The average initial screening time for a candidate’s resume clocks in at just 7.4 seconds.  With such little time to make an impression, it’s imperative your work achievements leap off the page.

Using weak or passive verbs (think: assisted, utilized, contributed, held) can undermine the strength and effectiveness of your resume and cause an HR manager to toss your resume.

Verbs to use on your resume instead of ‘helped’ or ‘assisted’: 

Executed, overhauled, identified, produced, instituted, incorporated, achieved, delivered, partnered, spearheaded, analyzed, incorporated, completed, advocated, resolved, developed, launched, boosted, leveraged, chaired, enacted, established, outperformed, supervised, and pioneered.