Monday, January 3, 2011

Monday: Past work experience

2004-2007: Executive Assistant at a Private Secondary School

  • Grant Writing
  • Event planning & execution
  • Data Mining
  • Customer Service
  • Interim Director for Admissions during search for Director
  • Publication of advertising materials
  • Coordinated school visit days for prospective students
  • Administrative work for the Fundraising offfice
  • Volunteer Coordinator

Basically, I ran the office for less pay than the director. Halfway through, the director quit and I ran the show for 6 months until a replacement was hired. By the time I left, said replacement was still learning the ropes and I was still doing the majority of the work though she was now directing the strategy.

Good job for balancing family time while gaining experience in a difficult market. But bad because of the poor pay and little recognition for the responsibility took on. Obviously I wanted more responsibility to beef up my MBA but basically I was the secretary that would take everything on.

So my dilemma with this one is, how do I convey the vast amount that I did for this job without coming across as bitter that I did more than those above me. I'm not conceited about this; others will agree with the above description. But in an interview or on a resume, it comes across as snotty. How would you couch this on a resume or in an interview?

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