[La-students] Fw: [Vabs] Building the Perfect Resume..and more

[Joe Orozco]

From: "NFBof Fairfax" <john_bailey17 at hotmail.com>
To: "Joe Orozco" <jsorozco at gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2007 10:54 PM
Subject: Re: [Vabs] Building the Perfect Resume..and more


>I have three additional points to add.
>
> First, if you are looking for a job in the Information Technology 
> (computers) industry, make sure you include if you are a U.S. citizen or 
> not. Also, include if you have any security clearances or not. Many IT 
> companies do work for the Federal Government and the government may 
> require citizenship or the ability to get a security clearance.
>
> Second, most times, someone in Human Resources (HR) is the first person to 
> see your resume and it is their job to filter out (throw away) résumé's 
> so that the number or résumé's remaining are a manageable number. They 
> look for any excuse to remove yours. So, it is doubly-important that your 
> resume be written  without any grammatical errors. Odds are that if 
> someone in HR spots spelling or any other errors in your resume, the 
> person who will actually do the hiring will never hear about you.
>
> Lastly, action words are very important. Managers hire people to solve 
> problems. So, if your resume shows that you have been effective is solving 
> problems in your previous jobs, they are more likely to give you a call 
> for an interview. Action words tell the potential employer that you are 
> more than just someone who will be cashing their paycheck every two weeks. 
> You are telling them that you add value to your work and if they hire you, 
> they will get more from you than any of the other potential employees 
> applying for the same job.
>
> Below is a list of action words I have collected. Try to use as many of 
> them in your resume as you can. The goal of the resume is to raise the 
> interest of the potential employer enough so that they will call you in 
> for an interview where you can really fill in the blanks about why you are 
> the best choice for the position.
>
> Abstracted
> Achieved
> Acquired
> Acted
> Adapted
> Addressed
> Administered
> Advertised
> Advised
> Advocated
> Aided
> Allocated
> Analyzed
> Answered
> Anticipated
> Applied
> Appraised
> Approved
> Arranged
> Ascertained
> Assembled
> Assessed
> Assisted
> Attained
> Audited
> Augmented
> Authored
> Bolstered
> Briefed
> Brought
> Budgeted
> Built
> Calculated
> Cared
> Charged
> Chartered
> Checked
> Clarified
> Classified
> Coached
> Collaborated
> Collected
> Comforted
> Communicated
> Compared
> Completed
> Complied
> Composed
> Computed
> Conceived
> Conducted
> Conserved
> Consulted
> Contracted
> Contributed
> Converted
> Cooperated
> Coordinated
> Copied
> Correlated
> Counseled
> Created
> Critiqued
> Cultivated
> Dealt
> Debated
> Decided
> Defined
> Delegated
> Delivered
> Designed
> Detected
> Determined
> Developed
> Devised
> Diagnosed
> Directed
> Discovered
> Discriminated
> Dispatched
> Displayed
> Dissected
> Documented
> Drafted
> Drove
>
> Edited
> Eliminated
> Empathized
> Enabled
> Enforced
> Enlightened
> Enlisted
> Ensured
> Established
> Estimated
> Evaluated
> Examined
> Exceeded
> Excelled
> Expanded
> Expedited
> Experimented
> Explained
> Explored
> Expressed
> Extracted
> Facilitate
> Fashioned
> Financed
> Fixed
> Followed
> Formulated
> Fostered
> Founded
> Gained
> Gathered
> Gave
> Generated
> Governed
> Guided
> Handled
> Headed
> Helped
> Identified
> Illustrated
> Imagined
> Implemented
> Improved
> Improvised
> Inaugurated
> Increased
> Indexed
> Indicated
> Influenced
> Initiated
> Inspected
> Instituted
> Integrated
> Interpreted
> Interviewed
> Introduced
> Invented
> Inventoried
> Investigated
> Judged
> Kept
> Launched
> Learned
> Lectured
> Led
> Lifted
> Listened
> Located
> Logged
> Made
> Maintained
> Managed
> Manipulated
> Mapped
> Mastered
> Maximized
> Mediated
> Memorized
> Mentored
> Met
> Minimized
> Modeled
> Modified
> Monitored
> Narrated
> Negotiated
> Observed
> Obtained
> Offered
> Operated
> Ordered
> Organized
> Originated
> Overcame
> Oversaw
>
> Participated
> Perceived
> Perfected
> Performed
> Persuaded
> Planned
> Practiced
> Predicted
> Prepared
> Presented
> Prioritized
> Produced
> Programmed
> Projected
> Promoted
> Proposed
> Protected
> Proved
> Provided
> Publicized
> Published
> Purchased
> Queried
> Questioned
> Raised
> Ran
> Ranked
> Rationalized
> Read
> Reasoned
> Recorded
> Received
> Reduced
> Referred
> Related
> Relied
> Reported
> Researched
> Responded
> Restored
> Revamped
> Reviewed
> Scanned
> Scheduled
> Schemed
> Screened
> Set
> goals
> Shaped
> Skilled
> Solicited
> Solved
> Specialized
> Spoke
> Stimulated
> Strategized
> Streamlined
> Strengthened
> Stressed
> Studied
> Substantiated
> Succeeded
> Summarized
> Synthesized
> Supervised
> Supported
> Surveyed
> Sustained
> Symbolized
> Tabulated
> Talked
> Taught
> Theorized
> Trained
> Translated
> Upgraded
> Utilized
> Validated
> Verified
> Visualized
> Won
> Wrote
>
> Examples
> of
> adaptive
> skill
> words
> that
> describe
> your
> personal
> traits
>
> Active
> Adaptable
> Adaptive
> Adept
> Aggressive
> Analytical
> Assertive
> Broad-Minded
> Committed
> Competent
> Conscientious
> Cooperative
> Creative
> Dedicated
> Dependable
> Determined
> Diligent
> Diplomatic
> Disciplined
> Discreet
>
> Effective
> Efficient
> Energetic
> Enterprising
> Enthusiastic
> Exceptional
> Experienced
> Fair
> Familiar
> Firm
> Forceful
> Honest
> Independent
> Innovative
> Instrumental
> Keen
> Logical
> Loyal
> Mature
> Methodical
>
> Objective
> Open
> minded
> Outgoing
> Personable
> Pleasant
> Poised
> Positive
> Practical
> Productive
> Receptive
> Reliable
> Resilient
> Resourceful
> Self-confident
> Self-motivated
> Self-reliant
> Sensitive
> Sharp
> Sincere
> Strong
> Successful
> Tactful
> Tenacious
> Well-organized
>
>
>
> Action
> Phrases
> A-B
>
> accelerated
> acclimated
> accompanied
> accomplished
> achieved
> acquired
> acted
> activated
> actuated
> adapted
> added
> addressed
> adhered
> adjusted
> administered
> admitted
> adopted
> advanced
> advertised
> advised
> advocated
> aided
> aired
> affected
> allocated
> altered
> amended
> amplified
> analyzed
> answered
> anticipated
> appointed
> appraised
> approached
> approved
> arbitrated
> arranged
> ascertained
> asked
> assembled
> assigned
> assumed
> assessed
> assisted
> attained
> attracted
> audited
> augmented
> authored
> authorized
> automated
> awarded
> avail
> balanced
> bargained
> borrowed
> bought
> broadened
> budgeted
> built
> C
>
> calculated
> canvassed
> capitalized
> captured
> carried
> out
> cast
> cataloged
> centralized
> challenged
> chaired
> changed
> channeled
> charted
> checked
> chose
> circulated
> clarified
> classified
> cleared
> closed
> co-authored
> cold
> called
> collaborated
> collected
> combined
> commissioned
> committed
> communicated
> compared
> compiled
> complied
> completed
> composed
> computed
> conceived
> conceptualized
> concluded
> condensed
> conducted
> conferred
> consolidated
> constructed
> consulted
> contracted
> contrasted
> contributed
> contrived
> controlled
> converted
> convinced
> coordinated
> corrected
> corresponded
> counseled
> counted
> created
> critiqued
> cultivated
> cut
>
> D
>
> debugged
> decided
> decentralized
> decreased
> deferred
> defined
> delegated
> delivered
> demonstrated
> depreciated
> described
> designated
> designed
> determined
> developed
> devised
> devoted
> diagrammed
> directed
> disclosed
> discounted
> discovered
> dispatched
> displayed
> dissembled
> distinguished
> distributed
> diversified
> divested
> documented
> doubled
> drafted
>
> E
>
> earned
> eased
> edited
> effected
> elected
> eliminated
> employed
> enabled
> encouraged
> endorsed
> enforced
> engaged
> engineered
> enhanced
> enlarged
> enriched
> entered
> entertained
> established
> estimated
> evaluated
> examined
> exceeded
> exchanged
> executed
> exempted
> exercised
> expanded
> expedited
> explained
> exposed
> extended
> extracted
> extrapolated
>
> F-H
>
> facilitated
> familiarized
> fashioned
> fielded
> figured
> financed
> fit
> focused
> forecasted
> formalized
> formed
> formulated
> fortified
> found
> founded
> framed
> fulfilled
> functioned
> furnished
> gained
> gathered
> gauged
> gave
> generated
> governed
> graded
> granted
> greeted
> grouped
> guided
> handled
> headed
> hired
> hosted
>
> I
>
> identified
> illustrated
> illuminated
> implemented
> improved
> improvised
> inaugurated
> indoctrinated
> increased
> incurred
> induced
> influenced
> informed
> initiated
> innovated
> inquired
> inspected
> inspired
> installed
> instigated
> instilled
> instituted
> instructed
> insured
> interfaced
> interpreted
> interviewed
> introduced
> invented
> inventoried
> invested
> investigated
> invited
> involved
> isolated
> issued
>
> J-M
>
> joined
> judged
> launched
> lectured
> led
> lightened
> liquidated
> litigated
> lobbied
> localized
> located
> maintained
> managed
> mapped
> marketed
> maximized
> measured
> mediated
> merchandised
> merged
> met
> minimized
> modeled
> moderated
> modernized
> modified
> monitored
> motivated
> moved
> multiplied
>
> N-O
>
> named
> narrated
> negotiated
> noticed
> nurtured
> observed
> obtained
> offered
> offset
> opened
> operated
> operationalized
> orchestrated
> ordered
> organized
> oriented
> originated
> overhauled
> oversaw
>
> P
>
> paid
> participated
> passed
> patterned
> penalized
> perceived
> performed
> permitted
> persuaded
> phased
> out
> pinpointed
> pioneered
> placed
> planned
> polled
> prepared
> presented
> preserved
> presided
> prevented
> priced
> printed
> prioritized
> probed
> processed
> procured
> produced
> profiled
> programmed
> projected
> promoted
> promoted
> prompted
> proposed
> proved
> provided
> publicized
> published
> purchased
> pursued
> Q-R
>
> quantified
> quoted
> raised
> ranked
> rated
> reacted
> read
> received
> recommended
> reconciled
> recorded
> recovered
> recruited
> rectified
> redesigned
> reduced
> referred
> refined
> regained
> regulated
> rehabilitated
> reinforced
> reinstated
> rejected
> related
> remedied
> remodeled
> renegotiated
> reorganized
> replaced
> repaired
> reported
> represented
> requested
> researched
> resolved
> responded
> restored
> restructured
> resulted
> retained
> retrieved
> revamped
> revealed
> reversed
> reviewed
> revised
> revitalized
> rewarded
> routed
>
> S
>
> safeguarded
> salvaged
> saved
> scheduled
> screened
> secured
> segmented
> selected
> sent
> separated
> served
> serviced
> settled
> shaped
> shortened
> showed
> shrank
> signed
> simplified
> sold
> solved
> spearheaded
> specified
> speculated
> spoke
> spread
> stabilized
> staffed
> staged
> standardized
> steered
> stimulated
> strategized
> streamlined
> strengthened
> stressed
> structured
> studied
> submitted
> substantiated
> substituted
> suggested
> summarized
> superseded
> supervised
> supplied
> supported
> surpassed
> surveyed
> synchronized
> synthesized
> systematized
>
> T-W
>
> tabulated
> tailored
> targeted
> taught
> terminated
> tested
> testified
> tightened
> took
> traced
> traded
> trained
> transacted
> transferred
> transformed
> translated
> transported
> traveled
> treated
> tripled
> uncovered
> undertook
> unified
> united
> updated
> upgraded
> used
> utilized
> validated
> valued
> verified
> viewed
> visited
> weighed
> welcomed
> widened
> witnessed
> won
> worked
> wrote
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Joe Orozco" <jsorozco at gmail.com>
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> Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2007 8:57 PM
> Subject: [Vabs] Building the Perfect Resume
>
>
>> Building The Perfect Resume
>>
>>
>> A good resume is vital. It is your calling card to a prospective
>> employer--one that lays out your qualifications and hopefully gets you a 
>> job
>> interview.
>> Remember, most employers will spend less than five minutes initially
>> reviewing your resume. Follow these guidelines to make sure your resume 
>> gets
>> you noticed.
>>
>>
>> Be sure to include these basics:
>>
>> .
>>
>> Contact information: full name, phone number, school and permanent 
>> address,
>> and e-mail address.
>>
>> .
>>
>> Education: school, degree, date of completion, honors, and special course
>> work. If you are still in school, provide your expected date of 
>> completion.
>>
>> .
>>
>> Experience: In addition to work history, include relevant 
>> non-professional
>> experience, such as internships, extracurricular activities, and 
>> significant
>> volunteer work.
>>
>> .
>>
>> Skills: List any computer systems, office equipment, and software 
>> programs
>> you are familiar with, as well as particular office skills (shorthand,
>> typing
>> speed, etc.).
>>
>> .
>>
>> Other Categories: If they are relevant, include publications, awards,
>> leadership positions, or other notable achievements.
>>
>> There are many different ways to organize your resume. The most basic
>> formats include:
>>
>> .
>>
>> Chronological: To emphasize your work history, list your jobs and
>> activities, beginning with your most recent experiences.
>>
>> .
>>
>> Functional: To emphasize your skill sets, group your experiences under
>> categorical headings, such as Leadership or Technology Support.
>>
>> The key is to pick a format that presents your achievements most
>> effectively--as well as being easy to read and comprehend.
>>
>> Tips for a Winning Resume:
>>
>> .
>>
>> Keep it brief. Limit your resume to one page. Instead of paragraphs, use
>> bullet-pointed lists.
>>
>> .
>>
>> Provide meaningful descriptions of your experiences. When detailing your 
>> job
>> history, use short sentences or fragments to demonstrate your relevant
>> experience.
>>
>>
>> .
>>
>> Use strong action words ("developed and implemented a new filing system";
>> "created two new membership programs").
>>
>> .
>>
>> Use formatting to help you out. Capitalize and use boldface, italics, or
>> underlining to help organize the information.
>>
>> .
>>
>> Proofread. Use spell-check, double-check your contact information, and 
>> make
>> sure your formatting is consistent. Ask a friend or family member to
>> proofread
>> it as well.
>>
>> .
>>
>> Custom fit your resume. Revise your resume for each job application to 
>> make
>> sure it fits the opportunity at hand.
>>
>> The final test: Take a look at your resume from an arm's distance. Is it
>> confusing and text-heavy? Or is it easy to find the information you need?
>> Please
>> be sure your resume is reader-friendly.
>>
>> Source: Kay Peterson, Ph.D., Fastweb.com
>>
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