Administrative Assistant Resume Writing Do's

Are you ready to become an administrative assistant? Are you ready to take on this kind of responsibility? If you are, then you probably know that the first step is creating a good administrative resume, and as with any resume, you need to include a number of skills that are suitable for the position. Remember that this is not some retail store resume you are preparing! You are creating a resume for a high end business, and as such you need to have high end skills. There are a number of things that you should include in a resume, and there are an even greater number of things that you absolutely should not do on a resume. Let's go over a few of these so that you may better understand the nature of administrative assistant resume writing:


Administrative Assistant Resume Do's


- Include a list of your skills! An administrative assistant needs to have computing skills, interpersonal skills, writing skills, and just about anything else you could imagine. Many times a company simply would not survive without an administrative assistant, and as such you need to be the person the company can count on. Do you think you can be that person?


- List your work experience for the past five years. Make sure you list any places that might be considered helpful for this type of work, and most importantly list a few other facilities or businesses you have worked at, even if they have nothing to do with being an administrative assistant. It helps to make you appear more well rounded, and even more interesting in some cases.


- Create a good cover letter tailored to the company in question. Show that you have knowledge of the company, and show that you want to help improve upon it. This will show that you actually care about getting the job, which is very important in any profession.

- Gail Esparan