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Action Verbs for MBA Resumes
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Words to Consider Using
compiled by MBA Style magazine
acquainted
adapted
aided
allocated
analyzed
appraised
arranged
assembled
assessed
assisted
attained
attended
audited
augmented
awarded
benchmarked
built
collaborated
collected
compiled
composed
conceived
conceptualized
conducted
consulted
contacted
contributed
coordinated
counseled
decreased
demonstrated
designed
detected
determined
devised
discovered
disseminated
distributed
documented
edited
elected
enlisted
evaluated
exceeded
executed
expanded
explained
financed
formalized
formed
fostered
founded
gathered
governed
hired
identified
implemented
improved
increased
initiated
inspired
instituted
interpreted
introduced
invented
led
maintained
managed
marketed
mediated
mentored
moderated
motivated
negotiated
operated
orchestrated
organized
originated
oversaw
patented
persuaded
pioneered
planned
prepared
presided
processed
produced
publicized
published
recorded
recruited
reduced
reengineered
reorganized
represented
reviewed
routed
saved
scheduled
selected
sold
solicited
spearheaded
sponsored
staged
started
supervised
supported
surveyed
taught
tested
trained
updated
wrote
Words to Avoid
accused
arrested
burned
embezzled
immolated
indicted
maimed
misappropriated
sacrificed
Words to Cover that you were FIRED (from The New York Times 3/4/96)
bumped
decruited
de-hired
deselected
destaffed
discontinued
dislocated
displaced
downsized
vocationally relocated
transitioned
severed
excessed
involuntarily separated
nonretained
Words to Cover that you were LAYED-OFF (from The NY Times 3/4/96)
degrowed
culled
separated
I was a payroll adjustment
I was part of a personnel surplus reduction
RIFfed, not Reading is Fundamental, but Reduction In Force
A corporate redundancy was eliminated
My skills were refocused
I was a resource reallocation
reorganized
right-sized
work-force imbalance correction.
Recruiter Resume Danger Signals
Be forewarned... recruiters look for the following danger signals when looking at your resume:
1. Functional Resumes. When a recruiter sees a functional resume instead of a chronological/company oriented resume, they immediately think you are trying to hide a problem or period of unemployment (or jail)
2. Qualifiers: When you use "assisted with....", "knowledge of...", or "had exposure to...", recruiters think that you have just minimal exposure to the item.
3. Spelling erros: If you have grammatical or spelling errors, then you aren't going to be conscientous on the job.
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