Every professional office need an employee that can provide efficient clerical skills. Clerical skills are important in creating an operational and organized environment that will maximize the business' endeavors in professionalism. There are many skills to acquire that will support the up keep of the office. These skills include: the ability to work as a team member and follow directions; the
. ability to improve and recommend changes and policies, ability to perform routine office work using basic clerical skills; ability to work in an office with data entry operations; ability to use correct grammar and punctuation; ability to take notes and organize information; ability to exercise proper telephone etiquette and protocol; skilled at prioritizing, editing, translating, and implementing ideas; excellent filing, bookkeeping, recording, and computational skills; you should also have aptitude for examining, evaluating, improving, and developing methods.