Does Your Resume Contain These Words?

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 Does Your Resume Contain These Words?

We express our thoughts through words. We also get impressed by the words used by the other person. Hence, it is necessary that our CV must contain the words which impress the receiver & induce him to call us for interview.

Given below are few such words which impress the reader. Our chances getting interview call increase if our CV contains such words. The basic purpose of these words is to demonstrate your hold of a particular situation and the actions you took to achieve the result or how you came out of a tough situation.

Please also note that the statements are written in past tense. Using past tense shows that you actually completed the work project or task successfully. Adding some figures and facts adds more impact.

A very important point to keep in mind is that the resume should contain measurable achievements and not feelings, like I completed my project in 50 days (measurable achievement) as against I worked very hard on my project (which is just a feeling).

Given below are some of the words which all resumes must have :

ACHIEVED

Good example:      Achieved the target of implementing the software onsite for 200 users 15 days before the deadline.

Bad example:      To implement the software onsite.

This sounds more like a responsibility. The interviewer is mainly interested in knowing about your output.

BUILT

Good Example:    Built  new premises to convert the study center into a residential college accommodating 200 students.                                                                                                   

Bad example:                                            

Building a new premise for the residential college.

DEVELOPED

Good example:    Developed guidelines for 50 users to understand and use the new process.                                   

Bad example:        Developing guidelines to use the new process for client handling.

The selector and the interviewer will be amused with questions like: What guidelines? When? For whom? The good example here answers these queries and shows your output rather than your responsibility.

ELIMINATED

Good example:                                                                                                            Eliminated the use of thick brown tape for sealing the packages to reduce the cost by over 15 per cent.

Bad example: 

To eliminate wasteful of resources.

 The selector do not know: 'what type of resources?', 'how did your action help?'

FORECAST

Good example:                                                                                                                     Forecast a downturn in the FMCG business because of economic slowdown. Suggested measures to combat it and achieve the quarterly target.

Bad example:                                                                                                        

To analyze and forecast the market.

INTRODUCED                                                              

Good example:                                                                                                                 Introduced a new process to handle queries from potential customers to increase the conversion rate by 60 per cent.                                                                                     

Bad example:                                                                                                          Introducing a new process to handle client queries.

MODERNIZED

Good example:                                                                                                   Modernized a chain of 15 retail outlets across three states to meet the taste of youth.

Bad example:                                                                                                                     To modernize the look of retail chain outlets.

ORGANIZED

Good example:                                                                                                                     Organized re seller conferences in three cities while maintaining a close co-ordination with three internal departments and four vendors.

Bad example:                                                                                                              Organizing events like exhibitions and retailer conferences.

RECOMMENDED

Good example:    Recommended five new ways to ensure that the company is able to roll out the new version of its 'shampoo' before the competitor.

Bad example:                                                                                                       Recommending ways for the company to launch new 'shampoo'

SECURED

Good example:                                                                                                                       Secured first position in the university while pursuing MBA course and helped the college stand at the top of the list.

Bad example:                                                                                                          University topper during MBA.

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By:

Sarwan Singh

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