Win With Words
Standout Words Can Bring Good News
Use power-play verbs to communicate your abilities and accomplishments. A
punch-zip delivery keeps these achievement-oriented verbs campaigning for you.
The important thing to do is to choose words of substance and power that zero
in on your abilities and achievements.
Try not to use the same word twice on your resume- the thesaurus in a
word-processing program can give you more possibilities.
Examples of basic standout words for many skills:
| accomplished |
articulated |
contributed |
| achieved |
assured |
coordinated |
| adapted |
augmented |
demonstrated |
| adhered |
collected |
dispensed |
| allocated |
communicated |
evaluated |
| appraised |
composed |
executed |
| arbitrated |
conceptualized |
facilitated |
| arranged |
conserved |
forecast |
| founded |
navigated |
repaired |
| governed |
optimized |
reshaped |
| guided |
organized |
retrieved |
| illustrated |
originated |
solved |
| improved |
overhauled |
stimulated |
| increased |
performed |
streamlined |
| initiated |
prioritized |
strengthened |
| integrated |
promoted |
trained |
| interpreted |
proposed |
upgraded |
| invented |
reconciled |
validated |
| launched |
rectified |
won |
| led |
remodeled |
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Keywords Are Key to Finding You
Recruiters and employers use keywords to search and retrieve e-resumes in
databases for available positions. In computerized job searches, keywords
describe not only your knowledge base and skills but also such things as
well-known companies, big name colleges and universities, degrees, licensure,
and professional affiliations.
Keywords identify your experience and education in these categories:
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Skills
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Technical and professional areas of expertise
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Achievements
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Professional licenses and certifications
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Other distinguishing features of your work history
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Prestigious schools or former employers
Employers identify keywords, often including industry jargon, that they think
represent essential qualifications necessary for high performance in a given
position. They specify those keywords when they search a resume database.
“Keywords are what employers search for when trying to fill a postion: the
essential hard skill and knowledge needed to do the job”.
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