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Could you please critique the content of my resume?  I realize the formatting doesn't look right. Thanks!


Name
Address, phone, email


Qualification Summary

Administrative and customer service professional with 15 years of experience in office and clerical settings.  Highly organized, efficient and skilled in a variety of office support tasks, including:

* Office Organization & Administration
* Records & Database Management
* General Bookkeeping (A/P & A/R)
* Telephone & Front Office Reception
* Customer Service
* Spreadsheets & Reports
* Word Processing & Data  (70 WPM)
* Filing & Data Archiving
* LEAN Training


Computer Skills
* Windows
* Oracle
* MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Outlook)

Experience

ABC Company – City, State
Office Associate, 2004 – November 2012
Provided administrative and customer support within busy office. Responsible for the daily running of office tasks such as reviewing and  reconciling daily and monthly reports, A/P input, A/R backup, database management, account information input and data checking, and providing excellent customer service.
* Earned “excellent” ratings on annual reviews, with recognition for excellence in areas including accuracy and quality, ability to learn new concepts and organization skills.
* Excelled within a deadline driven environment, ensuring the accurate and on-time completion of all projects.
* Used time management skills to in 2009-2012 successfully take over responsibility for administrative duties at an additional company branch.
* Meticulous handling of reports and company procedures enabled employer to pass internal audits.

ABC Company – City, State
Temporary Agency Assignments
Administrative Assistant / Receptionist /
Office Clerk, 2003 - 2004
Handled various office tasks for a variety of clients including customer service, front desk reception, data entry, transcription, proofreading, editing and drafting business correspondence.
* Demonstrated the ability to learn new organizational processes, workflows, policies and procedures with minimal ramp-up time.
* Created databases and spreadsheets to improve work flow.
* Used Customer Service skills to ensure customer satisfaction.

ABC Company – City, State
Administrative Assistant 1999-2003

Served as first point of customer contact, coordinated front office duties, created spreadsheet and table proposals for sales team, ordered inventory, data entry, filing

* Managed front office reception for busy work environment.
* Implemented use of spreadsheets and other computer programs to improve interpretation of quotations.
* Earned consistent commendations for being a self-starter and team player.

Education

ABC College – City, State
1994-1997
Associates of Business Degree

ABC High School – City, State
1990-1994

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  • Jan-4
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Hi tc76,

Thank you for posting your resume! I like your strategy and content. Here are a few suggestions to improve your document:

- Consider revising sections that are drawn from resume samples. I recognized some of the writing, so that means that other people are also using the same or similar content, which doesn't help you stand out from the crowd. I would like to see more of your personality shine through and examples of more specific projects that you worked on.

- Omit high school information. This isn't necessary as you have a college degree.

- Proofread your document and correct any errors. For example, pluralize "Qualifications Summary" as you are referring to more than one qualification. Add missing hyphens such as in "front-office reception." Use parallel structure, so the second sentence in your current job can be changed to "...delivery of customer service."

I hope this is helpful. Good luck to you!
Best wishes,
Kim Isaacs
The Resume Expert

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Thanks for your recommendations Kim, as always you are very helpful!

tc

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