Any administrator should excel at:

• Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates, as well as communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
• Maintaining information files and processing paperwork.
• Recruiting, interviewing, selecting, hiring, and promoting employees in an organization, and getting them to work together to accomplish tasks by encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation.

Most strategists should excel at:

• Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
• Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
• Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
• Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.

• Addressing employee relations issues, such as harassment allegations, working complaints, or other employee concerns.
• Analyzing employment related data and preparing required reports.
• Conducting reference or background checks on job applicants.
• Conferring with management for developing or implementing personnel policies or procedures.
• Contacting job applicants for informing them of the status of their applications.
• Developing or implementing recruiting strategies to meet current or anticipated staffing needs.
• Hiring employees and processing hiring related paperwork.
• Informing job applicants of details such as duties and responsibilities, compensation, benefits, schedules, working conditions, or promotion opportunities.
• Interpreting and explaining human resources policies, procedures, laws, standards, or regulations.
• Interviewing job applicants for obtaining information on working history, training, education, or job skills.