For clerical jobs you must have good speed of type writing and shorthand skills. If you have some sort of computer knowlege and analytical skills you have a good future in clerical jobs like secretary post, business analyst, bpo carrer etc. Clerical job advancement has diminished immensely in the past few years. High level clerical roles still exist, but they are becoming less common as standard computer and business machine knowledge is required for workers of all levels in offices. Areas where specialized clerical skills are required have more room for advancement. Examples are medical and legal fields.