Whether you work as a secretary, personal assistant, administrative executive or any other title, you are in a service position. Your job is to make other people’s jobs easier, and this is usually no small task. Secretaries have a long list of duties all their own to which they add the needs of their boss and sometimes their boss’ other clients. Without a talented secretary, most offices would simply fall apart. How do you become a good secretary? Here are eight aspects that all “super secretaries” share. Organized and detail oriented — No matter how disorganized the other people in the office are, a super secretary is well organized. “A place for everything and everything in its place” is the motto of a good secretary. We’re not just talking about pens and pencils being kept in their proper holders, we’re talking about important papers, the order of tasks to be completed, sometimes even complex tasks like payroll which need to be organized within an inch of their lives. The secretary is the first to arrive, get organized, and plan the day — as well as the last to leave with a plan for what will be tackled tomorrow. As for detail oriented — nothing escapes the super secretary. These vital office employees have names and dates memorized as well as intricate details about the business.