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Title: Resume help Post by: donnap99 on May 01, 2001, 08:38:03 am Shhhh... I happened to see a job posting that I'm interested in. I wasn't even looking for myself.
So now I go to update my resume, and I can't find my list of competencies. Anyone have one of those lists of verbs - coordinate, determine, act, oversee, etc? Also, if there are any executive-level types out there who would give my resume an eyeballing when I finish, please let me know. Thanks! Title: Re: Resume help Post by: sungoddesslv on May 01, 2001, 10:52:57 am Donna,
I have a complete list at home. It was a handout in an IAAP workshop on building your personal portfolio. I think that our two resident HR gurus will be the best bet for reviewing your resume -- Andrea and MsMarie. I'll be back to you tomorrow. Title: Re: Resume help Post by: icebreakerpenguin on May 01, 2001, 11:04:52 am Sungoddesslv beat to the punch! I'll keep an eye open and add some helpful words from my lists!
Title: Re: Resume help Post by: andrea843 on May 01, 2001, 11:05:50 am Here's my list of favorite resume verbs, broken down by area of expertise:
Communication/People Skills Addressed Advertised Arbitrated Arranged Articulated Authored Clarified Collaborated Communicated Composed Condensed Conferred Consulted Contacted Conveyed Convinced Corresponded Debated Defined Developed Directed Discussed Drafted Edited Elicited Enlisted Explained Expressed Formulated Furnished Incorporated Influenced Interacted Interpreted Interviewed Involved Joined Judged Lectured Listened Marketed Mediated Moderated Negotiated Observed Outlined Participated Persuaded Presented Promoted Proposed Publicized Reconciled Recruited Referred Reinforced Reported Resolved Responded Solicited Specified Spoke Suggested Summarized Synthesized Translated Wrote Creative Skills Acted Adapted Began Combined Composed Conceptualized Condensed Created Customized Designed Developed Directed Displayed Drew Entertained Established Fashioned Formulated Founded Illustrated Initiated Instituted Integrated Introduced Invented Modeled Modified Originated Performed Photographed Planned Revised Revitalized Shaped Solved Data/Financial Skills Administered Adjusted Allocated Analyzed Appraised Assessed Audited Balanced Budgeted Calculated Computed Conserved Corrected Determined Developed Estimated Forecasted Managed Marketed Measured Netted Planned Prepared Programmed Projected Qualified Reconciled Reduced Researched Retrieved Helping Skills Adapted Advocated Aided Answered Arranged Assessed Assisted Clarified Coached Collaborated Contributed Cooperated Counseled Demonstrated Diagnosed Educated Encouraged Ensured Expedited Facilitated Familiarized Furthered Guided Helped Insured Intervened Motivated Prevented Provided Referred Rehabilitated Represented Resolved Simplified Supplied Supported Volunteered Management/Leadership Skills Administered Analyzed Appointed Approved Assigned Attained Authorized Chaired Considered Consolidated Contracted Controlled Converted Coordinated Decided Delegated Developed Directed Eliminated Emphasized Enforced Enhanced Established Executed Generated Handled Headed Hired Hosted Improved Incorporated Increased Initiated Inspected Instituted Led Managed Merged Motivated Navigated Organized Originated Overhauled Oversaw Planned Presided Prioritized Produced Recommended Reorganized Replaced Restored Reviewed Scheduled Secured Selected Streamlined Strengthened Supervised Terminated Organizational Skills Approved Arranged Catalogued Categorized Charted Classified Coded Collected Compiled Corrected Corresponded Distributed Executed Filed Generated Incorporated Inspected Logged Maintained Monitored Obtained Operated Ordered Organized Prepared Processed Provided Purchased Recorded Registered Reserved Responded Reviewed Routed Scheduled Screened Submitted Supplied Standardized Systematized Updated Validated Verified Research Skills Analyzed Clarified Collected Compared Conducted Critiqued Detected Determined Diagnosed Evaluated Examined Experimented Explored Extracted Formulated Gathered Inspected Interviewed Invented Investigated Located Measured Organized Researched Reviewed Searched Solved Summarized Surveyed Systematized Tested Teaching Skills Adapted Advised Clarified Coached Communicated Conducted Coordinated Critiqued Developed Enabled Encouraged Evaluated Explained Facilitated Focused Guided Individualized Informed Instilled Instructed Motivated Persuaded Simulated Stimulated Taught Tested Trained Transmitted Tutored Technical Skills Adapted Applied Assembled Built Calculated Computed Conserved Constructed Converted Debugged Designed Determined Developed Engineered Fabricated Fortified Installed Maintained Operated Overhauled Printed Programmed Rectified Regulated Remodeled Repaired Replaced Restored Solved Specialized Standardized Studied Upgraded Utilized Title: Re: Resume help Post by: sungoddesslv on May 01, 2001, 11:10:00 am Donna,
A recommendation: go to the websites for OfficeTeam and Monster.com. Click on their links to Career Centers. Both have excellent information regarding do's and don't's, etc. Title: huh? Post by: yankeestarbuck on May 02, 2001, 12:07:13 am Good Goddess, Andrea, anymore or is that it? LOL! HA!
Title: WOW Post by: donnap99 on May 02, 2001, 12:45:24 am Wow Andrea, that's terrific! However, this brings up another question. Your list has each verb in past tense. I've always been told that each bullet should read as if you are saying first "I can..."
For example, * Coordinate meeting rooms as opposed to * Coordinated meeting rooms What about that? Title: Re: WOW Post by: andrea843 on May 01, 2001, 01:34:52 pm I dunno Donna, I've always listed my accomplishments in resume form as past events, that have taken place... ie coordinated customer service training for a team of ten ... for me, it's been most effective and Im not sure I agree with the new theory because for me,, and this is my personal Opinion now,, making the statement..
coordinate meeting rooms, can be something you want to do, something you think you might LIKE to do,, coordinated meeting rooms, indicates,,, I've done this. I have experience at it. here's another example,, which in your opinion is the more powerful resume statement? Prioritize communications for departmental management or Prioritized communications for departmental management to me, and this is only my opinion, while both statments express competancy, the past tense statement takes on a the additional flavor of "I've actually done this and can document it" and resume wise I like specifics too,, as in... "facilitate the design and creation of websites" or the much stronger.. "facilitated the creation of The Admin Authority,an admin specific web site located at www.administrative-assistants.com" Recipient of the 1995 Jefferson Award, Authored end user manuals for custom software Past tense just works fer me Bub! I think lots too, depends on the type of resume you're preparing and how you are targeting it...don't ya forget now, I'm OLD and this is how I like to see resumes, when I review them and how I structure my own resume.. Just my tuppence... Andrea Title: Re: WOW Post by: donnap99 on May 01, 2001, 02:12:17 pm Well, I must be more ingrained "old school" than I realize, 'cause I agree with the past tense issue. When I dusted it off, I wasn't even thinking about it but changed everything to past tense - even the stuff that was already there - and then someone told me to change it to present tense, so I did. But now I'm going to change it AGAIN!
You're OLD? I never knew that - I've never seen a pic of you, and always imagine you as younger than I - after all, I could never survive on 2 hours of sleep a night - that's ONLY for the young! Title: Re: WOW Post by: andrea843 on May 01, 2001, 02:15:04 pm 42 Donna, and you uhh have seen my picture:wicked laugh: Im just not tellin ya where...
Title: Andrea . . . Post by: tanzbar on May 01, 2001, 03:01:30 pm By any chance, would you be the admin with her feet up on the table in last week's tribute to admins.
Title: Re: WOW Post by: donnap99 on May 01, 2001, 03:02:09 pm Hmmm... where, where...
And I just turned 38 - you're NOT old - at least not by my standards! Funny how those standards change as we get older, isn't it?? Title: Re: WOW Post by: chris68 on May 01, 2001, 03:16:19 pm Tanzbar,
I think you might be close, or was it "She supports a CEO" in the tribute last week? She may not tell us until we guess it, but there are alot of photos in there and I am sure she is one of them. 42 is not old at all. Hubby is a year younger, and there is an age difference between us, so not at all still youngsters. Chris68 Title: Re: Resume help Post by: sungoddesslv on May 01, 2001, 03:27:00 pm Yankee - I'm going to look for more info in my records at home!! Stay tuned....
Now back to which one is Andrea -- my guess is either the lady in the "steno" chair or the very last picture. Present or past tense -- I've always used past tense. I worked for a leading international search firm and this is the way they prepared resumes, etc. Title: Re: Resume help Post by: andrea843 on May 01, 2001, 05:02:30 pm Bwhahaha, Alex, I'll take they're all wrong for a hundred!
{insert jeopardy theme} {Fade in to voice over} tune in tomorrow for mask of the Administrator.. The story of a Chucktown Admin plugging away at the world wide web with a plethura of professionals, together they make history and bring new meaning to the words, by admins, for admins....film at 11. Title: Re: Resume help Post by: chris68 on May 01, 2001, 05:43:41 pm Curiosity is killing me here, what about "Supports A Customer Service Team.?? Hu hu is it is it huh huh??
Chris68 Title: Re: Resume help Post by: msmarieh on May 01, 2001, 11:49:33 pm Personally I put mine in past tense for my past jobs and present tense for my present job. However I have heard it said that you should list it as though someone else were saying it about you.
Andrea - all I have to say for that list is WOW! Don't think I need to add anything to it. Marie Title: Who is Andrea, who is she? Post by: bethalize on May 02, 2001, 06:47:01 am The first presentation had only two pictures of admins that appeared to be 'natural' to me. There was only one face that I could spot that appeared in both presentations, so I think I know!
I love the list. Who's going to do a nice diagram of the synonyms? Title: Re: Who is Andrea, who is she? Post by: countrigal on May 02, 2001, 08:55:39 am My guess... (actually 2)
In the scenes after the ladder there is a picture of an admin in a yellowish/green shirt (top-middle) that might be her, or Towards the end, when all the pics are coming up, a small photo in the upper left corner, a smiling Office Professional... Am I even close Andrea??? Huh? Huh? Title: Back to Resume Help Post by: sungoddesslv on May 02, 2001, 09:25:29 am Donna,
The list I have is way too long to post here. It is a full page of four columns with "strong action words" (to translate what you've done into skills needed for the workplace) and "good descriptors" (to help the reader create a mental picture of your skills). Perhaps the best way to get them to you is by fax. Email me at "sungoddesslv@administrative-assistants.com," provide a fax number, and I'll get you the information. How's that? sungoddesslv (off to the dentist) in LV |