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Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Language-power words..........................


When composing your resume or cover letter look for appropriate words to describe what you do.
These "Power Words" emphasize and sell what you have to offer to a prospective company. Don't over use them. Just enough to hi-lite key selling points.

Management Skills
administered,analyzed,assigned,attained,chaired,contracted, consolidated,coordinated, delegated,, developed, directed,evaluated,executed ,improved,increased ,organized, oversaw, planned,prioritized ,produced, recommended,reviewed ,scheduled, strengthened ,supervised ,
Communication Skills
addressed, arbitrated ,arranged,authored, corresponded,developed, directed, drafted, edited, enlisted,,formulated, influenced,interpreted, lectured ,mediated, moderated ,motivated,negotiated,persuaded,promoted, publicized,reconciled,recruited ,spoke ,translated wrote,

Research Skills
clarified, collected, critiqued, diagnosed ,evaluated, examined, extracted ,identified,inspected,interpreted,interviewed, investigated,organized,reviewed, summarized,surveyed,systematized,

Technical Skills
assembled, built,calculated,,computed,designed,devised,engineered, fabricated, maintained,operated,overhauled, programmed, remodeled,repaired, solved,trained,upgraded,
Teaching Skills
adapted, advised ,clarified, coached,communicated, coordinated,developed ,enabled, encouraged, evaluated explained,facilitated,guided,informed,, initiated, instructed ,persuaded, set goals,stimulated
Financial Skills
administered, allocated,analyzed, appraised,audited,balanced,budgeted,calculated ,computed developed,forecast,managed,marketed,planned,projected, researched

Creative Skills
acted,conceptualized,created ,designed,developed,directed,established,fashioned founded,illustrated,introduced,invented,originated ,performed,planned, revitalized,shaped
Helping Skills
assessed,assisted ,clarified ,coached,counseled,demonstrated, diagnosed, educated ,expedited, facilitated ,familiarized, guided ,referred ,rehabilitated,represented,
Clerical or Detail Skills
approvedarranged catalogued classified collectedcompiled dispatched executedgeneratedimplementedinspectedmonitored operatedorganizedprepared processedpurchasedrecorded retrieved screenedspecified systematizedtabulatedvalidated

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