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Established in 2001 as a boutique agency, Tiger Recruitment are a secretarial recruitment agency with over two decades of expertise in administrative hiring. We recruit secretarial staff for top businesses across a wide range of industries, including financial services, legal, professional services, healthcare, not-for-profit, tech, property, FMCG and executive search, in London and internationally.
We work with companies of every size, including global multinationals and SMEs, meaning that whatever kind of secretarial staff you are looking for, we have the candidate for you.
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Request salary reviewA secretary can look after a range of responsibilities, assisting the wider team with administrative tasks. A secretary allows other employees to focus on their core responsibilities, ultimately improving efficiency and boosting overall productivity.
They can ensure your business has an effective filing system and help with photocopying, binding and scanning of important company documentation.
A secretary will also be able to assist with diary and inbox management, as well as travel planning and meeting logistics, ensuring that you can focus on other tasks at hand.
Ensuring all incoming calls are answered quickly and efficiently, a secretary will often cover for the receptionists and equally assist the senior PA with admin tasks. As the trusted secretarial recruitment agency in London, we can help find you someone that will improve and enhance each working day.
To avoid any mistakes when hiring a secretary, follow our steps below:
A team secretary plays a crucial role in coordinating schedules, managing communications and ensuring seamless team operations. Our rigorous vetting process ensures you hire someone who meets your team’s unique requirements, helping your business run smoothly. With extensive relevant experience recruiting for professional services clients, our expert consultants understand the team secretary job description and requirements
Shorthand secretaries provide invaluable support for executives and teams requiring quick and accurate notetaking. Whether it’s capturing minutes during meetings or transcribing essential documents, this specialised skill set ensures operational efficiency. An instrumental member of the team, a shorthand secretary’s job description also includes assisting with tasks ranging from complex travel and meeting co-ordination, to managing the archiving and filing systems in the office.
Being an audio secretary involves listening to dictations or recorded meetings and accurately converting them into reports or other written materials. It’s important for these types of secretaries to maintain attention to detail, uphold confidentiality and have good time management skills. To understand if an audio secretary is right for your role, take a look at our audio secretary job description template.
Finding the right secretary is vital for maintaining efficiency within any legal practice, as these professionals manage everything from legal documentation to client correspondence.
As one of the UK’s leading secretarial recruitment agencies, we specialise in connecting businesses with ambitious junior secretaries who bring fresh energy and exceptional organisational skills to their roles. Whether you need support with diary management, document preparation, or day-to-day administrative tasks. As part of a junior secretary’s job description, ensuring strict adherence to confidentiality and compliance standards is key.
Once you’ve realised you need to hire a secretary, set aside some time to run through the job specification and ensure the brief is up-to-date. Secretarial recruitment differs depending on the seniority of the role, the team and the business. For this reason, it’s helpful for us to have a face-to-face or video meeting with you to fully understand the scope of the position and the required soft skills. It’s important to understand how the role is likely to interact with the different personalities of the team.
Following the meeting, we’ll craft a tailored job ad and publish it on our website and relevant online job boards. Having recruited secretaries since 2001, our database will also present a number of highly-qualified and pre-registered candidates for the position.
We meet all candidates via video, and ensure that they are fully skills-tested and reference-checked before they are shortlisted. As part of this process, we assess the values of the applicant and make sure that any relevant details are included as part of their profile summary.
Throughout the secretary hiring process, we request comprehensive feedback from you and our candidates to ensure your employer brand is protected and our candidates can develop their skills.
Our service doesn’t stop at the acceptance of a job offer. Once you’ve hired your secretary, we’ll stay in touch with you and your new hire throughout the probation period as well.
Request infoYou’ll need to partner with a secretarial recruitment agency, like Tiger Recruitment, who can find exceptional candidates to meet the demanding needs of a secretarial job.
Our secretarial recruitment team is made up of experienced permanent and temporary consultants and offer forward-thinking recruitment strategies to support employers. Our approaches are backed up by original market research, sourced via roundtable discussions with knowledgable guests.
We can deliver informative and concise shortlists and ensure you receive honest feedback throughout the recruiting process.
When hiring secretarial staff, it’s important to understand exactly what to look for in your candidates. A great secretary will possess the following attributes:
We undertake a stringent screening process, relying significantly on candidate referrals and our extensive database to ensure each shortlisted candidate is suited to the role and values of the organisation. Our consultants’ transparent approach ensures you’ll be kept informed throughout the entire process.
When deciding between a permanent or temporary secretary, understanding your long-term needs is essential. Permanent placements are ideal for businesses looking for consistency in a role and expanding a team, while temporary roles provide flexibility during peak workloads or staff absences.
Freelance and part-time secretaries can offer cost-effective alternatives to full-time hires. Freelancers bring specialised expertise on a project basis, while part-time secretaries are perfect for businesses looking for regular support without the commitment to a full-time contract.
For businesses that are facing short-term projects or covering leaves of absence, fixed-term contracts provide a reliable solution.
Guided by our core values of dedication, positivity, excellence, integrity and gravitas, we create meaningful partnerships with employers and commit to making impactful placements.
At Tiger Recruitment, we take pride in our extensive network of pre-vetted jobseekers. Every candidate we present has been rigorously screened for skills, experience and value alignment.
Our streamlined recruitment process minimises the time it takes to find the right secretary for your team. By taking the time to fully understand your needs from the outset, we ensure you are only presented with candidates who are perfectly aligned with your requirements.
With over 20 years of experience in secretarial recruitment, our consultants understand the unique requirements of every role.
As a trusted secretarial recruitment agency, Tiger Recruitment offers tailored solutions to find secretarial support that fits your requirements. If you are looking to hire a secretary, request a callback by following the link below.
Contact UsWhat industries does Tiger recruit secretarial staff for?
We recruit secretarial staff for top businesses across a wide range of industries including financial services, creative, legal, professional services, healthcare, not-for-profit, tech, property, FMCG and executive search, in London and internationally.
How do you go about sourcing exceptional secretarial candidates?
We assess and select candidates based on several criteria. These include skills and professional experience as well as personality and attitude. We also take time to understand a candidate’s values to ensure alignment with your business.
How experienced are the secretarial candidates you source?
From junior secretaries to the more experienced, we can source a comprehensive range of secretarial staff. We take the time to understand your administrative hiring requirements, as well as the values of your business to ensure that the shortlist we send is well-matched.
What is your average time to fill a secretarial vacancy?
Having recruited secretaries since 2001, we have an extensive network of secretarial candidates and will be able to locate suitable candidates and get them interviewed quickly and with minimal fuss. We fill 95% of our same-day requirements within the hour and aim to fill permanent secretarial roles within 3 weeks of briefing.
How can I write a secretary job description?
Crafting a clear and concise secretary job description is crucial to attract the right candidates. Start by outlining the key responsibilities, such as diary management, correspondence handling and meeting coordination. To make this process easier, use our tailored job description templates:
How to hire a secretary?
Hiring a secretary begins with clearly identifying your specific needs—whether you require permanent, temporary, or part-time support. Once you’ve defined the role, partnering with a trusted secretarial recruitment agency, like Tiger Recruitment, ensures you gain access to a high-quality pool of candidates. We handle the entire recruitment process from start to finish, saving you time and ensuring you secure the right secretary for your team.
How to hire a personal secretary?
A personal secretary involves providing more tailored support, managing personal schedules, travel arrangements and confidentiality correspondence. When hiring, it’s important to look for candidates who have excellent organisational skills and align seamlessly with your unique personal requirements.