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How to write a housing assistant 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 housing assistant role.
Step 1: Mention your current job title or the role you're pursuing.
Step 2: Include your years of experience in housing assistant-related roles. Consider adding relevant company and industry experience as relevant to the job listing.
Step 3: Highlight your greatest accomplishments. Here is your chance to make sure your biggest wins aren't buried in your resume.
Step 4: Again, keep it short. Your goal is to summarize your experience and highlight your accomplishments, not write a paragraph.
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List the right project manager skills
Your Skills section is a place to list all relevant skills and abilities. Here is how to make the most of your skills section and make sure you have the right keywords:
- Look at the job listing and skills listed. You need to include the exact keywords from the job description to get your resume in front of an actual human. Do you have those skills? Fantastic! Be sure to list them.
- Include as many relevant hard or technical housing assistant skills as possible for each job you apply to.
- Be specific with the skills you have and be sure you are using the most up to date and accurate terms.
Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a housing assistant resume:
- Housing Assistance
- Customer Service
- Rental Assistance
- Front Desk
- House Maintenance
- Patient Care
- Social Services
- Emergency Situations
- Background Checks
- Conflict Resolution
- Meal Preparation
- HUD
- Incident Reports
- CPR
- Voucher Program
- Community Resources
- NYC
- Property Management
- Administrative Tasks
- Rent Payments
- Food Preparation
- Bulletin Boards
- Vital Signs
- Child Care
- Telephone Calls
- HAP
- ADL
- Student Housing
- Event Planning
- PowerPoint
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How to structure your work experience
Next you should include your work experience. Structure your work experience section by listing your most recent experience first, followed by earlier roles in reverse chronological order.
Start with your job title, company name, city, and state on the left. Align dates in month and year format on the right-hand side.
Include only recent, relevant jobs. Avoid including work experience over 20 years to avoid ageism.
Beneath each job, you should have bullet points to emphasize why you're the perfect fit for the housing assistant.
How to write housing assistant experience bullet points
Remember, your resume is not a list of responsibilities or a job description. This is your chance to show why you're good at your job and what you accomplished.
Use the XYZ formula for your work experience bullet points. Here's how it works:
- Use strong action verbs like Led, Built, or Optimized.
- Follow up with numbers when possible to support your results. How much did performance improve? How much revenue did you drive?
- Wrap it up by explaining the actions you took to achieve the result and how you made an impact.
This creates bullet points that read Achieved X, measured by Y, by doing Z.
Here are effective examples from housing assistant resumes:
Work history example #1
Resident Advisor
VIRGINIA STATE UNIV
- Counseled residents as they adjusted to being away from home, to campus life, and community living.
- Helped Alzheimer's patients with ADL'S, such as bathing, toileting, feeding, and other daily activities.
- Attended training to handle varying situations and conflict using positive interpersonal communication.
- Provided updates to residents through postings, electronic communications, and regular one-on-one contact.
- Earned certificates in Mental Health USA, Crisis Prevention, CPR and First Aid, and Handle with Care.
Work history example #2
Housing Assistant
CNA Financial
- Maintained and facilitated communication between residents/families, physicians, staff and regional and corporate representatives.
- Assisted group sales representatives with proposal presentation resulting in commendations for sales production increase for three consecutive years.
- Designed PowerPoint presentations with interactive media and animation for Managing Partner's use at seminars.
- Monitored funds utilization and program implementation through field visits and consultations.
- Researched materials and newspapers from libraries, in-house databases and internet to provide critical information for analysts.
Work history example #3
Housing Assistant
American Cancer Society
- Completed First Aid, CPR and medication certification training prior to administering medication.
- Networked with owners and managers of housing units, and maintained a list of landlords that can readily assist clients.
- Generated annual progress reports to HUD.
- Provided technical assistance to various nonprofit housing agencies on production and financing of low income housing.
- Monitored 2-way radio at all times for communication with 911 dispatchers, deputies and other personnel/superiors.
Work history example #4
Housing Assistant
CHAC
- Prepared Hap Contracts for owners to begin leasing stages for both owner and client.
- Processed on line Housing assistance (HAP) and utility reimbursement (UAP) payment adjustments.
- Calculated contract rent adjustments and provided notification to landlords.
- Facilitated positive communication with residents/patients, families, community members, volunteers, and other faculty staff.
- Reviewed and edited PowerPoint presentations and training booklets.
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Add an education section to your resume
The education section should display your highest degree first.
Place your education section appropriately on your resume. If you graduated over 5 years ago, this section should be at the bottom of your resume. If you just graduated and lack relevant work experience, the education section should go to the top.
If you have a bachelor's or master's degree, do not list your high school education. If your graduation year is more than 15-20 years ago, it's better not to include dates in this section.
Here are some examples of good education entries for resumes:
Master's Degree in psychology
Ashford University, San Diego, CA
2015 - 2016
Associate's Degree in nursing
University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA
2009 - 2011
Highlight your housing assistant certifications on your resume
Certifications can be a crucial part of your resume. Many jobs have required certifications.
To list, use the full name of the certification and the organization that issued it, along with the date of achievement.
If you have any of these certifications, be sure to include them on your housing assistant resume:
- Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA)
- Medical Assistant
- Medication Aide Certification (MACE)
- Certified Specialist - Public Housing Manager (CS-PHM)
- Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA)
- Certified Specialist of Occupancy (CSO-PH)
- Certified Healthcare Safety Professional - Fire Safety Management (CHSP-FSM)