Entry-level office professional with an associate degree in business, 10 months as an administrative assistant and 2 years in retail. Cut appointment no-shows at a busy dental office from 14% to 8% by setting up text reminders. Brings Microsoft Office Specialist certification, accurate data entry and a friendly phone manner.
Experience
Administrative Assistant, Bright Smile Family Dental (Lexington, KY)
Jan 2026 – Present
Answer about 70 calls a day, schedule patients and check in 40 visits daily in Dentrix
Cut no-show rate from 14% to 8% by setting up automated text reminders
Scan and file insurance forms and keep patient records up to date
Order office supplies within a $600 monthly budget
Sales Associate, Hamburg Pavilion Home Goods (Lexington, KY)
Aug 2023 – Dec 2025
Helped customers, ran the register and processed returns
Led weekly inventory counts for the kitchen department with 99% accuracy
Education
Associate of Applied Science in Business Administration, Bluegrass Commonwealth Community College (Aug 2023 – Dec 2025)
Skills
Office: scheduling, data entry at 60 words per minute, phone and email support, filing
Software: Microsoft 365, Excel, Outlook, Dentrix, Google Workspace
Certification: Microsoft Office Specialist Excel Associate
How to write a Entry Level resume
A strong Entry Level resume shows the skills you can prove from school, part-time work, volunteering, projects or an earlier career, and how they carry over to the role you want next. Put Education near the top and use projects, internships and coursework to show what you can already do.
Sections, in order
Summary
Education
Experience
Projects
Skills
Length: One page. Recruiters expect a single page for early-career candidates.
Summary: Keep the summary to two lines: the role you want, your strongest skills, and one result from a project or internship.
Skills to feature
Communication
Customer service
Teamwork
Time management
Microsoft Office and Google Workspace
Problem solving
Reliability and punctuality
Learning new tools quickly
Organization
Role-specific certifications
Example bullet points
Served about 120 customers a shift at a busy campus cafe and trained 4 new baristas on the POS system
Built a sales dashboard in Excel and Power BI as a certificate capstone, cutting a weekly report from 3 hours to 20 minutes
Kept the books for a 400-family school PTA during a career break, closing each year with a balanced audit
Tips from recruiters
Lead with the strongest evidence you have: put Education first if you are still in school, and a recent certificate or project first if you are changing careers.
List a career gap as one honest line with dates, then add volunteer, freelance or caregiving work and the courses you took during or after it.
Rewrite past duties in the language of the job you want, for example "handled cash and inventory" becomes "reconciled $8,000 in daily sales and ran weekly inventory counts".
Recommended templates
Classic (ATS-friendly): Jake's-style LaTeX classic: small caps and hairline rules
Ivy (ATS-friendly): Harvard-style Times layout with centered headings
Modern (ATS-friendly): Clean single column with accent headings and rules
Entry Level resume FAQ
What should a Entry Level resume include?
A Entry Level resume should show the skills you can prove from school, part-time work, volunteering, projects or an earlier career, and how they carry over to the role you want next. Use these sections in this order: Summary, Education, Experience, Projects and Skills. Put Education near the top and use projects, internships and coursework to show what you can already do.
What is the best resume template for a Entry Level?
Classic, Ivy and Modern work well for Entry Level roles. They are single-column with standard headings, so applicant tracking systems (ATS) parse them reliably.
How long should a Entry Level resume be?
One page. Recruiters expect a single page for early-career candidates.
Which skills should a Entry Level put on a resume?
Prioritize the skills named in the job posting. Common ones for Entry Level roles are Communication, Customer service, Teamwork, Time management, Microsoft Office and Google Workspace and Problem solving.
How do I write strong Entry Level resume bullet points?
Start with an action verb, say what you did, and end with a measurable result such as GPA or honors, customers served and hours volunteered. For example: "Served about 120 customers a shift at a busy campus cafe and trained 4 new baristas on the POS system."