Leave the hiring manager impressed, not distressed.
In a growingly technologically advanced society – CVs are not always filtered by the eyes of employers. There are machines that draw out key words out of applications – signifying a match or not. Why not better your chances of being selected by strengthening your application and including specific key words?
Remember to use the past tense if the position is not current and to pack your CV with capturing action words. Below are great words to include on your CV and cover letter or to incorporate in conversations when interacting with prospective employers.
| Accelerated | Customized | Inspired | Raised |
| Accomplished | Critiqued | Instructed | Reached |
| Achieved | Created | Integrated | Reinforced |
| Acquired | Debated | Interacted | Reconciled |
| Adapted | Decided | Interpreted | Recommended |
| Administered | Decreased | Introduced | Recorded |
| Advanced | Defined | Invented | Recruited |
| Advertised | Delegated | Involved | Redesigned |
| Advised | Delivered | Joined | Reduced |
| Advocated | Demonstrated | Judged | Referred |
| Aligned | Designated | Justified | Refined |
| Allocated | Designed | Launched | Refocused |
| Amplified | Detected | Learned | Registered |
| Analyzed | Determined | Lifted | Regulated |
| Anticipated | Developed | Listened | Reorganized |
| Applied | Devised | Led | Replaced |
| Appointed | Directed | Lobbied | Reported |
| Appraised | Discovered | Logged | Represented |
| Approved | Distributed | Maintained | Researched |
| Arbitrated | Drafted | Managed | Resolved |
| Arranged | Earned | Marketed | Restored |
| Articulated | Edited | Mastered | Restructured |
| Assessed | Eliminated | Maximized | Revamped |
| Assisted | Emphasized | Mediated | Reviewed |
| Assigned | Enabled | Mentored | Revitalized |
| Attained | Encouraged | Merged | Revised |
| Audited | Endorsed | Met | Scheduled |
| Authorized | Enforced | Moderated | Screened |
| Awarded | Enhanced | Modified | Secured |
| Balanced | Established | Monitored | Selected |
| Bargained | Evaluated | Motivated | Served |
| Boosted | Examined | Negotiated | Showcased |
| Budgeted | Exceeded | Observed | Simplified |
| Built | Excelled | Obtained | Sold |
| Campaigned | Executed | Offered | Solicited |
| Capitalized | Expanded | Operated | Solved |
| Calculated | Expedited | Ordered | Specialized |
| Cancelled | Expressed | Organized | Standardized |
| Chaired | Facilitated | Originated | Stimulated |
| Clarified | Filed | Ordered | Strategized |
| Classified | Financed | Outlined | Strengthened |
| Coached | Focused | Outpaced | Studied |
| Collaborated | Forecasted | Outperformed | Succeeded |
| Collected | Formulated | Oversaw | Submitted |
| Communicated | Founded | Participated | Summarized |
| Competed | Fundraised | Partnered | Supervised |
| Completed | Furthered | Performed | Supplied |
| Composed | Flagged | Persuaded | Surpassed |
| Condensed | Gained | Planned | Surveyed |
| Conducted | Generated | Prepared | Sustained |
| Consolidated | Governed | Presented | Systemized |
| Constructed | Guided | Prioritized | Taught |
| Consulted | Handled | Processed | Terminated |
| Contacted | Headed | Produced | Tested |
| Contracted | Helped | Programmed | Trained |
| Contributed | Hired | Projected | Tracked |
| Controlled | Hosted | Promoted | Transformed |
| Conceptualized | Identified | Proposed | Translated |
| Conserved | Implemented | Protected | Tutored |
| Convinced | Improved | Proved | Updated |
| Conveyed | Improvised | Provided | Upgraded |
| Cooperated | Incorporated | Publicized | Utilized |
| Coordinated | Increased | Purchased | Validated |
| Corrected | Influenced | Pursued | Verified |
| Corresponded | Initiated | Qualified | Won |
| Cultivated | Inspected | Quantified | Wrote |