Make a Quick, Powerful Resume Update With Numbers
Want magic to happen when people read your resume or CV?
STOP talking about tasks and responsibilities.
START showing your future employer the benefits you can bring to the team. Business is all about the numbers. Quantify how you make a workplace BETTER and you will be irresistible.
How?
Every bullet on your resume should have a numerical accomplishment demonstrating the results you achieved using one of these success verbs.
- Accelerated
- Achieved
- Added
- Advanced
- Awarded
- Changed
- Contributed
- Decreased
- Delivered
- Eliminated
- Exceeded
- Expanded
- Gained
- Generated
- Grew
- Improved
- Increased
- Launched
- Maximized
- Minimized
- Optimized
- Produced
- Reduced
- Saved
- Sold
- Streamlined
While it is important to use action verbs, avoid writing with overused words that do not demonstrate results.
STOP using these words:
- Managed
- Directed
- Supervised
- Defined
- Performed
- And my favorite phrase to delete in executive resumes, “responsible for.”
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