CV and Resume Keywords and Phrases
Posted by Paula Capelli on Thursday, June 14, 2012
Under: CV Writing Help
CV and Resume Phrases – Professional Summary or Profile
- Results-driven, logical and methodical approach to achieving tasks and objectives
- Determined and decisive - uses initiative to develop effective solutions to problems
- Reliable and dependable - high personal standards and attention to detail
- Methodical and rigorous approach to achieving tasks and objectives
- Entrepreneurial and pro-active - strong drive and keen business mind
- Identifies and develops opportunities; innovates and makes things happen
- Good strategic appreciation and vision; able to build and implement sophisticated plans
- Determined and decisive; uses initiative to meet and resolve challenges
- Strives for quality and applies process and discipline towards optimising performance
- Extremely reliable and dependable - analytical and questioning, strives for quality
- Methodical approach to planning and organising - good time-manager
- Excellent interpersonal skills - good communicator, leadership, high integrity
- Strong planning, organising and monitoring abilities - an efficient time-manager
- Self-driven and self-reliant - sets aims and targets and leads by example
- Good interpersonal skills - works well with others, motivates and encourages
- High integrity, diligent and conscientious - reliable and dependable
- Self-aware - always seeking to learn and grow
- Seeks new responsibilities irrespective of reward and recognition
- Detailed and precise; fastidious and thorough • decisive and results-driven; creative problem-solver
- Good starter - enthusiastic in finding openings and opportunities
- Creative and entrepreneurial net-worker - effective project coordinator
- Reliable and dependable in meeting objectives - hard-working
- Emotionally mature; calming and positive temperament; tolerant and understanding
- Searches for and finds solutions to challenges - exceptionally positive attitude
- Great team-worker - adaptable and flexible
- Well organised; good planner; good time-manager
- Seeks new responsibilities and uses initiative; self-sufficient
- Solid approach to achieving tasks and objectives; determined and decisive
- Excellent interpersonal skills - good communicator, high integrity
- Energetic and physically very fit; quick to respond to opportunities and problems
- Active and dynamic approach to work and getting things done
- Financially astute - conversant with accounting systems and principles
- Tactical, strategic and proactive - anticipates and takes initiative
- Systematic and logical - develops and uses effective processes
- Good listener - caring and compassionate
- Critical thinker - strong analytical skills; accurate and probing
- Good creative and methodical - probing and resourceful
- Facilitative project manager; develops and enables group buy-in
- Persistent and tenacious sales developer; comfortable with demanding targets
- Resilient and thorough - detached and unemotional
- Completer-finisher; checks and follows up - immaculate record-keeper
- Team-player - loyal and determined
- Technically competent/qualified [state discipline or area, to whatever standard or level]
- Task-orientated - commercially experienced and aware
- Excellent inter-personal and communications skills
- Sound planning and organizational capabilities
- Results oriented - focused on productive and high-yield activities
- Tolerant and understanding - especially good with young children/elderly people/needy people/disadvantaged people, etc
- Emotionally mature - calming and positive temperament - compassionate and caring
- Sensitive and patient interpersonal and communication skills
- High integrity and honesty; ethical and socially aware
- Energetic and positive outlook, which often inspires others
- Calm, reliable and dependable in meeting objectives - logical and numerate
CV and Resume quantification / context / scale indicators to enhance and support responsibilities
- Responsible for X number of staff
- Geographical territory
- Number of accounts
- Annual turnover or revenue/company size
- Annual cost budgets
- Plant or asset value
- Size of location or site
- Number of departments
- Number of locations
- International/domestic coverage
- Number of distributors or customers
- Value of business
- Number of products
- Value of highest rated products and services
- Number or scale of developments
- Timing, scheduling and or project duration
- Throughput or output
- Speed of operation or turn-around
- Travel or coverage
- Cycle time or 'churn' or turnover (replacement) rate or percentage
- Industry sector or segment or niche (e.g., 'Automotive, consumer servicing and repairs')
- Business-to-business (B2B) or consumer (some people recognise this as B2C)
- Type of organisation - private company, public company, institutional, not-for-profit, etc
- Other organisational descriptions
- Organisation culture, structure, management style (be positive - not blaming or critical)
- Area or region
- Type of department or division
- Precise work or job function
- Products or services descriptions
- Expertise and quality standards and levels
- Market position and share
- Competitive positioning if any
- Trends/outlook - increasing, reducing, declining, mature, developing, etc
- Distribution model
- Maturity of business or sector
- Other factors, pressures, growth, local/world economy etc
Non-work experiences that can be added to CV’s and Resumes to support skills and under-pin job responsibilities
- Voluntary work
- Fund-raising
- Grants and funding applications
- Committee membership of societies and clubs
- Organising things - at school, college, university, local community
- Campaigning for a cause
- Running a part-time business or own business
- Teaching and helping people
- Caring for people
- Creating things - art, writing, photography, sculpture, etc
- Languages
- Sports and fitness
- Organising events and outings
- Entertaining and performing
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