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Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"Being new to the workforce, the majority of my technical skills are self-taught. However, I am very keen on learning, and I pick up new skills quickly. My computer skills are strong because I continually take online coursework to stay up to date on new trends and technologies. I would say I am strongest in the Microsoft Office Suite, Keynote, Pages, and Google Analytics. Anything you require that I may not know, I can study before my start date."

Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
The interviewer would like a firm idea of your most vital technical skills as they relate to this Admin Assistant role. In the company's job posting or job description, there may be a list of desired skills. If any of the hiring company's desired skills apply to you, be sure to make that connection in your reply. Some of the technical skills an employer may look for in an Admin Assistant include:
- Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project, Excel)
- Google Suite (G-Suite)
- QuickBooks
- Oracle
- PeopleSoft
- SAP (Various modules)
- Salesforce
- Point of Sale (POS) systems

Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"I am an expert level user in the Microsoft Office suite, primarily in Excel where I can create highly useful spreadsheets with macros. I have experience in QuickBooks and consider myself an intermediate user of the platform. I also have training in Salesforce, which I understand is a skill your organization seeks in an Administrative Assistant. I assure you I am well-trained in the majority of software, platforms, and programs mentioned in your job posting."

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