Hi Folks,
It's time to review our resuming writing skills & finding the right words to describe your skills, experience, ability is important. Below is a list of magic words, action verbs that your résumé can't do without. We offer them to you with three suggestions: use them wisely, don't try use them all.
Happy hunting,
Rajat
Accounted
Achieved
Adjusted
Administered
Analyzed
Assigned
Assisted
Attained
Budgeted
Calculated
Chaired
Coached
Communicated
Compared
Compiled
Completed
Conceived
Conducted
Coordinated
Counseled
Defined
Delegated
Demonstrated
Designed
Determined
Developed
Devised
Diagnosed
Directed
Disseminated
Drafted
Edited
Encouraged
Established
Estimated
Evaluated
Expedited
Facilitated
Forecasted
Formulated
Founded
Governed
Guided
Helped
Identified
Implemented
Improved
Influenced
Initiated
Inspected
Installed
Instructed
Interacted
Introduced
Interpreted
Interviewed
Joined
Judged
Led
Maintained
Managed
Mapped
Molded
Motivated
Negotiated
Operated
Organized
Originated
Perfected
Perfected
Performed
Persuaded
Planned
Prepared
Presented
Presided
Produced
Programmed
Projected
Promoted
Proposed
Recommended
Reconciled
Reported
Researched
Resolved
Reviewed
Scheduled
Selected
Solved
Summarized
Supervised
Taught
Tested
Trained
Troubleshot
Updated
Utilized
Verified
Wrote
From India, Pune
101It's time to review our resuming writing skills & finding the right words to describe your skills, experience, ability is important. Below is a list of magic words, action verbs that your résumé can't do without. We offer them to you with three suggestions: use them wisely, don't try use them all.
Happy hunting,
Rajat
Accounted
Achieved
Adjusted
Administered
Analyzed
Assigned
Assisted
Attained
Budgeted
Calculated
Chaired
Coached
Communicated
Compared
Compiled
Completed
Conceived
Conducted
Coordinated
Counseled
Defined
Delegated
Demonstrated
Designed
Determined
Developed
Devised
Diagnosed
Directed
Disseminated
Drafted
Edited
Encouraged
Established
Estimated
Evaluated
Expedited
Facilitated
Forecasted
Formulated
Founded
Governed
Guided
Helped
Identified
Implemented
Improved
Influenced
Initiated
Inspected
Installed
Instructed
Interacted
Introduced
Interpreted
Interviewed
Joined
Judged
Led
Maintained
Managed
Mapped
Molded
Motivated
Negotiated
Operated
Organized
Originated
Perfected
Perfected
Performed
Persuaded
Planned
Prepared
Presented
Presided
Produced
Programmed
Projected
Promoted
Proposed
Recommended
Reconciled
Reported
Researched
Resolved
Reviewed
Scheduled
Selected
Solved
Summarized
Supervised
Taught
Tested
Trained
Troubleshot
Updated
Utilized
Verified
Wrote
From India, Pune
I could only find 2 suggestions with this list of magic words! :) Reminds me of the joke that goes; "There are 3 kinds of people in this world. Those who can count, and those who can’t".
From Australia, Ballarat
From Australia, Ballarat
Ha ha ..that waz a gud one...
Further to this find ...
Resume Writing : Sample Resumes
Example #1
Full Name
Street Address
City, State, Zip
Home Phone Number
Objective: Marketing/Sales Manager
Summary of Qualifications:
Strong experience with Sales and Marketing, Public Relations, Publicity, National Media Planning, Customer Relations, and Major Accounts.
Education:
M.B.A. - Finance, 1985, College / University, City, State
B.A. - English, 1983, College /University, City, State
Employment:
a.. 12/92 to Present: Sales Representative, Company, City, State
Primary responsibilities:
Publications and computer service sales in the Upper New York Territory for this leading Publishing House. Clients ranged from CPA's and Colleges to large Law Firms, Municipal, State and Federal Agencies. Activities centered on Sales and Renewal of a line of tropical Tax and Business Law Books; New Market Development; and, Customer Relations.
Major accomplishments:
Increased territory sales 400+% from $3,000,000 in '93 to $12,000,000 in '98 despite territory shrinkage; and, successfully replaced leading competitors at major accounts.
a.. 7/85 to 12/92: Company, City, State
Manager of Sales Development, 8/90 to 12/92
Major activities:
Publicity and marketing management activities at the New York Marketing Division of this leading Company. Primarily, this involved supervising all Media Publicity and Community Public Relations; and assisting Corporate Management in development of National Media Plans.
Major achievement:
Substantially increased Media Coverage from primarily regional to national coverage.
a.. Publicity Writer, 7/85 to 8/90
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Example #2
Full Name
Street Address
City, State, Zip
Home Phone Number
Objective: Administrative Assistant
Education:
Business-Major, College, 6/82 to 6/83, City, State
Skills:
Office Skills: Typing 68WPM, 10 key Adding Machine, Copiers, Phone Systems, light dictation
Computer Skills: Word Perfect 5.1, Lotus 1-2-3, Dbase IV
Employment:
a.. 10/92 to Present: Administrative Assistant, Company, City, State
Administrative support to Vice President of Engineering; responsible for maintaining all FCC Licensing for the Company; maintained database of all transmitter sites; corresponded with channel users; updated monthly sales reports; ordered office supplies; made travel arrangements; and, provided all administrative support for the rest of the Engineering Department.
a.. 10/89 to 07/92: Executive Secretary, Company, City, State
Compiled and updated correspondence for General Manager; maintained monthly Profit/Loss and major 100 Depository Reports for the Branch; assisted the Loan Officers in obtaining Financial Statements, Tax Returns and Insurance information; and, performed various customer service functions.
a.. 03/86 to 08/89: Administrative Assistant, Company, City, State
Responsibilities included administrative support; Accounts Payable; bank deposits and reconciliation; petty cash; expense reports; cash advances; purchasing and discrepancies with Accounts Receivable; typed necessary correspondence and investment contracts; and, maintained totals of daily and monthly brokerage income.
a.. 07/83 to 03/86: Secretary, Company, City, State
Responsibilities included: answering the phones; managed property schedules for Agents; collections; newspaper advertising; and, typed necessary correspondence.
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Example #3
Full Name
Street Address
City, State, Zip
Home Phone Number
Objective: Digital Signal Processing
Summary of Skills:
Extensive knowledge of remote sensing systems and communications systems. Strong skills in statistical analysis, data reduction and trend tracking. Proven presentation skills to internal staff and customers.
Education:
BSEE, 06/1991, College / University, City, State
Employment:
a.. 10/93 to 07/95: Software Engineer, Company, City, State
Working with a team to develop products and support customers in emerging market for semiconductor manufacturing CAD software.
Developed software product, a spreadsheet-based tool for visualization and statistical analysis of integrated circuit manufacturing test data. Wrote code in C under UNIX/X Windows, including API development, testing and debugging. Prepared product documentation and provided ongoing support.
a.. 07/91 to 10/93: Member of Research Staff, Company, City, State
Worked as a member of a team for the development and implementation of novel digital filtering and signal extraction algorithms and computer codes.
Conducted a noise study and produced a report which determined data quality requirements for a major sensor system modification. Developed standards for running data filtering codes, which enabled consistent comparison of front-end data processing algorithms. Expanded test databases by implementing an automatic data translation software package, and conducted numerous briefings for customers and internal senior staff.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Example #4
Full Name
Street Address
City, State, Zip
Home Phone Number
Position: Manufacturing Engineer
Profile:
Experienced in manufacturing processes from assembly and soldering, to machining, hands on problem solving, cost estimating, technical writing, blueprint and specification interpretation, cost reduction techniques, and quality requirements. Coordinated manufacturing projects and cooperated with all levels from top management through mid levels and hourly personnel to meet company goals. Familiar with ISO 9001 and QS 9000.
Education and Seminar:
BS-Industrial Engineering, 1989, College / University, City, State
Various Seminars: DOE, True Positing, Value Engineering, SPC, ISO 9000
Employment:
12/89 to Present: Manufacturing Engineer, Major Corporation, City, State
Responsible for the development and documentation of manufacturing procedures, creation of product structures and
quoting. Justified equipment purchases, performed capability studies using SPC techniques, and, assisted in the
implementation of manufacturing control software system.
a.. Improved accuracy in quotes resulting in a cost avoidance of over $600,000.
b.. Suggested procedural changes that resulted in a direct labor savings in excess of $350,000 per year.
c.. Established and maintained labor standards.
d.. Standardized manufacturing instructions for the shop floor.
Manufacturing Engineer, Company, City, State
Responsible for all aspects of the manufacturing process for a $60 million per year company. Directed up to 15 Manufacturing Engineers to ensure timely completion of projects, from released drawings into established production cycles, set up new departments, production lines, and trained new employees.
a.. Reduced programming and set-up times by 90% through standardization.
b.. Selected to initiate Value Improvement Team concepts in product design reviews, both internally and with customer
c.. representatives.
d.. Initiated new tooling concepts and worked with designs to develop tools.
Implemented corrective actions for discrepant parts.
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Source: http://humanware-india.com <link updated to site home>
From India, Pune
Further to this find ...
Resume Writing : Sample Resumes
Example #1
Full Name
Street Address
City, State, Zip
Home Phone Number
Objective: Marketing/Sales Manager
Summary of Qualifications:
Strong experience with Sales and Marketing, Public Relations, Publicity, National Media Planning, Customer Relations, and Major Accounts.
Education:
M.B.A. - Finance, 1985, College / University, City, State
B.A. - English, 1983, College /University, City, State
Employment:
a.. 12/92 to Present: Sales Representative, Company, City, State
Primary responsibilities:
Publications and computer service sales in the Upper New York Territory for this leading Publishing House. Clients ranged from CPA's and Colleges to large Law Firms, Municipal, State and Federal Agencies. Activities centered on Sales and Renewal of a line of tropical Tax and Business Law Books; New Market Development; and, Customer Relations.
Major accomplishments:
Increased territory sales 400+% from $3,000,000 in '93 to $12,000,000 in '98 despite territory shrinkage; and, successfully replaced leading competitors at major accounts.
a.. 7/85 to 12/92: Company, City, State
Manager of Sales Development, 8/90 to 12/92
Major activities:
Publicity and marketing management activities at the New York Marketing Division of this leading Company. Primarily, this involved supervising all Media Publicity and Community Public Relations; and assisting Corporate Management in development of National Media Plans.
Major achievement:
Substantially increased Media Coverage from primarily regional to national coverage.
a.. Publicity Writer, 7/85 to 8/90
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Example #2
Full Name
Street Address
City, State, Zip
Home Phone Number
Objective: Administrative Assistant
Education:
Business-Major, College, 6/82 to 6/83, City, State
Skills:
Office Skills: Typing 68WPM, 10 key Adding Machine, Copiers, Phone Systems, light dictation
Computer Skills: Word Perfect 5.1, Lotus 1-2-3, Dbase IV
Employment:
a.. 10/92 to Present: Administrative Assistant, Company, City, State
Administrative support to Vice President of Engineering; responsible for maintaining all FCC Licensing for the Company; maintained database of all transmitter sites; corresponded with channel users; updated monthly sales reports; ordered office supplies; made travel arrangements; and, provided all administrative support for the rest of the Engineering Department.
a.. 10/89 to 07/92: Executive Secretary, Company, City, State
Compiled and updated correspondence for General Manager; maintained monthly Profit/Loss and major 100 Depository Reports for the Branch; assisted the Loan Officers in obtaining Financial Statements, Tax Returns and Insurance information; and, performed various customer service functions.
a.. 03/86 to 08/89: Administrative Assistant, Company, City, State
Responsibilities included administrative support; Accounts Payable; bank deposits and reconciliation; petty cash; expense reports; cash advances; purchasing and discrepancies with Accounts Receivable; typed necessary correspondence and investment contracts; and, maintained totals of daily and monthly brokerage income.
a.. 07/83 to 03/86: Secretary, Company, City, State
Responsibilities included: answering the phones; managed property schedules for Agents; collections; newspaper advertising; and, typed necessary correspondence.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Example #3
Full Name
Street Address
City, State, Zip
Home Phone Number
Objective: Digital Signal Processing
Summary of Skills:
Extensive knowledge of remote sensing systems and communications systems. Strong skills in statistical analysis, data reduction and trend tracking. Proven presentation skills to internal staff and customers.
Education:
BSEE, 06/1991, College / University, City, State
Employment:
a.. 10/93 to 07/95: Software Engineer, Company, City, State
Working with a team to develop products and support customers in emerging market for semiconductor manufacturing CAD software.
Developed software product, a spreadsheet-based tool for visualization and statistical analysis of integrated circuit manufacturing test data. Wrote code in C under UNIX/X Windows, including API development, testing and debugging. Prepared product documentation and provided ongoing support.
a.. 07/91 to 10/93: Member of Research Staff, Company, City, State
Worked as a member of a team for the development and implementation of novel digital filtering and signal extraction algorithms and computer codes.
Conducted a noise study and produced a report which determined data quality requirements for a major sensor system modification. Developed standards for running data filtering codes, which enabled consistent comparison of front-end data processing algorithms. Expanded test databases by implementing an automatic data translation software package, and conducted numerous briefings for customers and internal senior staff.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Example #4
Full Name
Street Address
City, State, Zip
Home Phone Number
Position: Manufacturing Engineer
Profile:
Experienced in manufacturing processes from assembly and soldering, to machining, hands on problem solving, cost estimating, technical writing, blueprint and specification interpretation, cost reduction techniques, and quality requirements. Coordinated manufacturing projects and cooperated with all levels from top management through mid levels and hourly personnel to meet company goals. Familiar with ISO 9001 and QS 9000.
Education and Seminar:
BS-Industrial Engineering, 1989, College / University, City, State
Various Seminars: DOE, True Positing, Value Engineering, SPC, ISO 9000
Employment:
12/89 to Present: Manufacturing Engineer, Major Corporation, City, State
Responsible for the development and documentation of manufacturing procedures, creation of product structures and
quoting. Justified equipment purchases, performed capability studies using SPC techniques, and, assisted in the
implementation of manufacturing control software system.
a.. Improved accuracy in quotes resulting in a cost avoidance of over $600,000.
b.. Suggested procedural changes that resulted in a direct labor savings in excess of $350,000 per year.
c.. Established and maintained labor standards.
d.. Standardized manufacturing instructions for the shop floor.
Manufacturing Engineer, Company, City, State
Responsible for all aspects of the manufacturing process for a $60 million per year company. Directed up to 15 Manufacturing Engineers to ensure timely completion of projects, from released drawings into established production cycles, set up new departments, production lines, and trained new employees.
a.. Reduced programming and set-up times by 90% through standardization.
b.. Selected to initiate Value Improvement Team concepts in product design reviews, both internally and with customer
c.. representatives.
d.. Initiated new tooling concepts and worked with designs to develop tools.
Implemented corrective actions for discrepant parts.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Source: http://humanware-india.com <link updated to site home>
From India, Pune
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