Overview
Administrative Assistant Jobs in Palo Alto, CA at Marcus & Millichap
Title: Administrative Assistant
Company: Marcus & Millichap
Location: Palo Alto, CA
The dynamic administrative support team atMarcus & Millichap’s Palo Alto officeis seeking a newpart-timeteam member to join our innovative, collaborative team. We’re seeking a personable, professional individual who will not only serve as a great first impression for our clients and visitors, but importantly, who desires a stable, professional office environment providing growth and challenge. Ideal candidates for this role are passionate about providing top customer service, always looking for ways to improve self and team, and making a difference in the office’s overall success.
This is apart-time, non-exempt(hourly),in-office position–not remote or work from home. Part-time schedule up to 29 hours weekly – exact schedule to be determined.
We will train you in this pivotal position and support you as you grow.
Commercial real estate is competitive and fast paced. Bring the mindset of “no job too big or small”.
Some Of The Interesting Things You’ll Be Doing
Learning real estate transaction administrative support –we teach you how to use Marcus & Millichap’s proprietary software which will help you assist our agents through out the lifecycle of their transactions
Management of the front office where your great first impression counts both in office and over the phone – tasks range from reporting facilities issues to ensuring supplies are stocked to assembling sales meeting presentations and more
Becoming a valuable team member working closely with and supporting your home office as well as team members across your geographic area with an interesting variety of tasks which often include software training, technology troubleshooting and special projects
Once you’re ready, typically a few months into the Administrative Assistant role, you’ll go through a challenging program where we teach you how to train our applications and support new sales agents, staff and management (see Advancement Path below)
You’ll be come the Palo Alto office’s highly visible representative in firmwide tech launches and onsite tech support of our applications.
What You’ll Bring
Intermediate computer skills including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook*
Strong organizational, interpersonal and communication skills as well as proofreading and editing abilities
Quick learner and you enjoy learning/working with software and technology
Possess great soft skills; collaborative, proactive, and approachable and a strong desire to learn and grow
Excellent attention to detail
Reliable and punctual, take pride in owning your responsibilities and contributing to the team
2+ years administrative experience desired and if you’ve trained others, that’s a big plus but not required
Some experience in Adobe Creative Suite is a plus but not required.
Candidates are tested for competency in software and office skills.
Advancement Path
Administrative Assistants will enroll in Marcus & Millichap’s Certified Agent Support Specialist program within the first few months of employment in this role. The Administrative Assistant will successfully complete the program and obtain the title of Certified Agent Support Specialist.
Our mission is to help our clients create and preserve wealth by providing the best real estate investment sales, financing, research, and advisory services available.
Founded in 1971
, Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI) is a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm focusing exclusive…
