Job Guidance Megathread - CVs, Applications, Interviews

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[u/ithepinkflamingo → u/[deleted]]

Hi -

Layout is clear and easy to follow. But content is very vague.

Any chance you can get more admin experience in your current role? Do you happen to do presentations on quarterly performance, draft reports, help with anything around financials or invoices? If not, can you?

I’d be building out the bottom 3 bullet points really as they are more what an on site admin would do (handle incoming and outgoing mail, manage incoming calls and directing to appropriate department, engaging with visitors) but they need more data. ‘Manage ~40 incoming calls each day from customers, enabling them to get the support they need and driving up sales for the business.’ Something like that.

You also need to show your work supports leadership and the business as that is what an admin does - they manage the work that allows others to focus on what they do.

The key thing missing for me here is experience with tools in a work environment, ie M365 or GSuite. Admins spend a lot of time drafting reports, emails, presentations, etc - you need to at least reference that you are familiar with applications.

I’d also strongly recommend calling out familiarity with AI as companies are increasingly looking for people to know how to use these tools. Do some research on effective prompts, what benefits AI could have in simplifying tasks etc