Personnel assistant resume examples for 2025
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How to write a personnel assistant resume
Craft a resume summary statement
A well-written resume summary is basically an elevator pitch. You are summing up your skills and experience in a few sentences to wow recruiters, hiring managers, and decision makers into giving you an interview. Here are some tips to putting your best foot first with your resume summary:
Step 1: Mention your current job title or the role you're pursuing.
Step 2: Include your years of experience in personnel 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:
- Start with the job listing. Frequently, the keywords looked for by recruiters will be listed. Be careful to include all skills in the job listing you have experience with.
- Consider all the software and tools you use on a daily basis. When in doubt, list them!
- Make sure you use accurate and up to date terms for all the skills listed.
Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a personnel assistant resume:
- Human Resources
- Data Entry
- Office Equipment
- CAC
- Personnel Actions
- Background Checks
- Personnel Transactions
- Life Insurance
- HRIS
- Deers
- Performance Evaluations
- Health Insurance
- Administrative Functions
- Personnel Policies
- Personnel Data
- FMLA
- I-9
- Computer System
- DOD
- Reference Checks
- Exit Interviews
- Civil Service
- Clerical Support
- Telephone Calls
- Management System
- Travel Arrangements
- EEO
- Payroll System
- PowerPoint
- Word Processing
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How to structure your work experience
Your work experience should be structured:
- With your most recent roles first, followed by earlier roles in reverse chronological order.
- Job title, along with company name and location on the left.
- Put the corresponding dates of employment on the left side.
- Keep only relevant jobs on your work experience.
How to write personnel assistant 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 examples from great personnel assistant resumes:
Work history example #1
Programming Internship
Mary Kay
- Delivered and explained pamphlets and other information about Walt Disney World to sales representatives with clear communication.
- Used MS PowerPoint to Gather and provide relevant data for account executives that was essentially used in presentations for client meetings.
- Participated in the migration of an application from SQL Server to Oracle.
- Coordinated office activities including answering phones, assisting visitors, managing office communication flow and supplies.
- Updated contest web pages; scheduled Facebook posts promoting contests' enter-to-win details.
Work history example #2
Human Resources Internship
Pfizer
- Created training materials for new hires in a PowerPoint presentation.
- Optimized SQL and stored procedures for data warehouse and interfaces, gathered requirements and authored technical specifications.
- Facilitated new hire orientation, off boarded colleagues, and responded to questions about compensation, leaves of absence and benefits.
- Managed and resolved requests for supervisor calls, including escalations, complaints and calls for additional assistance.
- Updated I-9 files for Visa information, new hires, transfers and terminated colleagues.
Work history example #3
Personnel Assistant
Adecco Staffing, USA
- Hired employees and process hiring-related paperwork, including I-9 and W-2 forms.
- Ensured drug testing and security clearances standards were met before bringing someone on-board.
- Maintained personnel and benefit information records, which consist of filing supporting documents, terminations, I-9 verifications, payroll etc.
- Implemented and managed Finance and Administration paperless procedures, policies and operation in document management software.
- Recorded personal data pertinent to eligibility, classification, selection, and referral, and entered that data to the HRIS.
Work history example #4
Personnel Assistant
Advantage Solutions
- Served as Chairperson of Affirmative Action Committee and Secretary of EEO Committee.
- Used UltiPro HRIS software to organize and run advanced analysis on confidential financial statements and performance assessments for over 2,000 employees.
- Maintained Human Resource Information Systems records and compiles reports from ADP/Cornerstone databases.
- Created and maintained documentation related to all employee benefits, payroll and employee performance reports.
- Prepared office correspondence, performance management, awards, policies and installation procedures.
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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 from personnel assistant resumes:
High School Diploma
2018 - 2018
Highlight your personnel assistant certifications on your resume
Certifications are a great way to showcase special expertise or niche skills. Some jobs even require certifications to be hired.
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.
Here are some of the best certifications to have on personnel assistant resumes:
- Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA)
- Medical Assistant
- Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR)
- Certified Medical Office Manager (CMOM)
- Society for Human Resource Management Certified Professional (SHRM-CP)
- Word 2010 Certification
- Certified Manager Certification (CM)
- Certified Personnel Consultant (CPC)
- Travel and Tourism Professional (TTP)