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Administrative Assistant resume keywords

The skills, tools and terms recruiters search for when hiring an administrative assistant, and a free check of which ones your resume is missing.

Software names and volume (calls, invoices, people supported) carry most of the match.

Skills and keywords

administrative supportdata entryschedulingcalendar managementfilingcorrespondencereceptionoffice suppliesinvoicingtravel coordinationrecord keepingcustomer servicedocument preparation

Tools and software

Microsoft OfficeExcelOutlookGoogle WorkspaceQuickBooksZoom

Soft skills

organizationcommunicationattention to detailtime managementmultitasking

Use the exact wording from the posting you are applying to. Only include what is true for you.

Example administrative assistant resume bullets

Keywords work best inside achievements. Each example pairs a keyword with a number:

  • Supported a 25-person office, scheduling 40 meetings and handling 100 calls per week
  • Digitized 6,000 paper records, cutting retrieval time by 80%
  • Processed 150 invoices per month with 99.5% accuracy

Check your resume for administrative assistant keywords

Paste your resume below. It is compared with the keywords above on your device, and your resume is not uploaded. Have a specific posting? Switch to "Job description" for a precise match.

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Paste the whole posting, including requirements.

Where to put keywords

  • Summary: your job title in the posting's words plus your two strongest matching skills.
  • Skills section: tools and hard skills, spelled the way the posting spells them.
  • Experience bullets: each important skill used in a sentence with a result. A skill that appears only in a list is weak evidence.

More in how to tailor your resume in 15 minutes and how to add numbers to your bullets.

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