Impactful verbs like ‘accomplished, improved’

Your resume should be a powerful reflection of your accomplishments. To make your job experiences pack a punch, make sure to start each bullet with a past tense verb that is as specific and actionable as possible, says Ng.

“Led a team of five, coordinated across three departments, designed three landing pages, built, designed, authored and co-wrote, published,” says Ng as some examples, adding that, “even if I don’t continue with the rest of the sentence, you have a mental image of what I did.”

“Accomplished, improved, trained, mentored, managed,” are a few others to consider, says Vicki Salemi, career expert at Monster .