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 "Activate"
Your Resume --- With Action Verbs!
Written by Jimmy Sweeney, Author of the brand new,
Amazing Resume
Creator
Your resume can push a hiring manager to call you for an interview.
The Key? Action Verbs . . .
So many job seekers fall into the trap of being "long winded" in
their career communications and job applications. Remember, bullet
lists, numbered lists and clearly written sentences usually beat the
pants off of the dreaded paragraph that never ends!
For example: (Brace yourself!)…
I have spent the last seven years developing and executing a plan of
action that included holding communication classes for new employees,
making sure they are onboard with the company's policy, based on my
ability to bring more clarity to management's relationship with foreign
partners and also helping middle and upper management get along better.
Such writing will land a resume right into the paper shredder. But this
doesn't have to be your resume.
YOU can rise above the job-hunting crowd by using this secret tool––action
verbs.
Here are three examples of how to make it work for you.
1. Education and Training:
• Earned a Master of Business Communication from South Texas University.
• Served a one-year apprenticeship at Lawton Business Institute.
2. Specific Duties:
• Led communication classes for all new employees.
• Created a manual and training on business ethics and integrity.
3. Key Accomplishments:
• Created new marketing channels for our South American partner.
• Revitalized communication between upper and middle management.
Inspire the prospective employer to action––calling you for a job interview––by
using the small but mighty tool of action verbs that shows what you've
done in the past and what you can do now for his or her company.
Avoid long, wordy paragraphs filled with gobbledy-gook writing. Get
right to the point––the point that shows what you've accomplished and
what you're capable of doing now.
Transform your resume by selecting words from this list of powerful
action verbs:
Create (Created)
Provide (Provided)
Restructure (Restructured)
Manage (Managed)
Lead (Led)
Resolve (Resolved)
Change (Changed)
Increase (Increased)
Commandeer (Commandeered)
Place (Placed)
Direct (Directed)
Serve (Served)
Sit down today and create a brand new resume––one that inspires confidence,
clarity, and a commitment to calling you for an interview that could
lead to the job you've dreamed of.
Jimmy Sweeney is the president of CareerJimmy and author of the brand
new,
Amazing Resume
Creator.
Jimmy is also the author of several career related books and writes
a monthly article titled, "Job Search Secrets." Visit our friends at
Amazing Resume
Creator
for your "instant" resume today. In just 10 minutes flat you will have
an amazing resume guaranteed to land you more hot job interviews next
week.
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