Secretarial Services - Skills

What experience or skills do you need to run a secretarial service?

You'll need the following skills:

- Basic computer skills.
- Ability to type - your speed will increase with experience.
- Knowledge of a major word processing package.
- Good English and grammar skills.
- Ability to work on your own.
- Ability to maintain deadlines.


If you have special skills or knowledge of specialized areas, you can provide additional services such as legal or medical transcription, graphic design, desktop publishing, resume writing. Those skills aren't necessary but they will create additional profit centers for you.