Administrative Assistant Resume Example Template & Cover Letter Sample

Below is where you'll find an example of an administrative assistant resume and cover letter. Use it to get an idea of how to begin writing your own resume and cover letter for your next administrative professional job search.

Administrative Assistant Resume and Cover Letter Example and More Advice

PERSONALIZE EVERY RESUME AND COVER LETTER YOU WRITE

Find a resume and cover letter template in Real Resumes for Administrative Support, Office & Secretarial Jobs (sold at Amazon). The book has about 162 pages of just resume and cover letter examples for administrative support, office and secretarial jobs. It'll be hard narrowing your choices to pick just a single resume and cover letter example from the book to use. The reason: No one resume fits everyone.

Therefore, if you use this book, don't copy the examples word for word. Instead use them to give you direction about how to format and phrase items on your resume and in your cover letter. Be original but use the cover letter and resume samples in the book to help you brainstorm what to write in general. You won't find a more specialized book for administrative professionals on the topics of administrative assistant resume example and administrative assistant cover letter example. But don't stop with simply preparing your resume...

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IMPORTANT: LEARN WHY YOUR RESUME WON'T GET YOU THE JOB

...According to a story by the associated press, the nation’s unemployment rate jumped to 5.5 percent in May — the biggest monthly rise since 1986. What does this mean to you? It means job interviews are more competitive than ever among candidates applying for those jobs. You cannot just write a great resume and cover letter and then expect to get the job based on it. A good resume is simply your ticket into a job interview. It's your invitation to the interview session. That's all it is. Nobody will hire you based on only what's written on your resume or in your cover letter.

The competition for getting a job gets harder after sending out your resume and in the interview stage. That is because only ONE person interviewing will get the job. I can't stress those two words enough: One person. So you must prepare for the interview to be that one person. Prepare now before you even have an interview; don't do a cram session the night before an interview. This is not like

taking a test in high school; this is about your livelihood -- something much more important.

Go into a job interview unprepared with the motto that you'll just wing it and be yourself and if they like you, they like you and if they don't, they don't (story continues at top of next column)

and then guess what: They might like you or not, but you won't be that one person who gets the job. The one who presents himself or herself as the best fit for the job through preparation will beat you to the job offer every time. It's not about what's on your resume or what you know that you know in regard to experience. Once your resume finishes its job of getting you a ticket into an interview, it's then all about what happens in the interview that determines the outcome of whether or not you get the job.

Here is a book that can help you prepare for the interview and it's available instantly for you to read (because it's a downloadable eBook). Click here to get it: Job Interview Success System - A Step-By-Step Guide to Simple Strategies That Will Get You Hired . Also, the author is currently offering a bonus called “How to Create Attention-Grabbing Cover Letters” as well as her free unlimited personal email consultations on the topic to buyers -- these bonuses are temporary and could change. Read the details of the book for yourself at that link to see what it's about and the current bonuses.

Good luck.

Karen Porter

Founder and Publisher

The Effective Admin

ATTENTION Current and Aspiring U.S. Administrative Professionals.
The economy is still not where it needs to be. I still hear from administrative professionals who are victims of layoffs. What does this mean to you? It means...

Now is not the time to sit back at work and wait to get noticed.

Step up and learn how you can add value in your workplace.

Now is not the time to brush off skills training and professional development opportunities.

In today's uncertain job market and economy, it's more important than ever to be the best administrative professional you can be -- whether to help retain your current job or obtain a new one in the competitive job market.

If 90% of your administrative staff is on the verge of layoffs, work proactively to ensure you're in the 10% who remains.

Be prepared to work more efficiently and effectively than ever.

Recognize that when companies cut back on administrative staff and do layoffs, those remaining are often expected to take on more tasks and support more staff simultaneously.
This takes skill and clear thinking.
Recognize that if you are a victim of a layoff, you will need to be extremely sharp and competitive to get any of the best jobs in the market for admins. Employers seeking administrative professionals will have their pick from many.
Never stop learning how to be and remain among the best administrative professionals so you stay in demand. Now is not the time to short change your professional development and skills and competencies training. Now is the time to be the best admin you can be.

"When preparing your resume, always put yourself in a prospective employer's shoes. Imagine he's reading the resume of several other people and he's trying to find out who he's going to meet. Read the resume as though you were that employer."

---Anne McKinney, Editor

"Real Resumes for

Administrative Support,

Office & Secretarial Jobs"

"Looking for a helpful book to get you through the job interview process? One of my favorites is 'Knock 'em Dead' by Martin Yate. He has updated and revised this book several times through the years. My favorite part of the book is the answers and background description he provides to readers for responding to interviewer questions. It's a book that helped me get over saying 'duh' when interviewers said to me...'so tell me something about yourself.'"

   ---Karen Porter

        Publisher and Editor-in-Chief

        The Effective Admin e-zine

Other Resources:

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