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Office Manager resume keywords

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

Budget, vendor management and headcount supported are the numbers to show.

Skills and keywords

office managementvendor managementbudget managementfacilitiesonboardingschedulingpurchasingevent planningbookkeepingadministrative supportpolicies and proceduresinventory

Tools and software

Microsoft OfficeQuickBooksGoogle WorkspaceSlackExcelGusto

Soft skills

organizationcommunicationproblem solvingleadership

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

Example office manager resume bullets

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

  • Ran a 70-person office and a $180K annual budget
  • Renegotiated 5 vendor contracts, saving $28K per year
  • Onboarded 35 new hires with equipment, access and orientation

Check your resume for office manager 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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