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WRITING YOUR RESUME WITH POWER
Use These Resume Power Words with Confidence
A
accomplished advertised arranged
achieved advised assembled
acquired analyzed assisted
adapted appraised audited
adjusted approved augmented
administered arbitrated authored
B
budgeted built
C
calculated conceived coordinated
catalogued conceptualized copyrighted
charted conducted corrected
closed (a deal) consolidated corresponded
coached constructed counseled
compared consulted created
compiled contacted cultivated
completed controlled
composed convinced
D
debugged detected discovered
decreased determined dispatched
delegated developed distributed
delivered devised documented
designated diagnosed
designed directed
E
edited enhanced examined
elicited enlarged exceeded
eliminated established executed
empowered estimated expanded
engineered evaluated explained
F
fired flagged formulated
founded
G
gathered generated guided
H
headed hired
I
identified initiated interpreted
ignited innovated interviewed
implemented inspected invented
improved installed inventoried
increased instituted
influenced instructed
J
justified
L
lectured lobbied logged
led
M
maintained mediated motivated
managed modified
manufactured monitored
N
negotiated
O
obtained ordered overhauled
operated organized
P
patented prepared programmed
performed presented promoted
persuaded presided proposed
placed processed provided
planned produced purchased
posted proficient
Q
quantified qualified
R
recognized reorganized researched
recommended repaired restored
reconciled replaced reviewed
reduced reported revised
referred represented
regulated rescued
S
scheduled sold suggested
screened solved supervised
selected steered supplied
served streamlined systematized
simplified studied
T
taught tracked transcribed
tested trained translated
traced
U
updated utilized
V
vended
W
won wrote
As a practice exercise, take your old resume, and at random, look for places to insert good power words. Watch how quickly your old resume will be transformed!
Make good use of adjectives when writing your resume.
Remember, an Adjective Describes. When writing your resume you want to be able to describe all that is important to you and your accomplishments.
Write with description and your resume will be more interesting! |
