The Resume.Com Guide to Writing Unbeatable Resumes (39 page)

inaugurated

indoctrinated

increased

incurred

induced

influenced

informed

initiated

innovated

inquired

inspected

inspired

installed

instilled

instituted

instructed

insured

interfaced

interpreted

interviewed

introduced

invented

inventoried

invested

investigated

invited

involved

isolated

issued

joined

judged

launched

lectured

led

liaised

liquidated

litigated

lobbied

localized

located

maintained

managed

mapped

marketed

maximized

measured

mediated

merchandised

merged

minimized

modeled

moderated

modernized

modified

monitored

motivated

multiplied

named

narrated

negotiated

nurtured

observed

obtained

offered

offset

opened

operated

orchestrated

ordered

organized

originated

overhauled

oversaw

paid

participated

passed

patterned

penalized

perceived

performed

permitted

persuaded

phased out

pinpointed

pioneered

placed

planned

prepared

presented

preserved

presided

prevented

priced

printed

prioritized

probed

processed

procured

produced

profiled

programmed

projected

promoted

prompted

proposed

proved

provided

publicized

published

purchased

pursued

quantified

quoted

raised

ranked

rated

reacted

read

received

recommended

reconciled

recorded

recovered

recruited

rectified

redesigned

reduced

referred

refined

regained

regulated

rehabilitated

reinforced

reinstated

rejected

related

remedied

remodeled

renegotiated

reorganized

replaced

repaired

reported

represented

requested

researched

resolved

responded

restored

restructured

resulted

retained

retrieved

revamped

revealed

reversed

reviewed

revised

revitalized

rewarded

routed

saved

scheduled

screened

secured

selected

sent

separated

served

serviced

settled

shaped

shortened

showed

shrank

signed

simplified

sold

solved

spearheaded

specified

speculated

spoke

spread

stabilized

staffed

staged

standardized

steered

stimulated

strategized

streamlined

strengthened

stressed

structured

studied

submitted

substantiated

substituted

suggested

summarized

superseded

supervised

supplied

supported

surpassed

surveyed

synchronized

synergy

synthesized

systematized

tabulated

tailored

targeted

taught

terminated

tested

testified

tightened

took

traced

traded

trained

transacted

transferred

transformed

translated

transported

traveled

treated

tripled

uncovered

undertook

unified

united

updated

upgraded

used

utilized

validated

valued

verified

viewed

visited

weighed

welcomed

widened

witnessed

won

worked

wrote

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Accomplishments.
See also
professional experience

in career change resume,
216

in combination resume,
27

in cover letter,
224

in executive resume,
202

in functional resume,
17
,
19
,
21
,
24

in professional experience,
61
,
181
,
204

Achievements.
See
Accomplishments

Activities,
75

Administration

summary of qualifications and,
55–56

Affiliations,
74–75
,
202
,
207

Alignment, of header,
45
,
47

Articles,
4–5

ASCII resume

cut-and-paste and not attaching,
88
,
89

examples,
89–91

first e-mail to yourself,
88

font style and,
89

formatting of,
85–87

optical character recognition (OCR) and,
88–89

65 characters per line in,
87–88

translation issues with,
84
,
92

Associations,
94
,
243

Attitude,
98

Awards,
8
,
61
,
192

examples,
71
,
206

in executive resume,
206

in IT resume,
181

power rules for,
71

writing resume of,
70–71

Bullets

of skill sets,
63
,
177

of summary,
56–58

Career change resume

computer skills in,
219

education in,
218

format for,
213–214

header for,
214

headline in,
213
,
214–215

keywords in,
219–220

research marketplace for,
220

sample of,
221

skills and abilities in,
214
,
216–217

summary of qualifications in,
213–214
,
215–216

use of,
213

work history in,
217–218

Careerbuilder.com,
93

Careers, changing,
15
,
16

Cause-and-effect relationship,
63

Certificates,
7
,
68–69
,
177
,
180

Chat rooms,
95

Chronological resume,
7–13

certificates/awards in,
8

dates in,
8
,
11
,
64

definition of,
6

education in,
7
,
11

executive resume and,
202

exposing gaps in,
8

headline in,
11

IT,
181

keywords in,
11
,
13

professional experience in,
7
,
9
,
11
,
13
,
63
,
64–65

reverse chronological order for,
7–8

right format for,
237–238

samples,
10–14

strengths of,
8

summary of qualifications for,
11

template,
9

use of,
7

weaknesses of,
8

Combination resume,
27–34

advantages of,
28

career highlights in,
29
,
31

definition of,
6

disadvantages of,
28

in executive resume,
208

headline in,
31
,
33

IT,
174

professional experience in,
31
,
33

skills in,
27
,
29
,
31
,
33

summary of qualifications in,
31
,
33

template,
30

Community forums,
95

Community involvement,
75
,
243

Computer skills,
72–74

in career change resume,
219

examples of,
73–74
,
179–180
,
195
,
219

IT,
176–180
,
186

prioritizing,
178–179

professional resume builder worksheets for,
244

spell checking of,
179

in student/entry-level resume,
195
,
198

Cost-saving measurements,
204

Cover letters

effective,
223–224
,
228

follow-up and close (as fourth paragraph in),
226–227
,
228

Internet resume,
89

for job search,
223–229

reason for writing (as first paragraph in),
224–225

sample,
228–229

sending of,
227

skills addressed to employer (as second paragraph in),
225–226

special issues and salary (as third paragraph in),
226

targeting position with,
224

Date

education,
69

professional experience,
8
,
11
,
63–64

Education

additional professional development for,
68

in career change resume,
218

certificates in,
68–69

in chronological resume,
7
,
11

dating of,
69

examples,
68–69
,
183
,
194
,
208
,
218

in executive resume,
207–208

in functional resume,
19
,
25

grade point average in,
68
,
69

high school, omitted,
67
,
69

in IT resume,
182–183
,
187

power rules in,
69

professional resume builder worksheets for,
242–243

in student/entry-level resume,
193–194
,
198

summary and strong,
67

writing resume of,
66–69

Electronic resume databases

keywords used in,
80–82

E-mail,
88
,
227

Employment, for a price,
95

Employment history.
See also
Professional experience

gaps in,
8
,
15
,
174
,
218

in career change resume,
217–218

in chronological resume,
7
,
9
,
11
,
13
,
63

in combination resume,
31
,
33

in functional resume,
19

professional resume builder worksheets for,
240–241

writing resume of,
60–65

En dash,
64

Executive resume

accomplishments for,
202

awards and recognition in,
206

chronological format for,
202

computer skills, keywords and,
208

education in,
207–208

header for,
202

memberships and affiliations in,
202
,
207

professional experience in,
204–206

samples of,
209–212

summary/profile in,
202–203

use of,
201–202

Fonts

scannable resume and,
39
,
89

sizes,
38–39

types,
37–39

with/without serifs,
38–39

Formatting

nonintimidation, word-processing program and,
35

word-processing program,
36–39

Fragments, word,
58
,
203

Functional resume,
15–26

advantages of,
16

for changing careers,
15
,
16

definition of,
6

disadvantages of,
16

education in,
19
,
25

employment/experience history in,
19
,
63
,
182

gaps in employment,
8
,
15
,
174
,
218

headline in,
19
,
24

IT,
174
,
182

keywords in,
19

professional experience in,
19
,
63
,
65

for returning to workforce,
15