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Medical Assistant resume keywords
The skills, tools and terms recruiters search for when hiring a medical assistant, and a free check of which ones your resume is missing.
Clinical tasks, the EMR and certification (CMA, RMA) are the matching terms.
Skills and keywords
Tools and software
Soft skills
Use the exact wording from the posting you are applying to. Only include what is true for you.
Example medical assistant resume bullets
Keywords work best inside achievements. Each example pairs a keyword with a number:
- Roomed 30 patients per day and recorded vitals in Epic
- Performed 15 blood draws per shift with a 98% first-stick success rate
- Cut patient wait time by 12 minutes by reorganizing intake
Check your resume for medical assistant keywords
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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.