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August 16, 2007

Resume Quick Tip: Use the Active Voice

As part of Monster Career Advice’s Update Your Resume Week, we’re featuring a daily Resume Quick Tip from Monster Resume Expert Kim Isaacs.

Add punch to your resume by using active voice instead of passive voice. If your sentences are written in active voice, they will present you as a doer and achiever. Compare these sentences to see how active voice is more concise and dynamic:

  • Passive: $1.2 million in new products were sold.
  • Active: Sold $1.2 million in new products.

Review your resume, and look for ways to express your accomplishments in active voice.

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Posted by Bryan on August 16, 2007 at 04:44 PM in Resume , Update Your Resume Week | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

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Why do HR trash judge people"s employability by their skin color and sex!? They obviously have severe integrity problems (STUDITY, BIGOTRY, DISHONESTY) that Congress had to attempt to solve with legislation. EOE-l/i/e. These trash have to hide behind the respectability of expensive clothing and Orwellian Doublespeak to present themselves as civilized, reasonable human beings. Bigotry doesn't constitute "people skills" and lying isn't "communications skills". Any unskilled a***** can hand out jobs according to their personal prejudices and falsely claim they're Equal Opportunity Employers dedicated to diversity while pushing CONFORMITY to their personnel prejudices. They're professional Bigots and Liars!

Posted by: jeffrey hill | Aug 29, 2007 11:44:25 AM

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