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dontwanttobea99er in Framingham, Massachusetts

7 months ago

Assumed header.

SUMMARY

Proven success in leadership roles, consistent achievement throughout 15 years in sales, administrative roles, and customer service. Key competencies include:

Staff Management
Event Planning
Office Administration
Delivery Scheduling
Customer Service
Product Marketing

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Customer Service
--Sales performance and customer satisfaction scores have always met or exceeded expectations.
--Experience with catering to high-ticket clients, up to $40,000 per project.

Staff Management
--Trained and managed a staff of up to 15 people, including scheduling, performance reviews, task lists.
--Experience writing employee reviews and coaching employee performance.

Office Administration
--Maintained sensitive student databases regarding class selection and grade performance.
--Created schedules and productivity reports for staff members using Microsoft Office suite.

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dontwanttobea99er in Framingham, Massachusetts

7 months ago

Ugh, the stupid filters won't let me post the rest. Wonderful...

Experience is mostly in sales, with 2 years admin and a year of department manager (hiring, firing, performance reviews, inventory management)

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Randy Lew in Prague, Czech Republic

7 months ago

Have quickly glanced over. Several things which were overlooked:

*An objective statement clearly states the purpose of your resume.

Example: "To obtain a challenging position as an administrative assistant in the financial services industry.

*Breaking down more on the Summary statement. Add a couple of lines to the existing one.

Example: "Resourceful planner/coordinator with extensive knowledge of inventory control and online inventory systems. Recognized by management for innovation and initiative in implementing IT techniques as well as interdepartmental communications and supervisory skills."

*EMPLOYMENT HISTORY! Pour in some more facts.

*EDUCATION. List your educational accomplishments!

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TryingHardToFindWork in Arlington, Virginia

7 months ago

Randy Lew in Prague, Czech Republic said: Have quickly glanced over. Several things which were overlooked:

*An objective statement clearly states the purpose of your resume.

Example: "To obtain a challenging position as an administrative assistant in the financial services industry.

*Breaking down more on the Summary statement. Add a couple of lines to the existing one.

Example: "Resourceful planner/coordinator with extensive knowledge of inventory control and online inventory systems. Recognized by management for innovation and initiative in implementing IT techniques as well as interdepartmental communications and supervisory skills."

*EMPLOYMENT HISTORY! Pour in some more facts.

*EDUCATION. List your educational accomplishments!

I assume you didn't read the part where dontwanttobea99er mentioned not being able to post the whole resume on here due to filters.

dontwanttobea99er, why don't you do what Narako9 did in another thread. Take screen captures of your resume (concealing personal details, of course), save it in a free photo hosting site and link to it here.

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Tom in Washington, District of Columbia

7 months ago

Resume builder is not a good solution here, it will make your administrative resume most common and it will never stand out against hundreds of other administrative resumes. You can try professional help of the sites who provide editing service. Some of them even provide free review service.

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CM in Austin, Texas

6 months ago

Just upload your resume to indeed and provide a link to it.

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Mike in Spring Hill, Florida

5 months ago

You should really consider using a professional coaching service that focuses on resumes and interview skills. It's not that expensive, and it gives you a better chance at succeeding the first time. Normally, I don't pay for things unless I need them, and there are some places that are incredibly expensive. The Ladders charges you over $1,000! I would suggest something less expensive but probably even more effective given the personal service. I've heard about Status Next, and they seem to have the best bang for your buck. Good luck!

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