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Accurate to detail and hard worker

I have 9 years’ experience working in the administration field in provincial government environment, including working as an Admin assistant, Personal Assistant The skills I have developed through my qualifications, extensive work experience in the Public Service have prepared me to pursue further career in the division of HRM. I am hard working, innovative, and very committed. I am trustworthy, dependable, loyal and friendly an excellent personality. I have exposure in communicating with people and handling confidentiality. I can work independently as well as in a team. I have the ability to take initiative to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Pros: Great opportunity to work in the Private sector
Cons: Long working hours

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Excellent learning curve

My typical day at work is administration of 3 units within the Organisatioal Development Directorate. I have also been doing secretarial duties since 2013 when the secretary was appointed at another department which for the first time in 2015 have revived the performance appraisal for extra work of secretarial duties.My working relationship with my co-workers is good because I am a ten player.I have learned to work with different people, to multi team and to meet deadlines and the ability to strive under pressure. What I have learned is to do your best any work or assinment given to you and eagerness to learn will take you get and give you work experience.

Pros: opportunity for permanent employment
Cons: budget constraints

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Talented ICT -Specialist

Working in Large and Converged Networks ie Broadband, VoIP, Cloud, Hosting and Hosted Services on Legacy and Virtual Environments. Manage System integration. Maintaining scalable platforms by HP, IMB, Dell, Cisco and Medical Grade equipment from Philips and MUSE. Major client sites comprise of +- 1500 users on a MS platform with varied back-ends of Hyper-V, VmWare, Linux, SQL. I enjoy the System Integration and the challenges it poses especially on such a large scale and having to co-ordinate with 3rd party vendors ie cabling companies, telephony agents, support teams and meeting client needs and specifications. The greatest learning curve is understanding the varied aspects of human nature especially under pressure. As the technical lead for the above-mentioned platforms, I feel the need to up skill the "juniors" as part of a "legacy" I would like to reflect upon one day. I believe in working smarter and NOT harder. Time management is the biggest obstacle I face in such a varied and diverse field

Pros: Multi Talented and experience
Cons: Being dedicated and passionate engrosses you with tunnel vision

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All rounder, excellent administrative officer

Responsible for planning, compiling and managing day and week schedules, including travel itineriaries; Handle telephone calls and enquiries for the Director; Provide secretarial support to the Director, which includes procument,claims, record and asset management and recording of minutes of meetings; Planning and organizing workshops and facilitated events; Collate and ensure agendas and documentation for meetings are submitted well in advance; Establish and maintain procedures and processes to support the smooth functioning of the Chief Directorate; Assist PA’s with issuing of GG vehicles; stationary; reset of photocopier machine

Pros: Opportunity for yearly increases
Cons: No recognition

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Excellent in self motivation and interpersonality

My working hours starts at 7:30 in the morning till 16:00 afternoon. good relationship with my mentor, manager and a team. I have learnt to prioritise in life and be concerned of the task given to me and the deadline. Clear view of what programming is and the aspect related to it. enjoy having fun and laughter. The most challenging part of the job is to not understand what you should do and not finishing the task, moreover the conflict which is left unresolved with colloquies.

Pros: acknoledgement of my effort to the company, and promotions as well
Cons: racism, and less recognition of my effort

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Productive environment

Each manager , like myself have a number of government departments you service You have to report quarterly to the following structures of the work you did on those department Risk Management Committee Audit Committee Risk Management Management Meeting EXCO ( Executive Committee of each Department) Each manager has a team that you work with and you have full autonomy on how you conduct your business, as long as you deliver high quality during reporting periods

Pros: Freedom to perform your work
Cons: Dealing with three department and challenges of getting senior managers under one roof

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Excellent learning curve

I start work at 7am everyday, during the day I will receive documents that i have to log in and out of my document tracking system. A typical work day also includes the filing of documents, shredding of confidential work, printing, scanning, compiling documents, and helping clients via telephone or via email. I get along very well with all my co-workers and we have a good understanding of each others strengths and weaknesses. During my internship i have learnt many skills which include: salary payments, procurement, asset control, admin skills, and how to handle client queries. Gaining experience and learning new things is my main focus and its what i enjoy most about my job because I know the experience i get here will take me far. The most challenging aspects of my job is time management, deadlines, difficult clients, and zero perks for me.

Pros: Great opportunity for promotion
Cons: zero perks

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Department of the Premier is Government component (Under Economic Governance and Administrator) and the specialize in software development and the center for innovation.

Pros: Great department for innovation and grouth
Cons: Low budget to absorb interns

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Numerous amounts of experience gained

The way it was for me to work in government was a great experience, gained many experience that would help me through my further careers, I loved working with my colleagues for each day was something to learn from them and I will be forever grateful for what they taught me and I know there is still so much more to learn in the field of technology

Pros: Get to work with many different kinds of computer systems
Cons: The work at times seems repetitive but was necessary non the less

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Excellent learning curve

Perform quarterly engagements with management in relation to barriers to achievement of objects. Provide feedback on status, progress and limitations to Senior/Executive Management through the Enterprise Risk Management Committee as well as to Audit Committees

Pros: Great exposure to all of Provincial Adminstration
Cons: Limited Growth

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