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Administrative Associate resume examples for 2025

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Updated March 26, 2025
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How to write an administrative associate resume

Craft a resume summary statement

A resume summary is your opening statement that highlights your strongest skills and top accomplishments. It is your chance to quickly let recruiters know who you are professionally - and why they should hire you for the administrative associate role.

Step 1: Start with your professional title, or the one you aspire to.

Step 2: Detail your years of experience in administrative associate-related roles and your industry experience.

Step 3: What are your biggest professional wins? Here is your opportunity to highlight your strongest accomplishments by placing them at the start of your resume.

Step 4: Don't forget, your goal is to summarize your experience. Keep it short and sweet, so it's easy for recruiters to quickly understand why you're a great hire.

These tips will help you demonstrate why you are the perfect fit for the administrative associate position.

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List the right project manager skills

Your Skills section is an easy way to let recruiters know you have the skills to do the job. Just as importantly, it can help your resume not get filtered out by hiring software. Here is how to make the most of your skills section and make sure you have the right keywords:

  1. You often need to include the exact keywords from the job description in your resume. Look at the job listing and consider which of the listed skills you have experience with, along with related skills.
  2. Include as many relevant hard skills and soft skills as possible from the listing.
  3. Use the most up to date and accurate terms. Don't forget to be specific.
These five steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some administrative associate interviews.

Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on an administrative associate resume:

  • Administrative Tasks
  • Purchase Orders
  • Customer Service
  • Telephone Calls
  • Travel Arrangements
  • Patients
  • Data Entry
  • Medical Terminology
  • PowerPoint
  • Office Equipment
  • Patient Care
  • Eagle
  • Phone Calls
  • Excellent Organizational
  • Provides Administrative Support
  • Scheduling Appointments
  • Word Processing
  • Financial Transactions
  • Human Resources
  • Reservations
  • Home Health
  • Excellent Interpersonal
  • Payroll
  • Rehabilitation
  • Financial Reports
  • Meeting Minutes
  • Expense Reports
  • Front Desk
  • Administrative Functions
  • Event Planning

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How to structure your work experience

Your work experience should be structured:

  1. With your most recent roles first, followed by earlier roles in reverse chronological order.
  2. Job title, along with company name and location on the left.
  3. Put the corresponding dates of employment on the left side.
  4. Keep only relevant jobs on your work experience.

How to write administrative associate experience bullet points

Your resume is not a list of responsibilities or a job description. Instead, it is your chance to show your accomplishments and show why you're good at what you do.

  • Use the What, How, and Why format. Answering these questions turns a bland job description into an effective showcase of your abilities.
  • What were your responsibilities or goals?
  • How did you accomplish them?
  • Why were your results important? (How did it impact your company? Can you quantify the results in numbers? )

Here are great bullet points from administrative associate resumes:

Work history example #1

Executive Office Assistant

Macy's

  • Maintained administrative practices concerning payroll, timekeeping and credit.
  • Coordinated and proofread PowerPoint presentations for all district and corporate events.
  • Reconciled non-payroll monthly budget accounts and reports.
  • Supported four directors: Director of Sales, Director of Finance, Director of Inventory, and Director of HR.
  • Provided high-level administrative support to the SVP of Operations and HR Manager.

Work history example #2

Department Secretary

H&R Block

  • Managed sensitive business communications, data, and other information in a discreet and confidential manner.
  • Assisted with customer service, HR, and administration, including purchasing and distributing supplies for 7 offices.
  • Managed employee profile documentation including weekly time sheets, vacation time, sick leave, benefits, and payroll.
  • Submitted and reviewed time and attendance for staff of 30; communicated with payroll to identify errors and made corrections.
  • Aided in execution of agreements through drafting certificates of insurance/liability.

Work history example #3

Administrative Associate

Farmers Insurance

  • Utilized Symon, WCM, Lotus Notes, Access, OneNote, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word daily.
  • Researched, compiled and analyzed basic information for inclusion in reports, presentations and other communications.
  • Handled confidential files and monitored incoming payments processed through company platform.
  • Provided exemplary customer service by establishing open communication with employees regarding any questions or concerns.
  • Used MS Word, Excel, Access and Outlook daily, and MS PowerPoint occasionally.

Work history example #4

Front Desk Secretary

Borland Groover

  • Trained in EMR/EHR, filing, faxing and check in/out of patients.
  • Verified office charges, diagnosis and physician signatures in EHR.
  • Worked with oncology patients from initial diagnosis through treatment and follow-up appointments.
  • Recommended processes and procedures to upper management in an effort to increase office efficiency.
  • Verified authorizations and monitored visits for Medicare patients and assisted Business Office Manager with billing and payroll.

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Add an education section to your resume

Employers are looking for a few things when looking at the Education section of your resume:
  • The highest degree you have achieved.
  • TWhere you attended school, and the dates (Although if you graduated some time ago, leave the date off to avoid ageism)
  • TField of study
  • TAny honors, relevant coursework, achievements, or pertinent activities

Here are some examples of good education entries from administrative associate resumes:

High School Diploma

2014 - 2014

Highlight your administrative associate certifications on your resume

If you have any additional certifications, add them to the certification section.

Start simple. Include the full name of the certification. It's also good to mention the organization that issued the certification. Next, specify when you obtained the certification.

If you have any of these certifications, be sure to include them on your administrative associate resume:

  1. Certified Billing and Coding Specialist (CBCS)
  2. Certified Professional - Human Resource (IPMA-CP)
  3. Certified Medical Office Manager (CMOM)
  4. Word 2010 Certification
  5. Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA)
  6. Microsoft Office Specialist: Expert (Office 365 and Office 2019)
  7. Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
  8. Certified Manager Certification (CM)
  9. Dental Assistant (RDA)
  10. Certified Medical Interpreter (CMI)

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