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Date: 18 November 2016 Dear Sir/ Madam, RE: EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT Please accept this letter and my CV attached as application for the position of an Executive Assistant. I am writing to express my interest in the Executive Assistant position, as advertised at South African Bureau of Standards. I believe that I am the most suitable candidate for this vacancy, and I assure you of my best performance at all times. I have good interpersonal skills and I am a proactive team member and can also work well independently. I am used to working in a highly pressurized environment. I am eager to leverage my administrative capabilities to contribute to your success. I have the key traits required for this position. I am currently employed on contract as an Executive Assistant for the CFO at South Bureau of Standards. I am now seeking permanent position to significantly contribute to the ongoing success of your reputable company. Thank you for considering my application.
Pros: I enjoy travelling
Cons: Not applicable
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Day Routine
The first thing i do when i get to the office i check my emails and my voice messages, I then divide my daily work into priorities. I love the department I'm working in because I work with alot of people on a daily basis. I meet different people and different characters. In my career I learned to be very organised and my planning skills has improved tremendously.
Pros: I travel alot which i enjoy
Cons: not applicable
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Day Routine
The first thing I do when I get to the office, I check my emails and my voicemails on the telephone. I then start dividing my tasks into priorities. I enjoy working in my department because I interact with alot of people, I get to learn so much from them. In my carreer I have learned to be extremely organised and my planning skills have improved tremendously.
Pros: I enjoy travelling
Cons: Not applicable
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I am greatful for the professional exposure I obtained from the SABC over two decades.
I have pressure to perform on a daily basis. Planning for up coming assessments, following up on progress on mitigation, attend management meetings in order to identify and advice management on emerging risks and to report on progress on mitigation of risks to date. I am at peace with all team workers and with all my stakeholders from divisional Group Executives to the cleaner and security guard. I have learnt to create an atmosphere with clients which is conducive to easy access and access to information and possible engagement on business matters for mutual benefit towards the achievement of the corporation's objectives. I enjoyed writting monthly and quarterly reports and the achievement of desired results. The unavailability of clients in order to conduct risk assessments was a serious challenge especially with the purpose of meeting my key performance deliverables as per the operational plan so as to achieve the department's strategic objectives.
Pros: Learning the business at each strategic and operational risk assessment.
Cons: Conducting operational risk assessments eight hours a day for five full five days.
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Excellent Learning Curve
SABS is a challenging working environment. I had a good relationship with my co-workers in my years I worked for SABS. I have learnt a lot within HR space hence I end up being a generalist, good knowledge of he policies and legislation. Working with people, the interaction that i had with my colleaques. Able to make different in someones life. And to give them advises where i can.
Pros: long working hours
Cons: minimal personal development
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Great Exposure
I have been exposed to a lot of opportunities at the SABS. I have learnt a lot in standardization, agro-processiong, grant management and biodiversity.
Pros: Meeting new people in different industries
Cons: Contract work
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DRIVING A 50 YEAR OLD INSTITUTION TOWARDS SELF-SUSTAINABILITY
Diverse Stakeholders mapping and response. Business Development and new client value propositions crafting. Excellent co-worker relations. Most challenging is balancing government policy with other stakeholders need. Learnt the difficulty to implement with speed within a Bureaucracy. Launched new products and value propositions that responded to a need within the corporate sectors. The role allowed me to integrate the disciplines of Marketing, Communication, Corporate Affairs alongside a business development strategy. The Institute currently shows a financial sustainability model up to 2024 due to R160m investment secured from public-and private sector based on he new Innovation and Design Entrepreneurship value propositions created.
Pros: Socio-Economic impact by setting the foundations. Provided an opportunity to integrate my private and public sector experience.
Cons: Long working hours, extensive travel
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Excellent platform for knowledge transfer
My typical work day involves engaging with clients developing of their SHEQ management systems. Working for such a diverse environment which is also technically inclined, as employees of the organization embrace team work and good working relationship with co-workers so as to learn from one another in order to ensure proper knowledge transfer and management. Working for the SABS has taught me so many skills around standards in organizations and their economic impact. One of the most enjoyable aspect of my job is exposure to different environments. I keep abreast of different industries’ technology and market, relevant regulatory and statutory requirements in order to align the developed management systems to the organization’s operations. Some of the challenging aspects of my job involve travelling which can be too much at times as our clients are national.
Pros: Great prospects for growth
Cons: Too much travelling
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Daily duties
In the morning when i get to the office i first check my emails, the my voice messages on the telephone. i the check my bosses schedule for the day and if everything is in order. I interact with a lot of people daily because my office is very busy. i enjoy meeting different people daily as i get to know different characters.
Pros: I enjoy travelling
Cons: i work till late
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Growth in challenges
I work in the finance department as a I work in the finance department as a graduate intern. I do ad-hoc, journals, reconciliations, updating the exchange rates and so fixed assets as well. I work well with all the co-workers. I have learn how to work under pressure and what I enjoy most is learning something new as it challenges me. The most challenging is having to deal with year end and working with co-workers who don't deliver on time as they delay your work. intern. I do ad-hoc, journals, reconciliations, updating the exchange rates and so fixed assets as well. I work well with all the co-workers. I have learn how to work under pressure and what I enjoy most is learning something new as it challenges me. The most challenging is having to deal with year end and working with co-workers who don't deliver on time as they delay your work.
Pros: Alot to learn from
Cons: Unproductive coworkers
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