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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.
"While earning my Business Administration certificate, I gained basic knowledge and skills in A/P and A/R data entry into Excel. I am confident in my typing speed as well as my accuracy and am eager to gain further experience in this administrative role."

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.
It is common for an Admin Assistant to have data entry tasks. Data entry could include entering customer information in the company's CRM. It could mean entering sales data into Salesforce or updating financial data into an Excel spreadsheet. Share some examples of data entry tasks you have been responsible for in the past. Be sure to include details of the volume you handled, the type of data that it was, and where you entered the information. If possible, you should also speak to your level of accuracy.

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 have performed many data entry tasks over my eight-year admin career. These tasks include tracking payroll, paid days off, and overtime hours for our temporary employees. I also enter data such as vendor pricing and estimated shipping dates for a variety of supplies. I have a fast typing speed and am thorough, being sure to double-check my entries for accuracy. I also consider myself an advanced user of Excel."

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I have performed many data entry tasks over my eight-year various career. These tasks including data entry in tax software. I also enter data such as customer information, service, and product pricing, create invoices, product returns, discounts, etc. I have a fast typing speed and am thorough, being sure to double-check my entries for accuracy. I also consider myself an advanced user of Excel.

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Great response! If possible, include the words-per-minute and accuracy rate of your typing, to let the employer know exactly where your typing skills are at.
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