Here is a list of the words usually titled: “Top 100 Power Resume Words” or similar. One can think that the usage of certain words can not affect the effectiveness of the Resume. For those, and I was the one here, here is a test. Read the 100 words below and ask yourself one question: Was that a great candidate?
If the answer is yes, then see how many of the words from the list you can use in your resume. By placing 20 or more, your Resume will radiate with the positivism and success that sells the candidate!
Here is the alphabetical list of the Power Resume Words. You can play Bingo with your Resume with them. Each time you find a word from the Power Resume Words list shout “Bingo”!
Advanced
Assigned
Assessed
Absorbed
Accelerated
Attained
Attracted
Announced
Appraised
Budgeted
Bolstered
Balanced
Boosted
Bargained
Benefited
Beneficial
Comply
Critiqued
Closed
Collaborated
Designed
Delegated
Demonstrated
Developed
Detected
Efficient
Enhanced
Excelled
Exceeded
Enriched
Fulfilled
Financed
Forecasted
Formulated
Generated
Guided
Granted
Helped
Hosted
Implemented
Investigated
Increased
Initiated
Influenced
Integrated
Innovated
Instituted
Justified
Listed
Logged
Maintained
Mentored
Measured
Multiplied
Negotiated
Observed
Operated
Obtained
Promoted
Presented
Programmed
Provided
Projected
Qualified
Quantified
Quoted
Recommended
Refine
Revamp
Reacted
Retained
Recovered
Reinstated
Rejected
Sustained
Skilled
Saved
Scheduled
Supported
Secured
Simplified
Screened
Segmented
Streamlined
Strengthened
Triumphed
Troubleshot
Taught
Tutored
Translated
Trained
Uncovered
United
Unified
Updated
Upgraded
Validated
Viewed
Worldwide
Witnessed