First things first, administrative assistants do more than just find people coffee. They perform duties that require professional etiquette, organizational skills, and communication. They are an invaluable asset within your organization and writing a great Administrative Assistant resume is an important step in your job search journey.

So, what you need is a perfect resume which can land you there. Need some help?

Here is a complete guide on how to construct a stunning resume with no experience.

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Here are some special tips to make your Administrative Assistant Resume better than 9 out of 10 other resumes.

Your objective is where you highlight your skills and how they can bring value to the employer in 2-3 lines. Make sure you have included your experience, your key achievements, and your key skills.

A perfect fit for an administrative assistant must be someone who has strong soft skills on top of technical skills. So don’t forget to list your soft skills on your resume as well.

And, remember always to categorize your skills based on their types. It will save recruiters some time to find what they want.

Your strong career objective is a great appetizer for your recruiter, and now we need to focus on how to perfectly present your previous related experience to reinforce your qualifications.

Read: Beginners Guide For Writing A Stunning Resume In 2022.

Consider your job experience section to be less of a list of 'things you did' for a previous employer and more of a recap of your most significant accomplishments and contributions during your time there. Here are some great tips for you.

• Featuring your accomplishments in bullet format.
• Unless the job description specifies otherwise, don't include non-critical or ordinary day-to-day work.
• List of your accomplishments rather than describe your responsibilities.
• Whenever possible, quantify your accomplishments.
• Have you implemented a procedure or project that has helped you save time or money? Highlight that.
• Use action words to highlight you’re your strengths, if you don’t know what action words are, check our blog “400+ Action Verbs To Empower Your Resume (Covers 12 Categories)”.
• To present your previous work experience, use the Problem–Action–Result model.

If there is one more thing can help you win the competition, that has to be your cover letter.

Your cover letter should be one page and it should restate your objective which is found in the first section of your resume. It should also include a brief description of your work experience, what you can offer to the company, and why you and company are mutual perfect fit for each other.

Here is a good example of an Administrative Assistant cover letter

So, are you ready to start working on your own administrative assistant resume?