Resume example

Medical Assistant resume example

A Medical Assistant resume must clear ATS keyword filters for clinical skills and certifications before a hiring manager ever reads it. This example does both: it leads with quantified impact and surfaces every term a recruiter searches.

What makes this resume work

• Every bullet opens with a strong action verb and closes with a specific number — percentages, patient counts, or dollar figures — so hiring managers can immediately gauge scope and impact rather than inferring it.
• Hard skills are listed as a dedicated, scannable section using exact credential names (CMA, AAMA, BLS/AHA) and software titles (AthenaHealth, Epic) that ATS systems match against job descriptions word-for-word.
• The bilingual Spanish note appears in both the summary and implicitly in the skills context, targeting clinics that serve Spanish-speaking populations and giving Daniela a concrete differentiator beyond clinical tasks.
• Progression from extern to staff MA to lead MA is shown through three distinct roles at different employers, demonstrating both loyalty and upward mobility — two signals hiring managers look for when screening for reliability.

Keywords that help you pass the ATS

Work the ones that fit your experience into your resume, naturally, not stuffed.