Resume Adverbs and adjectives to use - Wasvick's Room



Resume Adverbs and adjectives to use

These words describe how you do things. Go through the list to see which ones you can use in your resume that accurately reflect you and the way you do things. It is important to get your meaning across in a resume quickly and concisely. Sometimes extra words defeat that purpose. Use adverbs and adjectives when it helps to make your skill statement more specific.

|accurate |driving |innovative |reliable |

|acuity |dynamic |instrumental |repeatedly |

|adept |easily |leading |respected |

|artful |effectively |lifelong |responsible |

|astute |exceptional |mastery |sensitive |

|aware |expert |natural |significant |

|broad |experienced |new |sophisticated |

|calm |extensively |objective |strongly |

|challenging |firm |open-minded |successful |

|competent |foresight |original |tactful |

|concerned |greatly |outgoing |talented |

|contagious |highly |outstanding |trained |

|creative |high-level |penetrating |uncommon |

|dedicated |honest |perceptive |unique |

|dependable |humanizing |pioneering |unusual |

|diplomatic |imaginative |quick |versatile |

|discrete |improved |readily |vigorous |

|diverse | | | |

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|Resume Things to avoid |

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|Do not use the pronoun "I". For example, instead of writing, "I processed books and billing monthly", simply|

|write, "Processed books and billing monthly". This makes it easier for you to give yourself proper credit |

|without feeling boastful. It also gives you more space on your resume. |

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|Avoid statements like, "duties include" or "responsible for." Identify what you did using action verbs and a|

|quantifiable description whenever possible. |

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|Replace action verbs with nouns critical to the job if the employer electronically scans resumes. Companies |

|that scan tend to be large, technically oriented companies that receive a large number of resumes. Computers|

|screen resumes using key words critical to a particular job. |

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|Avoid use of personal information such as age, height, weight, pictures, marital status, religion, |

|citizenship, or any hobbies or activities not directly related to the job. These have no bearing on your |

|ability to do the work. You may want to provide selected personal information if you know it will be to your|

|advantage, such as strength or endurance for some labor-intensive jobs. |

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|You will need to consider carefully the types of information that will give you an edge. |

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|Do not mention volunteer work for special interest or political groups, unless you are applying for a job |

|with an organization that fully supports the work of those groups. |

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