30 VERBS THAT WILL MAKE YOUR CV MORE ATTRACTIVE
Knowing how to make your CV attractive is a must-have skill
Whether you just recently finished university, or you have just started actively searching for a new job, making your CV unique is essential if you want to get invited to an interview and subsequently nail the job.
Employers receive countless numbers of CVs and quite frankly they are tired of seeing the same old boring words being recycled over and over.
Getting a little more creative with your CV won’t hurt, would it? No matter what duty or accomplishment you’re trying to show off, we’ve got just the verb for you.
Check out the list below, and get ready to make your CV way more exciting.
So If you were in charge of a project or initiative from start to finish, instead of using “led” try:
- Oversaw
- Controlled
- Coordinated
- Executed
- Headed
- Operated
- Orchestrated
- Organized
- Programmed
- Planned
And if you actually developed, created, or introduced that project into your company? Try:
- spearheaded
- Pioneered
- Charted
- Created
- Designed
- Developed
- Instituted
- Founded
- Launched
- Consolidated
If you’ve helped a team operate more efficiently or cost-effectively. To show just how much you saved, try
- Decreased
- Deducted
- Diagnosed
- Lessened
- Reconciled
- Reduced
- Maximized
- Boosted
- Yielded
- Conserved
