Questão de Língua Inglesa

READ TEXT II AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 37 TO 40: As the reliance on technology continues to expand in offices, the role of the office professional has greatly evolved. Office automation and organizational restructuring have led secretaries and administrative assistants to assume responsibilities once reserved for managerial and professional 5 staff. Many secretaries and administrative assistants now provide training and orientation for new staff, conduct research on the Internet, and operate and troubleshoot new office technologies. In spite of these changes, however, the core responsibilities for secretaries and administrative assistants 10 have remained much the same: performing and coordinating an office’s administrative activities and storing, retrieving, and integrating information for dissemination to staff and clients. Secretaries and administrative assistants are responsible for a variety of administrative and clerical duties necessary 15 to run an organization efficiently. They serve as information and communication managers for an office; plan and schedule meetings and appointments; organize and maintain paper and electronic files; manage projects; conduct research; and disseminate information by using the 20 telephone, mail services, Web sites, and e-mail. They also may handle travel and guest arrangements. (http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos151.htm#nature on February 16th,2006)