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Administration resume example

Administrative Assistant resume example

An administrative assistant resume that shows the office ran better because of you: calendars, events, systems and savings, with the scale of the support.

The example resume

Emma Thompson

Executive Assistant

Executive assistant with eight years supporting senior leaders in professional services. Runs complex calendars across time zones, plans events for up to 300 guests, and set up the office's travel and expenses process.

Experience

Executive Assistant to the Managing Partner, Harcourt & Lane LLP 2019–now

Law firm, 400 staff.

  • Manage the managing partner's calendar, travel and correspondence across three time zones.
  • Organised the firm's annual conference for 300 guests, within a £120k budget.
  • Set up a new travel and expenses process in SAP Concur; reimbursement time fell from 3 weeks to 5 days.

Team Administrator, Brightwell Consulting 2016–2019

Management consultancy.

  • Supported a team of 12 consultants with diaries, travel and client meetings.
  • Digitised the filing system, freeing a room for meetings.

Education

BA, English Literature, University of Bristol 2015

Skills

  • Administration: Diary management, Travel, Event planning, Minute taking
  • Tools: Microsoft 365, SAP Concur, Salesforce
  • Strengths: Discretion, Prioritisation, Communication