KATHLEEN CROSSETT
Voorhees, NJ 08043-2118 856-***-**** **********@*******.***
COMPUTER SKILLS: Word Perfect, Word (advanced)
Lotus, Excel (proficient), Dictaphone transcription
Typing: 80 wpm Powerpoint (proficient), various database programs
Outlook (calendar), Lotus Notes, research on Internet
EDUCATION: Rutgers University, B.A. Degree
English major + Business courses: 3.3 GPA
Summary of Work Experience:
• Administrative and secretarial support to senior managers and attorneys.
• Legal – Patent, Legal – Corporate Secretary, and Secretary to Sr. Vice President (bank).
• Have used the advanced functions of word processing, have compiled spreadsheets and converted them into charts
and graphs, have created slides for presentations (with clip art and images from Internet) and have worked in various
database systems (inputting and sorting information).
• Office management skills, such as devising new filing systems – manual files (in cabinets) and electronic folders (on
computer), setting up conference calls and meetings, monitoring and ordering office supplies, handling invoices and
large sums of money (transfers at bank), making travel arrangements, preparing expense reports, handling confidential
information such as performance reviews, timekeeping for department.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Contract work – mostly long-term assignments filling in for people on disability. Exec. Asst. 2001-2008
and Legal positions requiring strong MS Office skills (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook).
FMC Corp.*
Long temporary assignment (one year) in dept. that was being sold, then several 1/99 - 11/01
shorter assignments at FMC using MS software and various database programs.
Received $2,000 bonus (copy is available).
Rohm and Haas Company* 2 years
Treasury Dept. (2nd year) – Financial reports and general administrative duties. 2/97 – 1/99
Patent Secretary – Legal Dept. (1st year) – went to higher grade in Treasury Dept.
Cigna Insurance Company*
Legal Secretary – Corporate Law (Corp. Secretary) 4 years
Coordinated Board of Directors’ meetings, prepared consents, resolutions, minutes of 5/91 – 12/95
meetings, maintained database with officer elections, resignations, title changes, etc.
Also Office Management duties (see summary above). Received $500 merit award
for “always going the extra mile”
Left when my dept. (property & casualty) was up for sale (Ace, Ltd. is the new owner).
First Pennsylvania Bank* 5 years
(merged with CoreStates, then First Union Bank, now Wachovia) 12/84 – 1/90
Executive Secretary – Trust Dept.
Provided administrative support to Senior Vice President (2nd highest level at bank).
Left when First PA merged with CoreStates (didn’t want transfer with longer commute).
U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C. 5 years
Research Asst. – Public Affairs. Secretary – Legal Dept. (before research position). 9/77 – 8/82
General office duties. Received certificate for “Sustained Exceptional Performance” (have copy).
Moved from Wash. D.C. to N.J. (have lived in current house in N.J. since 1984).
Attributes: Strong work ethic, dependable, good writing skills, creative thinker, * Philadelphia, PA
versatile computer skills
Update to resumé:
Kathleen Crossett
Sept. 15 – Nov. 25, 2008 EGS, Inc.- Phila.
Legal Asst. at gov’t agency (assignment by EGS).
Read litigation cases, wrote summaries and timelines,
typed legal documents and provided routine office assistance.
$22 an hour. 1-866-***-**** toll-free
Oct. 22 – Nov. 17, 2007 Kelly Services – Phila.
4-week legal temporary assignment
$20.38 an hour
January – June 2007 Adecco – Phila.
Exec. Asst. - temporary assignment
$21 an hour
(and other assignments with Adecco past few years)
Company closed its Phila. Office (and assignment ended)
Awards
FMC - $2,000 bonus
Cigna - $500 merit award
(for “always going the extra mile”)
U.S. State Dept. – commendation
(for “sustained exceptional performance”)
American Legion Scholarship – college
Rutgers University – Dean’s List, 5x
National Honor Society – high school
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Test Name: Typing General [1 Minute Onscreen]
Test Date: 6/24/2010
Elapsed Time: 01:00 Minute Time Limit
Raw words per minute: 81
Average mistakes per minute: 1
Adjusted words per minute: 80
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Test Name: Microsoft Word 2003 Normal User
Test Date: 6/24/2010
Elapsed Time: 00:04:55
Questions Correct: 26 out of 30
Percent Correct: 87%
Percentile Ranking: 40
83%
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Test Name: Microsoft Excel 2003 Normal User
Test Date: 6/24/2010
Elapsed Time: 00:08:49
Questions Correct: 25 out of 30
Percent Correct: 83%
Percentile Ranking: 50
Global Average: 76%
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Test Name: Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 Normal User
Test Date: 6/24/2010
Elapsed Time: 00:12:00
Questions Correct: 18 out of 30
Percent Correct: 60%
Percentile Ranking: 10
Global Average: 73%