Imagine a hiring manager with a long day ahead. He or she desperately needs to fill the open position in the company but wants to find the right person for the job. There are piles of resumes on the desk. And not enough time to give each document his or her attention. Therefore, the manager must resort to sifting more rapidly through the resumes, stopping only when a particular word, phrase or style catches their attention. How do you guarantee that your resume will be an attention-grabber? The one that causes the hiring manager to pause and consider you, your talents, your reputation, and your potential as a company employee.
Get professional help for your resume and choose the words that will attract the hiring manager!
We’re seasoned at helping our clients do just that! We have studied and researched how to format and style your resume to stand out. We have seen results after having joined with clients to help amp up their resumes and find the words to properly market themselves in a way that many typical job applicants do not take the time to do.
So many times, a better resume boils down to a better series of words. For example, people often discuss how they “led a project”. This is a great asset and can be a good sign to a future employer that you can lead well. However, everyone uses that phrase. Everyone uses that word! So, what powerful verb could you put in its place? You “chaired a project”, “executed a project”, or “conceptualized a project”. Doesn’t that sound like you did so much more than just leading the project?
Below are some suggestions for power words that you can use to demonstrate your abilities on your resume. Choose to put in the extra effort and pack some power in your words!
- Initiated
- Implemented
- Launched
- Conceptualized
- Eliminated
- Streamlined
- Orchestrated
- Established
- Incorporated
- Pioneered
- Reconciled
- Boosted
- Expedited
- Maximized
- Outpaced
- Modified
- Redesigned
- Revamped
- Shaped
- Forged
- Quantified
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This article was originally published in May 2015 and has been recently updated.
