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How to hire a corporation secretary

Corporation secretary hiring summary. Here are some key points about hiring corporation secretaries in the United States:

  • In the United States, the median cost per hire a corporation secretary is $1,633.
  • It takes between 36 and 42 days to fill the average role in the US.
  • Human Resources use 15% of their expenses on recruitment on average.
  • On average, it takes around 12 weeks for a new corporation secretary to become settled and show total productivity levels at work.

How to hire a corporation secretary, step by step

To hire a corporation secretary, you should create an ideal candidate profile, determine a budget, and post and promote your job. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to hire a corporation secretary:

Here's a step-by-step corporation secretary hiring guide:

  • Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
  • Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
  • Step 3: Make a budget
  • Step 4: Write a corporation secretary job description
  • Step 5: Post your job
  • Step 6: Interview candidates
  • Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new corporation secretary
  • Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist
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  1. Identify your hiring needs

    Before you post your corporation secretary job, you should take the time to determine what type of worker your business needs. While certain jobs definitely require a full-time employee, it's sometimes better to find a corporation secretary for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

    Determine employee vs contractor status
    Is the person you're thinking of hiring a US citizen or green card holder?

    Hiring the perfect corporation secretary also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

    This list shows salaries for various types of corporation secretaries.

    Type of Corporation SecretaryDescriptionHourly rate
    Corporation SecretarySecretaries and administrative assistants perform clerical and administrative duties. They organize files, prepare documents, schedule appointments, and support other staff.$15-34
    Administrative CoordinatorAn Administrative Coordinator oversees the line of communication and schedules within a company, ensuring that every necessary information is delivered and conveyed. An administrative coordinator's responsibilities include responding to inquiries and requests from workforce personnel or client, managing calls and correspondence, maintaining and rotating various forms of documentation, and designing or improving systems that would help the company's operating procedures... Show more$13-26
    Administrative InternshipAdministrative interns are entry-level professionals providing administrative support in organizations. The interns are responsible for the improvement of their knowledge of administrative works... Show more$14-24
  2. Create an ideal candidate profile

    Common skills:
    • Customer Service
    • Financial Statements
    • Bank Deposits
    • Travel Arrangements
    Responsibilities:
    • Manage financial bookkeeping efficiently for the company using QuickBooks.
    • Design and delivery of PowerPoint presentations, weekly information packets, and informational resources for distribution to regional managers.
    • Initiate and monitor requisitions through PeopleSoft for office supplies, laboratory supplies including purchasing lab animals for research and travel reimbursement.
  3. Make a budget

    Including a salary range in your corporation secretary job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A corporation secretary salary can vary based on several factors:
    • Location. For example, corporation secretaries' average salary in south dakota is 36% less than in new york.
    • Seniority. Entry-level corporation secretaries earn 54% less than senior-level corporation secretaries.
    • Certifications. A corporation secretary with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
    • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in a corporation secretary's salary.

    Average corporation secretary salary

    $48,674yearly

    $23.40 hourly rate

    Entry-level corporation secretary salary
    $33,000 yearly salary
    Updated January 1, 2026
  4. Writing a corporation secretary job description

    A corporation secretary job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. Below, you can find an example of a corporation secretary job description:

    Corporation secretary job description example

    12 Months/260 Days; 8 hours per day

    Minimum High School Diploma,

    Strong Technology Skills


    Key Performance Responsibilities:

    Daily Jobs

    Secretary to Superintendent

    Collaborate with the Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer

    Answer phone calls

    Unlock file cabinets

    Open mail and distribute accordingly

    Complete purchase orders

    Enter claims prior to Board Meetings

    File all Purchase Orders in Vendor File when completed

    Process purchase orders, accounts payable/receivable, and claims.

    Manage bills that have purchase order numbers

    Monitor corporation email

    Take mail to post office daily

    Complete background checks for volunteers, parents & patrons

    File documents when time allows

    Locate, copy and send out transcripts for past graduates, as they are requested

    Keep track of school building rental (all schools)

    Keep track of corporation building rental

    Type and send out letters to new Honor Society Members (March or April - annually)

    Collect accident reports

    File IDEM (Wastewater) monthly reports

    Update weather snow call lists when passwords or reporting instructions change

    Hot Lunch Reports

    Prepare all hot lunch forms that will be included in the newsletter

    Work with free/reduced forms each new school year

    Review free/reduced applications in conjunction with the Food Director

    Complete free/reduced report online each October

    Collect monthly invoices for hot lunch from each school

    Make claims to pay each hot lunch vendor that provides an invoice (Monthly)

    Count summer hot lunch money as collected

    Collect kitchen inspections from county twice a year

    Bus Duties

    Call for diesel fuel prices once a month

    Figure escalator/de-escalator payment or collection for bus routes (December & June)

    Figure new escalator/de-escalator amount every 4 years

    Update bus driver pay schedule (Annually)

    Keep track of bus driver insurance, physicals, bonds, etc.

    Prepare bus driver bids

    Bus driver contracts

    Keep track of substitute bus drivers (Jeff LeBeau does this also)

    Keep track of buses rented out by contracted bus drivers and invoice the bus driver

    Check bus drivers driving records with the State (annually)

    Check new employees, coaches, substitute teachers and support staff for driving records (In case they drive our vehicles)

    Board Meeting

    Assist in preparation of School Board packet monthly

    Send attachments of the meeting to board members, administration, newspapers, staff, etc. online by email

    Attend board meetings monthly and take board minutes

    Attend Special and Work Session meetings to take minutes, if needed

    Type board minutes for board book and for media release

    Make reservations for board members to attend conferences, professional development, both flights and room as needed (Patrick Culp has done this also!)

    Update board member book annually

    Prepare list of board meeting dates, annually

    Type and send out letters for Students of the Month

    Update policy book, as needed

    Newsletter

    Prepare newsletter (5 per year)

    Email and remind all staff as newsletter submission gets closer

    Collect all articles, pictures, activity calendars(Athletics) from staff

    Submit to printing company, once all articles are approved and proofed

    Type activity calendars

    Send calendars to newspapers, staff, and website

    Apply address stickers and postage to newsletters of parents who do not have internet service

    Update address labels throughout the year for families that move in or out for the newsletter

    Update address list after Kindergarten round-up each year for those who do not have internet

    Leave Form Papers

    Remind the Superintendent of Field Trip forms that need to be approved at the School Board meetings

    Employees

    Type and update staff directory

    Send copy of staff directory to three (3) County Treasurers (Bi-annually)

    Keep on file graduate work approval for teachers

    Type addendum for graduate work reimbursement

    Record experience for all certified and support Staff

    Correspondence with all staff for: (for example)

    Graduation March

    Retirement Dinners

    Special Meetings

    Grant Applications

    Celebration Dinners

    Send out letters to rehire support staff

    Send out letters not to rehire

    Make arrangements for any staff retiring (annually), information letters to staff, and take care of collecting reservations

    Update and type service certificates for every 5 year intervals (annually)

    Update list of substitute certified teachers and substitute support staff

    Ensure substitute licenses are current

    Send out substitute teacher and support staff letters at the end of the school year

    Type support staff contracts as soon as wages are known (annually)

    End and Start Over Sick Leave Books for all staff (End of June-annually)

    Type up Certified Teachers Sick Leave Bank Forms, update as needed

    Do Count Staff for each school year

    Help promote the MASE Wellness every fall by passing information on to all insured employees with MASE

    Update Birthday list

    Send out Letters to Staff for the First Day of the School Year (Staff Meetings)

    Type Certificates for Certified Teachers for Professional Growth Points, when received

    Students

    Purge transcripts as they come in at the end of the school year

    Reports (Done online with the DOE)

    ADM (Do report after Shannon Kelly and each Secretary is complete with their report after count day)

    Support staff personnel (DOE-NE)

    Certified Employee/Certified Position Report (DOE-CE/CP) (Help Shannon with this report)

    Textbook reimbursement

  5. Post your job

    There are a few common ways to find corporation secretaries for your business:

    • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
    • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
    • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
    • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.
    Post your job online:
    • Post your corporation secretary job on Zippia to find and recruit corporation secretary candidates who meet your exact specifications.
    • Use field-specific websites.
    • Post a job on free websites.
  6. Interview candidates

    To successfully recruit corporation secretaries, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

    Remember to include a few questions that allow candidates to expand on their strengths in their own words. Asking about their unique skills might reveal things you'd miss otherwise. At this point, good candidates can move on to the technical interview.

    The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

  7. Send a job offer and onboard your new corporation secretary

    Once you've decided on a perfect corporation secretary candidate, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, it should include benefits and perks available to the employee. Qualified candidates may be considered for other positions, so make sure your offer is competitive. Candidates may wish to negotiate. Once you've settled on the details, formalize your agreement with a contract.

    It's also good etiquette to follow up with applicants who don't get the job by sending them an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

    Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new corporation secretary. Human Resources should complete Employee Action Forms and ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc. They should also ensure that new employee files are created for internal recordkeeping.

  8. Go through the hiring process checklist

    • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
    • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
    • Define job responsibilities and requirements
    • Establish budget and timeline
    • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
    • Write job description
    • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
    • Promote the job internally
    • Process applications through applicant tracking system
    • Review resumes and cover letters
    • Shortlist candidates for screening
    • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
    • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
    • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
    • Conduct background checks on top candidates
    • Check references of top candidates
    • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
    • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
    • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
    • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
    • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
    • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)
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How much does it cost to hire a corporation secretary?

There are different types of costs for hiring corporation secretaries. One-time cost per hire for the recruitment process. Ongoing costs include employee salary, training, onboarding, benefits, insurance, and equipment. It is essential to consider all of these costs when evaluating hiring a new corporation secretary employee.

The median annual salary for corporation secretaries is $48,674 in the US. However, the cost of corporation secretary hiring can vary a lot depending on location. Additionally, hiring a corporation secretary for contract work or on a per-project basis typically costs between $15 and $34 an hour.

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