demeanor and be able to deal with all kinds of people. Excellent spoken and written commun... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500045 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500046 To ensure you have all the qualifications and skills necessary to help you get a job as a Medical admin assistant, you should graduate from a program specializing in this field. Many technical and vocational colleges offer programs leading to a diploma as a Medical Administrative Specialist. In order to gain admission to these colleges, you should hold a high school diploma. You will also need to pass Basic Math and English tests. The coursework for such a program will include keyboardin... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500046 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500047 You do need to have specialized education in order to work as a legal admin assistant. The requirements for this position are that you hold either a diploma or an AAS degree in legal administration. The type of jobs you can get with either a degree or diploma including working with lawyers in a private firm, offices of attorneys or public defenders, court offices and government departments. You do need specialized knowledge of how to prepare court documents, use billing and accounting so... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500047 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500048 There is a close relationship between HR and administrative jobs. HR refers to Human Resources and as such is an administrative position in itself. In the position of Human resources, you are responsible for hiring new staff as well as supervising them to make sure they perform well in their duties. As such, when you obtain such a position, you are in a managerial position. There is no entry-level position for this type of job, so in essence it is a position that you must work up to with... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500048 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500049 There are various positions available in the administrative field encompassing many different areas. When you are looking into the possibilities of getting hired in this field before you start your prost-secondary education, you do need to be specific as to what kind of job you would like to have. Some positions in this are entry-level positions while others are senior administrative positions for which you need advanced qualifications and experience. You also need to look at the possibi... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500049 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500050 In the administrative field, like other forms of work, there are levels of administrative management. You do have to work your way up through these levels with education and experience in order to attain the top position in your work environment. When you graduate from college or university and want to obtain a position as a administrative assistant, there are requirements for each level of administrative assistant ranks. In this position, you will be required to perform many different t... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500050 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500051 When you have experience working as an executive assistant in an office setting, you may want to advance your career to the next level and obtain the position of office manager. The main difference between the two is the broader scope of the duties of managing an office. You will perform many of the same duties, but instead of reporting to one person in the position of executive assistant, in the higher field of administrative work, you will responsible for reporting to several members o... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500051 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500052 As a billing clerk, you will be working the administrative field preparing bills to be mailed to customers. You may work directly in the place of business, such as a hospital, but you can also work from home in this type of job. You do need a high school diploma as well as a post-secondary course in business or accounting. However, it is possible to get a job in this field without any training beyond high school. You do need to have exceptional Math skills as the work involves reviewing ... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500052 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500053 If you have an interest in investments and the stock market, the job of brokerage clerk would also be of interest to you. In this position, you would work with a broker performing a variety of different tasks. Most of the duties will center around recording data and computing numbers related to transactions in the securities market. On times you may have to contact clients to inform them of changes to their accounts. Basically, in this line of work, you will be an assistant to a broker a... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500053 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500054 A procurement clerk handles the purchasing operations of a business. This includes such tasks as processing orders for materials and supplies, compiling requests, tracking orders and answering customers' questions. Although the basic requirements for obtaining such a position with a company are that you have a high school diploma, in this technological age, employers are looking for applicants that are highly qualified. This means you should have a diploma in a computer course or a profi... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500054 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500055 The position of Director of Finance is a senior position in the administrative field. In order to be hired for such a position, you should have a Bachelor's degree or higher in Accounting, Business or a related field. Since this is a high raking position, you will also need to have extensive experience working as a financial officer either at a bank, with the government or in a private firm. The usual experience requirement is seven to ten years for this position. During this experience,... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500055 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500056 A mortgage broker is a person who works as an intermediary between an individual or firm wishing to obtain a mortgage to buy property. The broker takes the information from the applicant and then searches for banks and other financial institutions that are willing to approve the mortgage application. This means that anyone applying for a mortgage in one state could actually obtain the mortgage from a bank in another state. By using the services of a broker, one can obtain different kinds... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500056 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500057 A bank teller is the person who handles the daily activities of customers who come into a bank for check cashing, making deposits or withdrawals from their accounts and accepting loan payments or payments for utilities that can be made at the bank. While a high school diploma used to be the accepted requirement for working in this position, most banks now require applicants for positions to have either a diploma from a technical or vocational college or a degree in business or a related ... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500057 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500058 The position of bill collector is one of the jobs you can get in the administrative field. Many people in this profession work with banks, retail stores, hospitals, physicians' offices and collection agencies. Usually you receive on the job training for this type of work, but more and more employers are looking for candidates who do have some post-secondary training in the form of a diploma from a technical or vocational school or university degree, preferable in the areas of accounting ... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500058 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500059 In the administrative field, the term financial record keeper refers to jobs such as bookkeeping, auditing and accounting services. Working for a company or organization, you will be responsible for managing all the financial records and making sure they are up to date. You may work in the accounts department of a company writing checks to pay accounts for purchases and sending out invoices to customers for the amounts they owe. Depending on the size of the company, you may be the only p... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500059 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500060 In the position of accounts officer in the administrative field, you will need education and experience working in accounting. At a bank, the duties of this position include opening and sorting the mail, filing various document s and pieces of correspondence, recording items and checks that the tellers are responsible for processing, and processing and updating daily transactions. You will have to supervise and maintain the accounting procedures, such as ensuring that all checks are endo... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500060 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500061 Helpdesk support is essential for companies in the information Technology sector of the economy. Whether the company provides satellite television services, banking services, Internet services or a whole host of other services to the general public, thy have a helpdesk where customers can get help with problems. The help for customers comes through a toll free number they can call in to speak to a technician, through a website where they can find answers to frequently asked questions and... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500061 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500062 Getting a job in corporate administration means you have made it to the top of the chain in the administrative field. There are high requirements in terms of educational background and technical skills for those applying for such a position. You do need to hold at least a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Communications or a related field from an accredited university. You also need previous work experience in the capacity of executive administrative assistant for at least 5 ... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500062 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500063 A payroll clerk is a necessary part of all businesses that have employees. In this job, you will be responsible for making sure that all employees receive their paycheck on time and that it is in the right amount for the hours they worked. Many companies have time cards that the employees must punch when they arrive at work and when they leave. Your job as the payroll clerk will be to screen these timecards to calculate the amount of pay for each employee and also to detect any errors. O... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500063 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500064 Excellent interpersonal skills are essential for the position of customer service representative. This is because you will spend you time on the job dealing with a wide variety of people - all the customers of the company that you work with. You can interact with customers in various ways - email, by fax, telephone or in person. Being able to be diplomatic and tactful is especially important so that you don't unintentionally insult an important client. Most of your work will involve answ... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500064 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500065 More and more companies are hiring virtual assistants who work from home rather than in the office building. In this position, you have your own home-based business as an independent contractor providing administrative services to a wide varieties of companies. You set your own rates and set your own employment practices. You must keep your own records of employment and submit the appropriate taxes on the amount of money you earn. One advantage for companies in hiring people for these po... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500065 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500066 If you want to be competitive in the job market for the administrative field and obtain a position as an office administrator, you should have experience working in an office setting. You can take a job in a support position as an assistant with a course through a course in office administration from a technical or vocational college. You can also obtain a Bachelor's or Associate's degree in Business Administration or a related field. Once you do have some experience, you should look int... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500066 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500067 Paying attention to small details is an important part of doing the work of a construction and building inspector. This is because in this job, you will inspect various structures to ensure that they are sound and meet the building codes of the area. Inspections have to be carried out at various times during the construction process and in the repair process if there are defects or problems. The International Code Council sets out the standards for this industry, but cities and towns may... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500067 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500068 The position of diagnostic medical sonographer is a specialized one in the administrative field. Instead of dealing with X-rays, in this position you will help in the diagnosis of diseases and medical conditions through ultrasound technology. There are different areas of specialization within this field, which include performing ultrasound scans of the specific parts of the body. As a sonographer you operate the equipment necessary to obtain the images of the parts of the body through s... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500068 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500069 If you are looking for a challenging job in the administrative field, you may be qualified for the position of probation officer. The main duty of this job is to assist those who have just been released from jail to be rehabilitated back into society and help them stay out of trouble in the future. When these people are on parole, it will be your job to supervise their activities and stay in contact with them and their families. There is usually a stipulation in the release that they mak... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500069 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500070 If you pursue a Bachelor's or Master's degree in public relations or a related field when you attend university, you will be well on your way to obtaining a position as a public relations specialist when you graduate. Each firm that advertises job openings for this position has different requirements. There are also many technical and vocational colleges that offer diploma programs in the public relations field. Your program, whether it is at a college or a university, should include an ... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500070 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500071 If you are looking for an occupation where the job market is expected to rise dramatically over the next few years, you should consider the position of urban planner. In this position, you would work at developing short and long term plans for the use of land in a town, a city or a rural area. You will be in act as a consultant advising officials on the best location for roads, various buildings and zones for residential and commercial areas. You will need to have a sense of vision in or... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500071 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500072 A clinical lab technician tests body fluids and cells to see if they contain bacteria and viruses that can cause disease. This is an important part of the diagnosis of an illness. In the lab environment, a technician will match blood for transfusions, look for abnormalities in the blood and perform DNA testing. There are various types of testing carried out in this setting, but this is not the only component of the job. After the testing is complete, you will have to analyze the results ... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500072 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500073 As a computer software engineer, you will spend 100% of your time on the computer. You will be the backbone of the computer industry developing new software for various applications. It is essential that you hold at least an undergraduate degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering. You will need to have a broad knowledge of computer systems and applications and be able to apply the theory to practice. Mathematics is central to developing new software programs, so you will need to... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500073 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500074 The job of forester is one of the jobs in the administrative filed where you get to spend a lot of time outdoors. In this position, you will be responsible for overseeing the forests of the nation and ensuring that the activities that take place there do not damage the forest or the environment. You may obtain a job working for the government, or for a private company that is interested in the strands of timber in a particular region. These companies depend on the forests for their busin... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500074 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500075 A health information technician works in the medical records department of a hospital. Each time a patient visits a physician or is admitted to the hospital the information about that occurrence must be entered into the patient's file. This includes the patient's symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up appointments. Your job in this position would be to review this information to ensure that it is accurate. You would have to review the charts to make sure they contain all the inform... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500075 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500076 When you get a job as an advertising sales agent, you will be responsible for primarily selling advertising for newspaper, magazines, websites and for radio and television. Other terms for this type of job include account executive and advertising sales representatives. Your job may entail selling advertising in your regional area or you may be involved in a national corporation, which means you will be involved in national and international sales. You will probably have to call on busin... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500076 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500077 If you like planning and designing the construction of buildings and other structures, you may be well suited for the position of civil engineering technician. Highways, bridges, and dams - these could be projects you work on. When you were young you liked to build things with blocks. Now in this type of job you can build them for real. The materials you use will be different, but the pride you feel when the project is complete will still be there. There are different roles to play in s... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500077 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500078 The coordination and direction of the support services of an organization falls under the responsibility of an administrative service manager. There are many different tasks you may have to perform in this position depending on the type of work carried out by your employer. For example if you work in this position with a school district, you may be responsible for supervising the work of the custodial staff or the schools and coordinate capital projects for building new schools and makin... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500078 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500079 Another term for the position of correctional officer is detention officer because in this position you work in a detention center. You will be responsible for maintaining security in the center where accused offenders spend time waiting for trial or sentencing for a crime or those who have already been sentenced to jail terms. Your job will be to enforce the rules of the center and supervise the activities of the inmates. On occasion, you may have to conduct searches of the cells and se... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500079 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500080 When you work as a database administrator, you will be responsible for maintaining the environmental aspects of a database. The data stored in a computer database is a collection of records or information related to the business and that employees need to access in order to carry out the daily operations of the business. With the many changes that have taken place in technology, an administrator for a database may also have to perform the duties of a designer and an analyst.... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500080 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500081 In the job of structural pest control administrator, your main duty will be to ensure that pests in buildings are eradicated without endangering any of the people in those buildings. You will need to have a thorough knowledge of stets and federal law concerning the use of pesticides in indoor and outdoor locations. There are many facets to this position, which range from managing the work schedules of the pest control officers to planning and maintaining budgets and overseeing the traini... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500081 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500082 A dental assistant, working in a dentist's office, is an administrative job in which you will work with patients, perform laboratory duties and complete clerical tasks. The main part of this job is to clean and sterilize the instruments the dentist uses, lay out the instruments the dentist will need for each patient and obtain the dental records. When the dentists is going through the procedure, you will be standing there as well, handing him/her the instruments as needed and providing s... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500082 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500083 As a front desk clerk in a residence hall, you will be required to greet everyone who enters to provide both residence security and customer service. You usually work on a university campus in a particular residence. If you are part of a team of clerks, you may work in all residence halls from time to time or be assigned to just one so that you get to know those staying in the residence and can easily identify visitors. When school is in session, the front desk must have someone working ... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500083 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500084 An important job in a casino in the administrative field is the position of gaming cage operator. This area of the casino is where all the chips and money are held and exchanged and where the necessary paperwork is completed. There is a wide range of tasks that you will have to carry out in this type of work. When a customer pays with a credit card, you will have to check the credit card to verify that there are enough funds available when a customer wants to open an account in the casin... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500084 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500085 The duties of a general office clerk are varied, changing with the needs and demands of the office setting in which you work. You will not work at one specialized task, but rather you will take on duties that include filing, entering date into the computer system, as well as taking telephone messages and handling the mail. Photocopying and faxing documents may also be one of the required duties in addition to typing documents and proofreading them to catch any mistakes in typing, spellin... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500085 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500086 As a school secretary, you will work in the main office of the school and report directly to the administration. You will have to take directions from the principal and from the assistant principal, when the principal is absent from the school. In this position, you will need to be knowledgeable about the rules and regulations of both the school and the school district. Clerical duties are the main responsibility of this position, such as answering the telephone and emails, typing report... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500086 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500087 A switchboard operator is the main answering service for a company and directs the calls to the appropriate office or individual. Those in this administrative field work at hospitals, large corporations, call centers, governments or call centers. In this position, you may often take messages and answer questions as part of customer service. Automation allows operators of switchboards to work in a different manner. With voice mail, they can listen to messages left on the answering machine... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500087 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500088 A telereceptionist is a person who answers telephone calls, and takes and dispatches the messages to the correct recipients. Many businesses hire people in this position on a helpdesk where they answer customer's questions about a product or services and assist them with problems. If you get this type of job and you do not have the skills necessary to solve the customer's problem, then you will have a list of qualified personnel to whom you can reroute the call. Many service industries h... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500088 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500089 The job of a water and wastewater treatment plant systems operator is to ensure that all harmful pollutants, such as bacteria and industrial waste, are removed from the water to make it safe for drinking and for the environment. This position entails using various pieces of specialized equipment and processes needed to ensure that the system is working properly. Operators have to be thoroughly familiar with the state regulations for the operation of such plants and the manner in which th... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500089 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500090 As an accounts payable officer, you will have the responsibility of paying the invoices that come into a company's office. You will handle the daily purchasing duties and handle all the invoices and receipts. In this position, you will have to enter the amounts of each invoice into the computer system and generate the checks needed to pay these bills. For this you will need to be proficient in using accounting software. Some companies like to have all the information backed up manually b... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500090 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500091 An admitting clerk works in the admitting department of a hospital or other healthcare institution. In this job you will interview patients who come for admission to gain the information for the hospital files. There may be times when you have to obtain this information from family members if the patient is too ill to talk. You will also have to type up the information, maintain files and records and assign patients to their rooms. Getting all the health insurance information for the bil... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500091 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500092 The job of a dispatcher is to dispatch equipment and vehicles for various purposes. A typical example of an emergency dispatcher is a 911 dispatcher taking emergency calls and sending out emergency personnel to a home address or to the scene of an accident. When you work dispatching emergency vehicles, you will have to keep careful records of each call, including the recording of the call. This usually takes the form or entering the details of the call into the computer system, which wil... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500092 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500093 The job of the assistant controller in the administrative field is one that requires you to carry out administrative duties assigned to you by the controller. Such duties may include working with other personnel in the company or organization to ensure that all the policies and procedures of the office are being carried out properly and effectively. The essential duties of this position include preparing monthly financial reports and reconciling the monthly expenses and incomes. You will... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500093 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500094 The job of construction administrative assistant is one that will require you to be involved in a variety of tasks. As the administrative assistant, you need to be knowledgeable about the construction industry, but this is usually something you learn on the job. Those in this position usually work their way up starting from an entry-level job in the company and with education and experience they advance to this administrative job. You will be working in a fast-paced environment dealing w... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500094 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500095 A construction manager is involved in the planning, direction and coordination of a wide variety of projects. Depending on the size of the company, you may be in charge of only one project or you may have the responsibility of overseeing several projects. Although you will not be involved in the actual construction, you will be responsible for designing the building, hiring the contractors, scheduling each phase of the construction and overseeing the work. You will have employees, such a... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500095 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500096 A paralegal is an individual that works in a law firm as an administrative assistant to a lawyer. In this position, you would be responsible for researching the information needed to proceed with various forms of legal work, such as concluding real estate sales, performing title searches or other types of research that lawyers need for their cases. Although you do the behind the scenes work needed in such a firm, you will not have to deal with the clients directly. All of your work and r... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500096 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500097 You will need specialized education and a license from the state in order to become a real estate broker. Before you can advance to this administrative position, you need at least three years engaged in selling property. A broker in the world o real estate is a person who is thoroughly familiar with the wide range of properties that can fir any client's needs and budget for buying new properties. Knowledge of the zoning laws of the city or town as well is also important, but the main job... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500097 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500098 An air traffic controller organizes the flow of traffic into and out of an airport. The main point is to keep the planes far enough apart that there will not be any accidents. However, they also have to control the flow of the aircraft so that there will not be any delays or if they are they are only minimal. In this position, you will use radar to help you see an aircraft as it approaches and once it gets close enough to the tower, you can also use visual observation to help you track ... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500098 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500099 An insurance claims adjuster is responsible for processing claims from clients who have sustained damage to their property or themselves in an accident. The adjuster has to investigate the claims by evaluating the damage, determining whether the damage falls within the client's policy guidelines and if it does, he/she initiates payment to the client. Quite often an adjuster has to consult with other professionals to determine the amount of damages incurred and evaluate whether there were... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500099 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500100 In a hospital, a cardiovascular technician provides an important job of helping to diagnose heart and blood problems in patients. They do this work through the use of ultrasounds and other cardiovascular procedures, some of which may be invasive. They also need to review patient files and investigate the medical history, monitor heart rates and blood pressure as well as explain the various procedures to the patients and prepare them as to what they should expect to feel or be able to do ... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500100 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500101 A development assistant is a job in the administrative field in which you would work to help a profit or non-profit organization with its fund raising activities. In this position, you will work closely with the Director of the organization to find new ways of raising funds, planning activities and events for the organization, coming up with new marketing venues and ways of improving public relations.... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500101 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500102 Working under the supervision of a registered dietician, a dietary technician is one of the administrative jobs you can get in the field of nutrition. In this position, you will assist in planning and managing nutrition programs for a hospital, another health care institution or for a school. You may choose to specialize in one area of nutrition, such as food service management or nutritional care. You will be responsible for helping patient plan meals that meet the needs of their illnes... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500102 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500103 As a financial administrative assistant, your role will be to carry out the accounting and bookkeeping duties of the organization under the direction of a designated supervisor. In this role, you will be expected to maintain the financial records and engage in monitoring these records to ensure that they are accurate and up to date. You will also have to be knowledgeable about the fiscal policies of the company or organization that you work with so that you can ensure that all the proced... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500103 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500104 A financial analyst can either work at home or work in an administrative position in the office of a corporation. This job is perfect for you if you like working with numbers and want to pursue an undergraduate or post-graduate degree with a concentration in Math courses. In this position, you will provide advice about making investments to individuals and businesses. You spend time researching various type of investments, analyze the returns on these investments and make recommendations... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500104 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500105 All casinos have persons hired in the position of gaming manager. In this job, you will be responsible for walking the floor of the casino circulating among the tables and overseeing the work of the workers are adhering to the rules of the table and the casinos and that there are enough workers to cover each shift. In this job, you are also responsible for ensuring that the patrons are adhering to the rules of the game and the establishment. You may have to explain these procedures to so... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500105 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500106 A systems analyst is a job in the administrative field in an organization that relies on computer systems for its daily business operations. An analyst is responsible for analyzing the type of system the organization needs as well as the user requirements for that system. Therefore, a person in this position would spend a fair amount of time consulting with the officials of the organization to determine these needs, establishing work schedules and either designing new systems or redesign... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500106 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500107 As the job title suggests, the main duty of an administrative coordinator is to coordinate all the administrative duties that take place in an office setting. The work environment for this position will typically be in a large corporation where there are many facets to the administration responsibilities and many workers needed to carry out these tasks. The coordinator will oversee the various tasks managing and supervising the support staff and scheduling projects so that there are no c... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500107 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500108 In the job of inventory supervisor, you will work as an administrative assistant to the Purchasing Director of the company. Your main role will to supervise the inventory and equipment program and supervise the annual inventory activities. You don't need to have any college or university education for this job. The minimum requirements are high school graduation and at least three years working with inventory control and the record keeping associated with this job.... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500108 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500109 A city manager has the overall responsibility for the city and is hired by the municipal council to act in that capacity. In this job you will be expected to supervise all aspects of the operations of the city and as such you are expected to be knowledgeable about all of these. Coordination of the activities of the various departments is essential so that everything runs smoothly from maintaining the highways and streets to the day-to-day functions of the office staff.... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500109 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500110 Working in a pharmacy as a pharmacy technician, your job is to assist the pharmacist in filling the prescriptions. This job involves such tasks as taking out the proper medications from the large cabinets and counting out the pills for the pharmacist. Another of the tasks involved is placing the labels on the bottles and checking to make sure that the labels match the medication required on the prescription. In small pharmacies the technician may also take on the tasks of checking out th... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500110 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500111 There are literally thousands of jobs in the administrative field you can apply for at the state government level. Check the directory and you will see that you can look for jobs under all letters of the alphabet. Here you will get information about the type of work that each job entails and the type of qualifications you need to be able to obtain that position. The website for the government agencies of all states list the vacancies that exist. If you are interested in working in this c... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500111 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500112 The job of a behavior technician is a mid-level administrative job in a mental health care facility. To obtain this job you must have a high school diploma and at least two years working as a trainee under the supervision of a licensed psychologist and be involved in the health care of adults or adolescents in need of mental health care. The main focus of this job is to observe the clients' behavior, collect data and administer different types of standardized intelligence and personality... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500112 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500113 The job of fiscal and administrative manager is an administrative position in which you have a responsibility for directing, planning and analyzing and coordinating the administrative services of a government department or a large corporation. You will also act in a supervisory capacity providing direction to the rest of the administrative staff to help them perform their duties. You will have to coordinate the responsibilities of this staff so as to avoid any duplication of services. Th... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500113 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500114 Whether you are a librarian in a large university library, the public library in a city or in a school library, the duties and responsibilities are the same and you need the same level of qualifications. Depending on the size of library you work in, you may only focus on one type of duty, such as processing acquisitions, shelving books or processing the checking out and return of the library books. However, you do need to be knowledgeable about all the aspects entailed in working in a li... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500114 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500115 You can get a job as a natural resources manager with a state government, a city or with a business involved with developing land for recreational purposes. The obvious route to take for obtaining such a position is to follow the course of study leading to a Bachelor's degree in Natural Resources. In this degree program, the course you take will include wildlife ecology, limnology, natural resources management, geographic information systems, plant taxonomy and many other areas so you ha... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500115 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500116 The job of court reporter is not one where you report on criminal cases to the media. This job involves creating transcripts of all the proceedings that take place in a court case. These transcripts are verbatim, which means they are the exact works, and stoppages of each speaker. This is essential in having an accurate record of the proceedings, which may be needed by lawyers who wish to file an appeal of a verdict. The jury may also need them when they want to review the evidence prese... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500116 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500117 A data control clerk is responsible for logging, entering and processing jobs in the computer system of a large corporation or organization. In this job, you would have to create, update and maintain the data and the record files. You will receive requests for information, which you will have to retrieve from the database. A knowledge of computer systems is important as well as the coding information used by your employer. On times, you may have to make changed to programs in order to re... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500117 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500118 Even the smallest factory needs a manager that has all the skills necessary to make sure the facility operates smoothly. If you work in a factory, with experience, you can advance up to the position of factory manager. You do have to demonstrate leadership skills and practical knowledge of all aspects of the work. Although you may not know the specifics of how to perform every job, you need to know enough about each one to determine whether the process is working as it should or if there... http://www.admincrossing.com/article/index.php?id=500118 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST