Penny J. Jackson
Schenectady, NY 12303
**********@*******.***
Objective:
Administrative Assistant / Receptionist
Education:
High School Diploma
Hudson Valley Community College
Employment:
Albany Realty Group - Administrative Assistant/Receptionist: 4/2005-
3/2011
0. Front desk reception, greeting visitors, answering multi-line
telephone
1. Entering data into the Multiple Listing Service from listing and sales
contracts
2. Billing of Commissions and Fees
3. Designing and producing attractive marketing materials including
postcards, fact sheets, virtual tours and flyers using various
graphics and publishing platforms.
4. Typing correspondence as requested by Manager and Agents
5. Maintaining office files and listing/sales packets for use by Agents
6. Ordering and maintaining office supplies
7. Wrote and produced Orientation Packet for new Agents
This position has been eliminated due to the economy.
Realty USA - Loudonville (Formerly Blackman & DeStefano) - Administrative
Assistant/Receptionist: 3/2001 - 4/2005 Duties for this position were the
same as stated above.
Left to accept position at Albany Realty Group with my former manager at
Realty USA.
Temporary Employment - Brief period in early 2001
Receptionist at NAI Pyramid Corporation, a commercial real estate
company, and Albany Savings Bank Mortgage Dept.
Wackenhut Corporation - Personnel Administrator: 1999-2001
8. Recruiting and hiring security guards
9. Posting advertising for open positions
10. Conducting Interviews
11. Orientation and training of new guards
12. Assuring compliance with labor laws in hiring practices of office
Position was eliminated due to budgetary issues.
Encore Boutique - Owner/Manager: 1996-1998
. Started and managed a consignment store specializing in children's
clothing and accessories
. Outfitted and equipped storefront from remodeling to fixtures
. Obtained and managed inventory and accounting for over 300 clients
Closed business due to financial losses.
New York State Health Dept. - Senior Laboratory Technician: 1962-1995
Early Retirement
. Performed laboratory procedures in biological and chemical research
laboratories
. Prepared and analyzed environmental samples for radiological
contamination
. Performed inoculations, blood drawing and sample collection on
animals
. Observed and recorded results of various experimental medicines on
test subjects.
Skills/Proficiencies:
13. Microsoft Office Suite; Word, Excel, Publisher & Power Point
14. Laboratory procedures: chemical, biological and instrumental
15. Sharper Agent platform
16. Picasa, HP and Kodak picture software
17. Creative marketing / web and print design
18. Multi-line telephone systems
19. Detail oriented
20. Multi-tasking
21. Accustomed to maintaining a high degree of confidentiality