Sample CV For An Office Administrator

Your CV is what communicates to employers and recruiters if you meet the requirements of a particular job. It is the professional document that either gets you to the job interview level or denies you any chance of interacting with recruiting managers. For this reason, it is very important that your CV carries the important information that recruiters and hiring managers are looking for when hiring.

And like we have said before and will continue to insist, your work experience in very important when trying to find a job as it is the first thing employers and recruiters will focus on. How many years of experience do you have? Is your past experience in any way related to the job in question? What are some of the responsibilities you were tasked with in your previous jobs? Do you have the skills required for the position in question?

If your CV is able to answer these questions and contains the information employers want to see, then you can be certain of getting to the interview stage. To help you out, here is a sample CV for those looking to apply as an Office Administrator.

Office Administrator Sample CV

Job Seeker’s Name
P.O Box 3059 – 00100, Nairobi
Tel: 0710xxxxxx/0732xxxxxx. Email: jobseeker@gmail.com

PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth: 11th April, 1990
Marital Status: Single

PROFILE SUMMARY
A team player with a commitment to customer service through 2 years work experience in various administrative roles, who possess the ability to communicate confidently at all levels. With a reputation for delivering high quality and personal service to my work, I possess plenty of initiative and a great desire to contribute to the ongoing success of any office. Apart from being highly organized, I believe my strong background and experience in a customer focused environment makes me a great asset for your organization. Currently looking for an Office Administrator role where I can join a dedicated team and continue to grow professionally.

SKILLS & COMPETENCE
Ability to effectively maintain filling systems and manage diaries
Fast typing speed and proficiency with Microsoft Office suite
Ability to be flexible and remain calm under pressure

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

XYZ University: MBA in Strategic Management (ongoing)
ABC University: Bachelor of Business Administration, (year of completion)
XYZ High School : Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE)

WORK EXPERIENCE
Job Title: Assistant Office Administrator
XYZ Company Ltd (August 2014 – Present)

Assisting in all administrative processes within the office and offering secretarial support to various departments and offices in order to enable effective running of the office.

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Answering incoming calls in a professional manner
  • Managing calendars of senior team members and bosses
  • Following standardized company procedures relating to all aspects of Office performance
  • Maintaining suitable and sufficient office stationary to all departments
  • Establishing stationary requirements for the Office
  • Updating databases with confidential and relevant information
  • Organizing meetings and confirming attendance by email and memos where applicable

Job Title: Admin Assistant
XYZ Company (January – July 2014)

Responsible for providing general coordination of all office activities.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Manning the front office and operating switch board – (receiving and making calls)
  • Receiving and dispatching mails and other documents
  • Typing correspondences
  • Welcoming and directing visitors
  • Ensuring that all callers in person or on phone are handled in a way that customer satisfaction is achieved.
  • Ensuring that inquiries and messages are relayed effectively to staff members.

INTERESTS AND HOBBIES
Reading, Organizing events, Attending networking events, Blogging

REFEREES
Please feel free to contact the under mentioned in regard to my competence for the job at hand;

1. Name of Referee
Title
Company
Contacts (Phone and Email Address)
2. Name of Referee
Title
Company
Contacts (Phone and Email Address)
3. ….

45 Comments

  1. I agree with you Lynne. The same is to guide any professional to his/her own. Am impressed with their work.

  7. Surely, with such a Sample it’s just a matter of tailoring it to fit your area of Profession! Come-on guys, put your CV writing skills to work!

  15. thank you so much for that quality information. kindly, provide a sample for procurement/ Supply chain manager.

  16. Kindly do sample for project officer or project Coordinator ,Monitoring and Evaluation Field Supervisor position .

  22. kindly request you to do also a sample of Human resource manager. best regard maiyo.

  27. Thanks for the above CV. However, as an officer administrator, can i also include achievements in my CV? Kindly give me examples of achievements for an office administrator because i ave also not known what to write. Thanks n big up for the good work.

  32. Thank you very much. How does experience grade the applicants. I have 10years experience but no invitation for an interview. Does also age matter? Am a 1973 born. Am a qualified secretary/Executive Assistant/Personal Assistant/Administrative Assistant. Holding a diploma in business Administration and secretarial. Currently persuing bacholers degree in Business Management.

    Please advise why am not being invited for interviews.

  34. Hi could I get one on cabin crew having been in the banking sector and know nothing about crafts. Thank you

  37. Thank you, u have assisted me alot. and please if possible give a sample of a farm manager

  40. Hello, kindly send for me a sample cover letter and cv for a medical laboratory technologist professional

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