Resume Words to Include and Avoid

Want to improve your resume? Consider the impact of the words you use to describe yourself and your work experience. In this video, we provide examples of persuasive resume action words and words that should be avoided. We also list resume power words for multiple industries so that you can choose what applies to you. Remember, the smallest moves are sometimes the smartest!

Check out our lists for words to avoid and words to use in your resume:

2. When talking about your communication skills, use words like: collaborated, conveyed, instructed or performed.

4. For any role in the financial field, use these words: classified, halted, dispensed, audited or equalized.

6. For jobs in the tech industry use words like these: advanced, architected, automated, coded or deployed.

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This is the cutest stop-motion animation I have ever seen!

[miinntty]

I really like these cartoons! They help me understand when it comes to things like this.

[mediaproductionpro]

This is a fantastic video. A tip of the hat to the marketing and production teams that were behind it.

[tonijackson]

Absolutely love these quick tidbits that are packed with information. What about healthcare. I tend to have words like provide, lead, managed, assessed. Thank you for these videos, wish I had found these sooner. LOL, I have been on a few interviews already.

[Funnieqt]

What about for biological and medical terms?

[SlicesofHistory]

Pro tip: Sob, grovel, and beg on your hands and knees during your interview

[wackolantern]

why is it that she bobs up and down with that creepy smile at the end

[blueshorecreative]

"architected" - since when is that a word?