Administrative Assistant Resume

Administrative Assistant Resume

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1. How to present your contact information

Let's get this out of the way quickly, because you know your own contact information better than we do. Include your email address, phone number, and location in the header of your resume. Drop the street address and city info, though. If you have a professional website, blog, or well-maintained LinkedIn profile, add them to showcase your skills and experience.

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2. How to Write a Strong Administrative Assistant Resume Summary

Good Administrative Assistant Resume Summary Example Emotionally intelligent and computer-savvy Administrative Assistant with an Associate’s degree in Business Administration. Strong interpersonal skills and a lifelong focus on supporting others and helping them shine. Wrong Example Administrative Assistant 

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2. How to Write a Strong Administrative Assistant Resume Summary

seeking to use her skills and experience to benefit an organization that is making the world a better place.

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The 23 Hard and Soft Skills That Hiring Managers Want

Top Hard Skills for Administrative Assistants – Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint, SharePoint – Database management – Calendar management – Quickbooks and Xero – Proficiency with photocopiers, scanners, and projectors – Accurate data entry – Inventory and supply management

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The 23 Hard and Soft Skills That Hiring Managers Want

– Editing and Proofreading – Billing and record-keeping – Business Knowledge

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The 23 Hard and Soft Skills That Hiring Managers Want

Top Soft Skills for Administrative Assistants – Communication (written and verbal) – Prioritization and problem-solving – Organization and planning – Research and analysis – Attention to detail – Customer service – Phone Etiquette – Discretion – Emotional Intelligence

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The 23 Hard and Soft Skills That Hiring Managers Want

– Responsibility – Teamwork and delegation – Management and training – Flexibility and efficiency

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Highlighting Administrative Assistant Achievements

When you're customizing your resume to best fit a company and its job advertisement, it can become easy to slip into using the listed tasks and responsibilities to summarise your own past duties. Avoid this – because it’s a missed opportunity. Think of your work experience section as less of a list of ‘things you did’ for a past 

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Highlighting Administrative Assistant Achievements

employer and more like a summary of your biggest achievements and contributions while at that employer. Examples of Achievements for an Administrative Assistant Resume – Developed policies that saved the company 500 hours a year. – Trained two interns in office tasks which later became full-time employees.

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Highlighting Administrative Assistant Achievements

– Maintained appointment calendar for 12 conference rooms. Wrong Examples – Unlocked the office each morning. – Made travel arrangements. – Wrote letters and emails.

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