

Write an administrative assistant resume? As if you haven’t got enough paperwork, right? Relax, our guide will turn writing your resume from ‘no chance’ into ‘no worries.’
Other office jobs might get the glory, but administrative assistants are the unsung heroes of the workplace. The quietly competent ones completing all the nuts and bolts tasks that hold an organisation together.
The only problem? Getting that down on paper. How can you make sure that you’ll have your pick of the best admin jobs?
It’s simple—
With an administrative assistant resume that’d make Miss Moneypenny proud.
Create a database of your skills, schedule in your clerical experience, and your next job hunt will be faster than a 200 WPM typing speed.
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Luna White
Phone: 0412 345 678
E-mail: lunawhite@mail.com.au
linkedin.com/in/lunawhite
Summary
Talented administrative assistant with 5+ years of experience and a degree in communications. Managed busy schedules for senior managers while efficiently performing general admin duties, hitting all KPIs for task management. Seeking to boost my knowledge of internal communications and executive assistant duties with a senior administrator role at Uplink.
Experience
Senior Administrative Assistant
Blue Water Systems, Sydney
August 2018–Present
Office Administrator
Wattle Holdings, Sydney
January 2016–August 2018
Education
Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communications), University of Sydney
2013–2016
Skills
Certifications
Languages
References available upon request
Now, here’s how to write a flawless administrative assistant resume:
An administrative assistant carries out clerical tasks that support the running of a workplace. They’re among the most important employees in any organisation, ensuring that processes run smoothly. So your administrative assistant resume has to show you can excel in this business-critical role.
Problem is, recruiters skim through your resume in seconds. So you need to grab their attention fast. Follow these resume formatting rules and you’ll be set:
And how long should a resume be for administrative assistant jobs? If you’ve got enough experience and achievements for a two-page resume or longer, then go for it. Otherwise, stick to a one-page resume.
A resume objective or resume summary is also called a resume profile. It’s a short paragraph, 3–4 sentences long, right at the top of your resume. Its purpose is to explain why you’re the best choice for the job. Here’s how to write one.
Choose a resume summary if you have two or more years of relevant experience:
Choose a resume objective if you’ve just left education, or you’re a career changer:
If you’re struggling to write your resume profile, skip it for now and leave it until it last. You’ll find it easier to summarise your achievements with your experience, education, and skills sections already set out.
Your administrative assistant resume experience section needs to make your admin and organisational experience shine. Here’s how to write it:
Pro Tip: If you don’t have any experience then give volunteering a try. There are plenty of volunteer admin jobs available, many of them for charities, so you’ll be doing a good deed as well as polishing your resume.
It’s easy to overlook the education section on your administrative assistant resume. After all, nobody reads it, right? Wrong. You do need an education section, recruiters do read it, and it can be particularly useful if you’re writing an entry-level administrative assistant resume.
Here’s how to use it to your advantage:
And if you’ve only just graduated and have very little professional experience, it’s perfectly fine to put your education section before your work experience section. That way, you’ll show your strongest points first.
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Admin assistants do a lot. You need to be skilled in using software to create reports and spreadsheets, managing schedules, updating databases, paying vendors, using phone systems and that’s just the start.
Here’s how to include that broad skill set on your resume:
And it’s easy to improve your skills. The federal government portal, myskills, is a great place to start to find all sorts of training opportunities.
You could stop with your skills section and have a resume that’s good enough. But just good enough doesn’t cut it in a competitive market. The number of admin roles available has fallen over the past five years, so you’ve really got to prove yourself to get the job.
Add extra sections to your resume, and you’ll be ahead of the game:
Finally, remember to include professional references at the end of your resume document. Alternatively, use the phrase References available upon request.
Cover letters haven’t carked it. Around half of hiring managers will refuse to read your resume if there isn’t a cover letter attached.
Here’s how you make it count:
And choose the right cover letter length. Never more than one page.
Plus, a great cover letter that matches your resume will give you an advantage over other candidates. You can write it in our cover letter builder here. Here's what it may look like:
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So that’s how you write the perfect resume for administrative assistant jobs.
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