Occupation AtlasFirst-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

O*NET · 43-1011.00

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of clerical and administrative support workers.

Also called Accounting Administrator · Accounting Clerks Supervisor · Accounting Director · Accounting Manager · Accounting Supervisor · Accounts Payable Manager · Accounts Payable Supervisor · Accounts Receivable Manager
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Job Zone 3 — Medium Preparation NeededHolland code ECS35 skills on file

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Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed

Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.

Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.

Occupational interest profile

ECSEnterprising · Conventional · Social — the three strongest interests, in order

  • E Enterprising6.90
  • C Conventional5.70
  • S Social4.33
  • R Realistic1.58
  • I Investigative1.38
  • A Artistic1.00

RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.

Education and experience

The education level respondents say the job requires, and the most common answer for experience and training.

  • High School Diploma or the equivalent23%
  • Some College Courses20%
  • Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree10%
  • Bachelor's Degree45%
  • Master's Degree1%
Related work experience
Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (44%)
On-site or in-plant training
Up to and including 1 month (28%)
On-the-job training
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year (40%)

Typically associated skills

All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.

  • MonitoringbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
  • SpeakingbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
  • Active ListeningbasicImportance 4.0Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
  • Social PerceptivenessImportance 4.0Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Be aware of how a coworker's promotion will affect a work group
  • CoordinationImportance 4.0Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Work with others to put a new roof on a house
  • Reading ComprehensionbasicImportance 4.0Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
  • Critical ThinkingbasicImportance 3.9Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
  • Active LearningbasicImportance 3.8Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
  • Management of Personnel ResourcesImportance 3.8Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Direct the activities of a road repair crew with minimal disruption of traffic flow
  • Time ManagementImportance 3.8Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Allocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming week
  • WritingbasicImportance 3.8Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Write an email to staff outlining new directives
  • InstructingImportance 3.8Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Instruct a coworker in how to operate a software program
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  • Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.8Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a loan application for degree of risk
  • Learning StrategiesbasicImportance 3.6Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Identify an alternative approach to help trainees who are having difficulties
  • NegotiationImportance 3.6Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Contract with a wholesaler to sell items at a given cost
  • PersuasionImportance 3.6Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Convince a supervisor to purchase new office equipment
  • Service OrientationImportance 3.6Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Make flight reservations for customers using an online booking site
  • Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.4Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
  • Systems EvaluationImportance 3.1Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Determine why estimates for the time to complete a task are overly optimistic
  • Systems AnalysisImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Determine how loss of a team member will affect the completion of a job
  • Quality Control AnalysisImportance 2.9Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Inspect a draft email for errors (e.g., grammar, punctuation)
  • MathematicsbasicImportance 2.8Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Count the amount of change to be given to a customer
  • Management of Material ResourcesImportance 2.8Level 2.6Level 2 looks like: Reserve a room for a management meeting
  • Management of Financial ResourcesImportance 2.5Level 2.6Level 2 looks like: Use available funds to buy office supplies and record the amount of the purchase
  • Operations AnalysisImportance 2.4Level 2.5Level 2 looks like: Select a printer for an office
  • Operations MonitoringImportance 2.3Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Monitor completion times while running a computer program
  • TroubleshootingImportance 2.0Level 1.4Level 2 looks like: Identify the source of a leak by looking under a machine
  • ProgrammingImportance 1.9Level 1.0Level 2 looks like: Write a program to sort objects in a database
  • Technology DesignImportance 1.5Level 0.6
  • Operation and ControlImportance 1.1Level —
  • Equipment MaintenanceImportance 1.0Level —
  • Equipment SelectionImportance 1.0Level —
  • InstallationImportance 1.0Level —
  • RepairingImportance 1.0Level —
  • SciencebasicImportance 1.0Level —

Tasks

19 core · 9 supplemental

What people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).

  1. Resolve customer complaints or answer customers' questions regarding policies and procedures.Importance 4.4
  2. Supervise the work of office, administrative, or customer service employees to ensure adherence to quality standards, deadlines, and proper procedures, correcting errors or problems.Importance 4.4
  3. Provide employees with guidance in handling difficult or complex problems or in resolving escalated complaints or disputes.Importance 4.3
  4. Review records or reports pertaining to activities such as production, payroll, or shipping to verify details, monitor work activities, or evaluate performance.Importance 4.2
  5. Discuss job performance problems with employees to identify causes and issues and to work on resolving problems.Importance 4.1
  6. Prepare and issue work schedules, deadlines, and duty assignments for office or administrative staff.Importance 4.1
  7. Implement corporate or departmental policies, procedures, and service standards in conjunction with management.Importance 4.0
  8. Train or instruct employees in job duties or company policies or arrange for training to be provided.Importance 4.0
  9. Evaluate employees' job performance and conformance to regulations and recommend appropriate personnel action.Importance 4.0
  10. Recruit, interview, and select employees.Importance 4.0
  11. Interpret and communicate work procedures and company policies to staff.Importance 4.0
  12. Compute figures such as balances, totals, or commissions.Importance 4.0
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  1. Research, compile, and prepare reports, manuals, correspondence, or other information required by management or governmental agencies.Importance 4.0
  2. Coordinate activities with other supervisory personnel or with other work units or departments.Importance 3.9
  3. Participate in the work of subordinates to facilitate productivity or to overcome difficult aspects of work.Importance 3.9
  4. Develop or update procedures, policies, or standards.Importance 3.8
  5. Make recommendations to management concerning such issues as staffing decisions or procedural changes.Importance 3.8
  6. Maintain records pertaining to inventory, personnel, orders, supplies, or machine maintenance.Importance 3.7
  7. Consult with managers or other personnel to resolve problems in areas such as equipment performance, output quality, or work schedules.Importance 3.6
  8. Develop work schedules according to budgets and workloads.Importance 4.0
  9. Analyze financial activities of establishments or departments and provide input into budget planning and preparation processes.Importance 3.9
  10. Design, implement, or evaluate staff training and development programs, customer service initiatives, or performance measurement criteria.Importance 3.6
  11. Keep informed of provisions of labor-management agreements and their effects on departmental operations.Importance 3.4
  12. Coordinate or perform activities associated with shipping, receiving, distribution, or transportation.Importance 3.2
  13. Monitor inventory levels and requisition or purchase supplies as needed.Importance 3.1
  14. Plan for or coordinate office services, such as equipment or supply acquisition or organization, disposal of assets, relocation, parking, maintenance, or security services.Importance 3.1
  15. Arrange for necessary maintenance or repair work.Importance 3.0
  16. Plan layouts of stockrooms, warehouses, or other storage areas, considering turnover, size, weight, or related factors pertaining to items stored.Importance 2.4

Knowledge

Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.

  • Administration and ManagementImportance 4.5Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Monitor progress of a project to ensure timely completion
  • Customer and Personal ServiceImportance 4.2Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Be responsible for 10 children at daycare
  • AdministrativeImportance 3.7Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Type 30 words per minute
  • English LanguageImportance 3.7Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Edit an article for a news website
  • Computers and ElectronicsImportance 3.3Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
  • Personnel and Human ResourcesImportance 3.2Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants for an administrative position
  • Economics and AccountingImportance 3.1Level 2.5Level 1 looks like: Answer billing questions from credit card customers
  • Education and TrainingImportance 3.0Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Lead a quality improvement seminar
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  • MathematicsImportance 2.9Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Analyze data to determine areas with the highest sales
  • Law and GovernmentImportance 2.6Level 2.5Level 1 looks like: Describe the length of a U.S. presidential term
  • Public Safety and SecurityImportance 2.6Level 2.2Level 1 looks like: Use a seatbelt
  • Communications and MediaImportance 2.3Level 2.2Level 1 looks like: Write a thank you note
  • Production and ProcessingImportance 2.3Level 2.0Level 1 looks like: Put a computer back into its packing materials
  • Sales and MarketingImportance 2.3Level 2.9
  • TelecommunicationsImportance 2.2Level 1.5Level 1 looks like: Send an email
  • PsychologyImportance 2.0Level 1.8Level 1 looks like: Monitor several children on a playground
  • Engineering and TechnologyImportance 1.7Level 1.5Level 1 looks like: Install a door lock
  • TransportationImportance 1.7Level 1.0Level 1 looks like: Ride a train to work
  • Therapy and CounselingImportance 1.6Level 1.2Level 1 looks like: Put ice on a sprained ankle
  • MechanicalImportance 1.5Level 0.8Level 1 looks like: Replace the filters in a furnace
  • Medicine and DentistryImportance 1.5Level —
  • Sociology and AnthropologyImportance 1.5Level 1.0Level 1 looks like: Identify two cultures in a story as being different
  • DesignImportance 1.4Level —
  • GeographyImportance 1.4Level —
  • Philosophy and TheologyImportance 1.4Level —
  • PhysicsImportance 1.4Level —
  • Foreign LanguageImportance 1.3Level —
  • Building and ConstructionImportance 1.2Level —
  • Food ProductionImportance 1.2Level —
  • BiologyImportance 1.1Level —
  • ChemistryImportance 1.1Level —
  • Fine ArtsImportance 1.0Level —
  • History and ArcheologyImportance 1.0Level —

Abilities

Enduring capacities the work calls for.

  • Oral ComprehensionImportance 4.1Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
  • Oral ExpressionImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Give instructions to a lost motorist
  • Written ComprehensionImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Understand an apartment lease
  • Speech ClarityImportance 3.9Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Make stadium-wide announcements during a sporting event
  • Speech RecognitionImportance 3.9Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Identify a former customer's voice over the phone
  • Written ExpressionImportance 3.9Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
  • Problem SensitivityImportance 3.8Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
  • Deductive ReasoningImportance 3.6Level 3.6
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  • Information OrderingImportance 3.6Level 3.3Level 2 looks like: Follow the correct steps to make change
  • Inductive ReasoningImportance 3.5Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Determine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidence
  • Near VisionImportance 3.5Level 3.5Level 2 looks like: Read indicators on the dashboard of a car
  • Fluency of IdeasImportance 3.4Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Name four different uses for a screwdriver
  • OriginalityImportance 3.4Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Redesign job tasks to be interesting for employees
  • Category FlexibilityImportance 3.3Level 3.0Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
  • Selective AttentionImportance 3.0Level 2.6Level 2 looks like: Answer a business call with coworkers talking nearby
  • Far VisionImportance 2.9Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Read a roadside billboard
  • Time SharingImportance 2.9Level 2.9Level 3 looks like: Watch street signs while driving at 30 miles an hour
  • Auditory AttentionImportance 2.8Level 2.4Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
  • Flexibility of ClosureImportance 2.8Level 2.4Level 2 looks like: Detect that your phone is ringing while at a concert
  • Mathematical ReasoningImportance 2.8Level 2.8
  • Finger DexterityImportance 2.6Level 2.1Level 2 looks like: Put coins in a parking meter
  • Number FacilityImportance 2.6Level 2.9Level 3 looks like: Calculate a discounted price
  • Perceptual SpeedImportance 2.6Level 2.6Level 2 looks like: Sort mail according to ZIP codes with no time pressure
  • Speed of ClosureImportance 2.6Level 2.4Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
  • VisualizationImportance 2.6Level 2.6Level 2 looks like: Imagine how to place paper in a printer so that the letterhead comes out on top
  • Hearing SensitivityImportance 2.5Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
  • MemorizationImportance 2.5Level 2.5Level 1 looks like: Remember the number on your bus to be sure you get back on the right one
  • Visual Color DiscriminationImportance 2.1Level 1.9Level 1 looks like: Separate laundry into colors and whites
  • Depth PerceptionImportance 1.9Level 1.4Level 2 looks like: Merge a car into traffic on a city street
  • Multilimb CoordinationImportance 1.8Level 0.9
  • Trunk StrengthImportance 1.6Level 0.9
  • Dynamic StrengthImportance 1.5Level 0.6
  • Extent FlexibilityImportance 1.5Level 0.6
  • Manual DexterityImportance 1.5Level 0.5Level 1 looks like: Screw a light bulb into a light socket
  • Static StrengthImportance 1.5Level 0.6Level 1 looks like: Push an empty shopping cart
  • Wrist-Finger SpeedImportance 1.5Level 0.5
  • Arm-Hand SteadinessImportance 1.4Level 0.6
  • Gross Body CoordinationImportance 1.4Level 0.4
  • StaminaImportance 1.4Level 0.5Level 1 looks like: Walk 1/4 mile
  • Explosive StrengthImportance 1.3Level —
  • Gross Body EquilibriumImportance 1.3Level —
  • Control PrecisionImportance 1.0Level —
  • Dynamic FlexibilityImportance 1.0Level —
  • Glare SensitivityImportance 1.0Level —
  • Night VisionImportance 1.0Level —
  • Peripheral VisionImportance 1.0Level —
  • Rate ControlImportance 1.0Level —
  • Reaction TimeImportance 1.0Level —
  • Response OrientationImportance 1.0Level —
  • Sound LocalizationImportance 1.0Level —
  • Spatial OrientationImportance 1.0Level —
  • Speed of Limb MovementImportance 1.0Level —

Work activities

Kinds of activity the work is made of.

  • Working with ComputersImportance 4.5Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Write software for keeping track of parts in inventory
  • Getting InformationImportance 4.3Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesImportance 4.2Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
  • Making Decisions and Solving ProblemsImportance 4.2Level 4.2Level 4 looks like: Select the location for a major retail store
  • Processing InformationImportance 4.2Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Calculate the adjustments for insurance claims
  • Analyzing Data or InformationImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Determine the interest cost to finance a new building
  • Coaching and Developing OthersImportance 4.0Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Provide on-the-job training for administrative workers
  • Documenting/Recording InformationImportance 4.0Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
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  • Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy terms
  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and EventsImportance 4.0Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
  • Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with OthersImportance 3.9Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Get two subordinates to agree about vacation schedules
  • Monitoring Processes, Materials, or SurroundingsImportance 3.8Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Test electrical circuits
  • Staffing Organizational UnitsImportance 3.8Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Interview candidates for a sales position and make hiring recommendations
  • Developing and Building TeamsImportance 3.7Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Lead an assembly team in an automobile plant
  • Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsImportance 3.7Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients
  • Guiding, Directing, and Motivating SubordinatesImportance 3.7Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Manage a small team of employees in a dynamic workplace
  • Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or PeopleImportance 3.7Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Determine the value of property lost in a fire
  • Monitoring and Controlling ResourcesImportance 3.7Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Work as a chef responsible for ordering food for the menu
  • Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkImportance 3.7Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Plan and adjust a personal to-do list according to changing demands
  • Updating and Using Relevant KnowledgeImportance 3.7Level 4.2Level 4 looks like: Keep current on changes in maintenance procedures for repairing sports cars
  • Communicating with People Outside the OrganizationImportance 3.6Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
  • Coordinating the Work and Activities of OthersImportance 3.6Level 4.2Level 4 looks like: Organize the cleanup crew after a major sporting event
  • Thinking CreativelyImportance 3.6Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Adapt popular music for a high school marching band
  • Training and Teaching OthersImportance 3.6Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Teach a social sciences course to high school students
  • Developing Objectives and StrategiesImportance 3.5Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Develop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year period
  • Performing Administrative ActivitiesImportance 3.5Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Complete tax forms for a small business
  • Providing Consultation and Advice to OthersImportance 3.5Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Recommend a new software package to increase operational efficiency
  • Interpreting the Meaning of Information for OthersImportance 3.4Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Interpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exports
  • Scheduling Work and ActivitiesImportance 3.3Level 4.2Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
  • Assisting and Caring for OthersImportance 3.2Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Help a medical patient find in-home assistance or healthcare
  • Performing for or Working Directly with the PublicImportance 3.1Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Sell shoes in a crowded shoe store
  • Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or InformationImportance 3.0Level 2.9
  • Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or MaterialsImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Inspect equipment in a chemical processing plant
  • Handling and Moving ObjectsImportance 2.7Level 2.6
  • Performing General Physical ActivitiesImportance 2.7Level 2.6
  • Selling or Influencing OthersImportance 2.4Level 2.6
  • Controlling Machines and ProcessesImportance 2.3Level 2.3Level 1 looks like: Operate a cash register
  • Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or EquipmentImportance 1.9Level 1.3Level 1 looks like: Drive a car
  • Repairing and Maintaining Electronic EquipmentImportance 1.9Level 1.4Level 1 looks like: Use display settings to adjust a television picture
  • Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical EquipmentImportance 1.8Level 1.5Level 1 looks like: Make simple, external adjustments to a door hinge with ordinary hand tools
  • Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and EquipmentImportance 1.4Level 0.9Level 1 looks like: Specify the lighting for a work area

Work context

The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.

  • Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.9
  • Telephone Conversations4.9
  • Contact With Others4.7
  • E-Mail4.6
  • Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team4.5
  • Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals4.4
  • Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers4.4
  • Spend Time Sitting4.3
  • Importance of Being Exact or Accurate4.2
  • Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities4.1

Technology

88 tools

Software used in this work. In demand: among the tools job postings for this occupation name most. Hot: often named in job postings across the economy.

In demand (4)

  • Microsoft Excelhot
  • Microsoft Office softwarehot
  • Microsoft Outlookhot
  • Microsoft PowerPointhot

Hot (23; 4 more marked hot above)

  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Apple macOS
  • Facebook
  • Google Docs
  • Henry Schein Dentrix
  • IBM SPSS Statistics
  • Intuit QuickBooks
  • MEDITECH software
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Project
  • Microsoft SharePoint
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Microsoft Visio
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Microsoft Word
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Oracle Database
  • Oracle PeopleSoft
  • Salesforce software
  • SAP software
  • Slack
  • Tableau
  • Yardi software
Other tools (61)
  • ADP Workforce Now
  • Blackbaud The Raiser's Edge
  • Blackboard software
  • Bookkeeping software
  • Citrix cloud computing software
  • Contract management software
  • Data entry software
  • Database software
  • Delphi Technology
  • Document management system software
  • Dropbox
  • Evernote
  • FileMaker Pro
  • Fund accounting software
  • Google Drive
  • GroupMe
  • Handheld computer device software
  • HCSS HeavyBid
  • HCSS HeavyJob
  • Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS
  • Human resource management software HRMS
  • IBM Cognos Impromptu
  • IBM Domino
  • IBM Notes
  • JamBoard
  • LexisNexis
  • LogMeIn GoToMeeting
  • Loom
  • Medical condition coding software
  • Medical procedure coding software
  • Microsoft Dynamics
  • Microsoft Dynamics GP
  • Microsoft Exchange
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer
  • Microsoft Publisher
  • MicroStrategy
  • Minitab
  • Nearpod
  • NetSuite ERP
  • NortonLifeLock cybersecurity software
  • Oracle E-Business Suite Financials
  • Oracle Eloqua
  • Oracle Fusion Applications
  • Oracle Hyperion
  • Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
  • Oracle PeopleSoft Financials
  • Oracle Taleo
  • Padlet
  • Payroll software
  • Qlik Tech QlikView
  • Quicken
  • Sage 50 Accounting
  • SAP Business Objects
  • SAP Crystal Reports
  • Screencastify
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  • Social media sites
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  • Work scheduling software
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