What is a secretary? A secretary works with people, writing and calling them on the telephone.

Sometimes people call them for answers to questions about an office or business.

A secretary works with important papers. These papers are called records. The records are grouped into files. The records in files are similar, like the first letter of a name, or numbers in order. Many times secretaries are officers. Officers can be leaders of a club or state. Other kinds of officers are in charge of the military or police department. There are even secretaries in both of these!