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typist

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Description

Typists operate computers to type and revise documents and compile material to be typed, such as correspondence, reports, statistical tables, forms, and audios. They read instructions accompanying material or follow verbal instructions to determine requirements such as number of copies needed, priority and desired format.

EssentialOptional

Theoretical Knowledge

company policiestranscription methodscontent development processesaudio technologystenography

Practical Skills

provide written contentuse microsoft officeliaise with typistsapply grammar and spelling rulesalign content with formuse free typing techniquesdecode handwritten textspose questions referring to documentsdraft corporate emailsuse dictionariestype error-free documentsuse shorthand computer programcompile contentmanage digital documentsensure proper document managementdigitise documentsperform office routine activitiesuse word processing softwareuse shorthandwrite meeting reportstranslate keywords into full textsuse databasesuse stenotype machinesoperate audio equipmenttype texts from audio sourcesintegrate content into output mediause spreadsheets softwaremaintain customer records

Data Source: ESCO v1.2.1 Classification · European Commission

Supported by

EUPortugal GovAmadora City

Incubated by

Amadora InovaIAPMEI

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