Resume plays a very important role in the job hunt, the way you have designed your resume makes huge impact on your chances of getting hired. Resume is a document that has to be obligatorily carried in any job interview. I need not tell, that a resume should be written very briefly, and should not include any unnecessary details. It incorporates important details of the candidate like - contact details, educational qualifications, skill set, and the most important one being career objective. It is the duty of the medical receptionist to maintain the logs of appointments, and deal with the incoming patients. She should have excellent people management and communication skills. The position of a receptionist is a very responsible position, and demands patience and total commitment on part of the concerned person. In emergency cases, she is also expected to carry out some medical work under the doctor's supervision. Confidence and a pleasing personality are two characteristics that one should possess. In this article, we will discuss a resume sample, along with the template and cover letter. Template

(Your Name) (Complete Address) (Phone Number) (Email Address) OBJECTIVE Under objective comes your purpose for applying for the job, and a basic introduction of you. SKILLS Mention your skills under this section. WORK SUMMARY Your work experience should be listed under this sub-head. Along with the employer name, you can mention some of your work duties under this section. EDUCATIONAL SUMMARY Basic educational details should be mentioned under this section. REFERENCE If you have the reference from some responsible person, mention the person's name.

Sample With the template you must have got idea about the formatting of resume. Now let's clear the confusion about the use of words under each section. The sample below would help in a big way, in writing the correct sentences.

Cecelia Cook 321, Roadway Street Arizona Cell no: 000-0000-11 Email Id: cook.cecelia@abc.com

OBJECTIVE To utilize my skills and experience as a receptionist, in an organization that provides good work environment along with professional growth. SKILLS Confident, hardworking, and ready to work in a team. Good time and people management skills. Excellent communication skills and knowledge of six global languages. Knowledge of accounting and bookkeeping concepts. Ability to handle computers and knowledge of various medical software operation. WORK SUMMARY Worked as a receptionist at Holy Hospitals Inc. for 1 year. Booked appointments, attended calls and dealt with incoming patients. Maintained old patient records and created records for new patients Wrote medical history of the patients under the doctor's guidance. Wrote discharge letters for the patients who got discharged. Prepared billing for the patients, and verified all the billing details. Maintained lab records of all the patients, and communicated to the patients any appointment change schedule. EDUCATIONAL DETAILS B.Sc (Bachelor of Science) - Arizona State University.(2010) New Arizona Girls School, Arizona. REFERENCE Mr. Gordon Gates, Principal, New Arizona Girls School.

Cover Letter In case, you post or email the resume to the recruiters, you need to send a cover letter with it. The letter does not give the details that a resume gives, but is written very briefly. If written in the correct way, it plays a big role in a person being hired. This is because, it is the cover letter that the recruiter first goes through. The sample cover letter given below would help a big deal.

Cecelia Cook 321, Roadway Street Arizona Cell no: 000-0000-11 Email Id: cook.cecelia@abc.com (Date) Mr. Jonathan Rice Hiring Manager St Vincent's Hospital Parkway Street Arizona Subject: Application for the post of receptionist. Dear Mr. Jonathan Rice, I am writing this letter in response to your advertisement published in the job portal website (Name of the website), on (date), for the position of medical receptionist. I consider this job opening as an opportunity to take my career to a higher level. I am a hardworking individual who values work. I also have the requisite amount of experience in the concerned field. Due to some personal reasons I had to leave my previous job as a medical receptionist. I love dealing with patients and meeting new people, and consider myself lucky to be a small part of the humane medical field. If given an opportunity I would put in all my hard work to do justice to the post. I have mentioned my address at the top of the letter in case you want to seek correspondence. Enclosed with this letter is a copy of my resume, for further details. Thanking you. Yours sincerely, (Cecelia Cook)

Hope both these samples of cover letter and resume were useful to you. Apart from this, there are many other characteristics that determine success in the interview of a medical receptionist. A pleasing and confident personality is equally important. All the best!