Power verbs bring your résumé to life. They paint a picture for the reviewer by highlighting your skills and accomplishments, affirm your communication skills, and help you stand out in a crowd
2. • Power verbs bring your résumé to life. They paint a picture for the
reviewer by highlighting your skills and accomplishments, affirm your
communication skills, and help you stand out in a crowd. Begin each
statement or phrase with a power verb, then take your résumé to the
next level, by inserting action-packed power verbs into your work
history and branding statement.
• Tip: Remember to use present tense verbs in your profile and
qualifications summary and when creating task, responsibility and
accomplishment bullets for a current position. Use past-tense verbs
to describe prior positions and experience in your work history.
• There are literally thousands of verbs to choose from, so feel free to
share your favorites. Here are some of our suggestions (by category)
to help you get started.