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Resume keyword checker for administrative assistants

Paste your resume and a administrative assistant job posting. See which of the posting's keywords your resume shows and which are missing.

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The checker runs in your browser. Keyword coverage is which of this job's keywords your resume shows, in any word form. It is a tailoring guide, not an ATS score and not a prediction of interviews. Add a keyword only where it's true for you. If you have done the work, say so in the job's words. If you haven't, leave it out.

Sample administrative assistant posting

Sample posting, written by CareerGenius for this page (the employer is fictional). In the checker, replace it with the job you're applying to.

Administrative Assistant
Alpine Ski House (sample employer), on site

About the role
You will keep our office running and support a team of managers with scheduling, documents and day-to-day administration.

Responsibilities
- Manage calendars and schedule meetings for three managers
- Answer phones, greet visitors and direct inquiries
- Prepare documents, presentations and meeting minutes
- Handle data entry and keep records and files up to date
- Arrange travel and process expense reports
- Order office supplies and coordinate with vendors

Qualifications
- 1+ year of administrative or office experience
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
- Strong organization and time management skills
- Accurate data entry and attention to detail
- Professional phone and email communication
- Experience with calendar management and travel arrangements

Keywords in this sample administrative assistant posting

Read from the sample posting above by the same rules the checker uses. Real postings for this role vary, so paste the one you're applying to.

  • Calendar management
  • Data entry
  • Travel arrangements
  • Excel
  • Microsoft Office
  • Microsoft Word
  • Outlook
  • PowerPoint
  • Attention to detail
  • Communication
  • Time management
  • Expense reports
  • Meeting minutes
  • Office supplies
  • Presentations

Wording true administrative assistant experience in the job's terms

  • Use the posting's words for the tasks you did: calendar management, scheduling, data entry, meeting minutes, travel arrangements, expense reports.
  • Name the software: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) or Google Workspace. List the ones you use with confidence.
  • Say who you supported: "Supported three managers" or "front desk for a 40-person office", using real numbers you know.
  • Small office jobs often cover a lot. Write each responsibility you really had, in its own line.

How it works

  1. Paste your resume. Paste the text, or open a PDF or Word file. The file is read in your browser.
  2. Paste the job posting. The checker lists the posting's keywords: tools, credentials and skill phrases, requirements first.
  3. See found and missing. Each keyword is checked against your resume as whole words in any form, so "managed inventory" counts for "inventory management".
  4. Fix what is true. Add the missing keywords that describe experience you really have, in your own bullets, then check again.

Keywords are read from the posting by fixed rules, without AI: tool and product names, certifications and other capitalised terms, common skill phrases, items in the posting's skill lists, and phrases the posting repeats. Requirements count most. Remove any that don't fit, or add your own.

Tailor your resume to this job

Suggest rewrites your resume in the job's terms, only from what's true: it works from your own resume and this job, and you keep or discard each change.

Free to start, no credit card required. Continuing sends your resume and this job to CareerGenius so it can suggest rewrites.

Questions

I did admin work as part of another job. Can I list it?

Yes. Keep your real title and list the administrative tasks you did under it.

Should I list typing speed?

Only if you have a recent test result. Otherwise "accurate data entry" says it without a number.

Is this an ATS score?

No. No tool can tell you how a particular employer's system will rank your resume, so CareerGenius doesn't show an ATS score, a pass rate or your odds of an interview. Keyword coverage only shows which of the posting's keywords your resume states.

Is my resume uploaded or stored?

No. The check runs in your browser. Your resume and the job text aren't sent to CareerGenius or anyone else unless you choose to continue to tailoring, which needs a free account. The page counts visits with Google Analytics (the page address, not what you paste) and loads no advertising pixels.

Why is a keyword I have marked missing?

The checker looks for the keyword itself in any word form ("managed" for "management"), not for a synonym. If you did the work but described it differently, use the posting's word where it is accurate.

Should I add every missing keyword?

No. Add a keyword only where it's true for you. A resume that claims a skill you don't have can cost you the interview, and the job.

Do I need an account?

No account is needed to check keywords. An account is needed only to save your resume and get rewrite suggestions for a job.

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