The Truth About Resume Key Words

For many people writing a resume is a chore that is best completed as soon as possible. Unfortunately this usually produces resumes that are not as effective as they could be. However by spending just a few minutes replacing some common words and phrases with some proven key words, you can improve a resume tremendously. This article will discuss the truth about resume key words including why you need to use them as well as providing specific examples for you to use.

Writing a resume is not something that most people have to do on a regular basis.
As a result when they find themselves updating their resume they tend to use common words and phrases to describe their accomplishments and achievements. For example most resumes will contain statements that include “I was responsible for…” or “My duties included…” which are over used passive phrases that will be skimmed quite quickly. This is the complete opposite of what you want your resume to achieve. Ideally you want your potential employer to be interested in your resume to not only spend time reading it, but for them to then want to follow up with you via an interview.

Basically what you need to do is to go over your resume and replace each passive word or phrase with a resume power word. This will give your resume an impact it did not have before and make it stand out amongst the other applications that will no doubt be received. Below are some key words you should consider using;

- achieved, attained, authored, coached, consolidated, created, delivered, directed, enabled, expanded, founded, generated, headed, implemented, introduced, led, managed, performed, produced, researched, solved, transformed.