Describing Past Job Roles Effectively
Describing Past Job Roles Effectively
Figuring out how to explain on your resume what you accomplished in your past positions can be difficult. Follow our tips for describing your past job roles effectively. Start by looking back on all your past experiences and think about what specific job roles you embodied.
What did an average day’s work include? What special projects did you work on? Next, think about a professional and impressive way to explain what you came up with. The list of verbs below can give you a head start on how to accurately and eloquently explain what you achieved while working in your past roles. By using these verbs you are actively expressing to employers what skills you earned by completing your job tasks.
Communication:
disseminated, explained, influenced, interpreted, mediated, planned, presented, proposed, reported, researched, promoted, translated, wrote
Creative:
conceived, designed, developed, devised, established, illustrated, imagined, improvised, improved, originated, invented, performed, updated, visualized
Financial:
accounted, allocated, audited, balanced, budgeted, calculated, estimated, forecasted, formulated, invested, projected
Human Relations:
advised, assisted, counseled, encouraged, facilitated, helped, guided, listened
Leadership:
achieved, administered, assigned, chaired, coached, coordinated, delegated, directed, evaluated, governed, initiated, implemented, judged, led, managed, motivated, negotiated, persuaded, produced, scheduled, supervised
Problem-Solving:
adjusted, determined, diagnosed, examined, executed, identified, planned, recommended, reconciled, reviewed, selected, verified
Research:
assessed, compared, compiled, defined, drafted, interviewed, organized, solved, summarized
Technical:
assembled, built, engineered, inspected, installed, maintained, mapped, operated, programs, repaired, tested
Training:
demonstrated, evaluated, instructed, taught, trained
Miscellaneous:
completed, interacted, introduced, joined, prepared, utilized
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