How to become a purchasing manager
As a purchasing or procurement manager, you would be responsible for buying equipment, goods and services for your company. The main aim of your job would be comparing costs, quality and service in order to get the best value for your employer. What you bought would depend on your employer
How to become a post office customer service assistant
Customer service assistants provide a wide range of services offered at main post offices. They may sometimes be known as post office counter clerks, or counter sales assistants. As a customer service assistant, your day-to-day duties would include: selling stamps and dealing with letters and parcels paying out pensions and
How to become a personal assistant
As a personal assistant or ‘PA’, it would be your job to help ease your manager’s workload by providing secretarial support and dealing with a range of administrative tasks. Your duties might include: screening telephone calls and handling enquiries organising your manager’s diary and making appointments dealing with letters and emails using
How to become a payroll administrator
As a payroll administrator or clerk, it would be your job to make sure that people are paid correctly and on time. You might work in a company’s finance department, or for a bureau that provides payroll services for other companies. Your work would typically include: checking how many hours
How to become a patient advice and liaison service officer
The Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) offers support, advice and information on NHS services to patients, their carers, the general public and hospital staff. As a PALS officer, your duties could range from helping distressed patients understand the NHS complaints procedure to advising bereaved relatives on how to access
How to become a registrar of births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships
As a registrar, it would be your job to collect and record the details of all births, stillbirths, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships in your area. You could also perform marriage, civil partnership, citizenship and naming ceremonies at register offices and other venues. In this job your main duties would
How to become a receptionist
Receptionists are the first point of contact for an organisation. They work in all kinds of settings, including businesses, schools, hospitals and sports centres. As a receptionist, your day-to-day duties would include: greeting visitors and directing them to the correct person or department managing the visitors book and issuing security
How to become a quality control technician
As a quality control technician your job would be to check that industrial products and processes meet national and international quality standards, such as ISO 9000, Matrix and Investors in People. You might also help to set up and help manage quality control systems for businesses. The following examples show
How to become a town planning support staff
Town planning support staff help to process planning applications submitted by individuals and businesses. This is a broad role that includes everything from giving advice to the public, to technical planning and office duties. As a support staff member, your responsibilities would include: preparing reports for internal and external publications
How to become a telephonist-switchboard operator
Telephonists or switchboard operators are the first point of contact for callers to an organisation. They answer incoming calls, direct callers to the appropriate person or department, take telephone numbers and connect outgoing calls. As a telephonist your duties could vary depending on the type of organisation you work with,