Career DEVELOPMENT

Resume - Action VerbS AND ADJECTIVES

When describing your experiences use action verbs that will stand out and tell the employer that you have really done something:

Although action words are helpful in traditional resumes, electronic resumes are treated differently. For electronic resumes, you should use nouns as your keywords.  For more information on electronic resumes, see Job Hunting on the Internet.

ADJECTIVES

You can also use adjectives in your resume and cover letter to describe your personal traits so the reader gets a sense of the type of employee you will be: