Drafting reports and checking the quality of paperwork is one of the most important skills a senior executive assistant can have, so one cannot overstate the importance of a strong resume in this profession. Hiring managers will scrap your resume faster than they learn your name if it isn’t sharp, concise, and well-organized. Your resume also provides a way to illustrate your unique skills that qualify you for competitive jobs. How do you learn what you include and what to exclude in your resume?
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Megan Murphy
100 Broadway Lane
New Parkland, CA, 91010
Cell: (555) 987-1234
example-email@example.com
Professional Summary
Professional Senior Executive Assistant trained in the leadership of others and administrative tasks. Adept at performing duties ranging from reviewing and researching information to handling calls from clients and creating reports for supervisors.
Core Qualifications
- Organized
- Time Management
- Leadership
- Technology Oriented
- Strong Writing Skills
- Researcher
Experience
Senior Executive Assistant, November 2010 – January 2015 Luther Inc. – Los Angeles, CA
- Oversaw a pool of more than 30 assistants and secretaries working for the company, maintained records of the hours they worked.
- Use computer software to maintain detailed records that executives could access in the office and from their home computers.
- Responsible for reviewing the performance of other assistants every six months.
- Worked on an on-call basis as needed for more than 20 local companies.
- Drafted reports based on current information to give executives details about changes to local and federal laws that affected them.
- Provided administrative support in terms of research and writing on a temporary basis.
- Supervised a team of more than 20 administrative assistants and determined which of those workers had the skills necessary to move up within the corporation.
- Responsible for reviewing new paperwork that came into the office and summarizing the reports for executives.
- Researched green manufacturing methods and developed reports based on that new information.