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The Executive Assistant CV That Passes Both the Robot and the Recruiter
Most strong EAs are filtered out before a human ever reads their CV. A few structural changes fix that.
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Structure beats design
Applicant tracking systems read text, not graphics. Use a single column, standard section headings (Experience, Skills, Education), and no tables, text boxes, headers or footers. Save as PDF unless the employer requests .docx.
Put your target title at the top — 'Executive Assistant to C-Suite | Remote' — so the first line of the document matches the first line of the job advert.
Rewrite duties as results
Replace 'Responsible for managing the calendar' with 'Managed a 60-meeting weekly calendar across four time zones with zero scheduling conflicts in 18 months.'
Every bullet should answer: what did you own, at what scale, and what changed because you were there?
Mirror the language of the role
Keep a copy of three target job adverts beside you as you write. Where their words are honest matches for your experience, use their words — 'stakeholder management', 'board reporting', 'inbox triage', 'travel coordination'.
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