Passive voice: "Monthly financial reports were generated by me." Active voice: "I generated the monthly financial reports." An easy way to think about ACTIVE versus PASSIVE voice is to think about who or what is the focus of the sentence: In the first example above, who or what is the first thing you notice? In the second example? Why do you think most people would say the second example is a better choice? Here are some words you can use to make your resume more attention grabbing and dynamic: Assist Extended Negotiated Restructured Able Facilitate Observed Revised Action Formulate Obtained Safeguarded Analysis Fulfilled Operated Secured Achievement Forecasted Organized Selected Accomplished Generated Originated Specified Advanced Gained Oversaw Spearheaded Conduct Gathered Participated Standardized Consult Gave Performed Strengthened Committed Headed Pioneered Structured Conducted Hosted Planned Suggested Contributed Identified Prepared Superseded Coordinated Implemented Presented Supervised Develop Improved Promoted Targeted Deliver Improvised Provided Taught Design Influenced Published Tested Defined Launched Pursued Trained Diversified Lobbied Quantified Transformed Devoted Maintained Ranked Transcended Distinguished Managed Received Unified Encourage Marketed Recommended Upgraded Earned Maximized Redesigned Utilized Enhance Mediated Reengineered Validated Evaluate Modernized Reorganized Valued Examined Motivated Represented Wrote Cover Letter Layout Your Contact Information* Your Name Your Address Your City, State, Zip Code
Passive voice: "Monthly financial reports were generated by me." Active voice: "I generated the monthly financial reports." An easy way to think about ACTIVE versus PASSIVE voice is to think about who or what is the focus of the sentence: In the first example above, who or what is the first thing you notice? In the second example? Why do you think most people would say the second example is a better choice? Here are some words you can use to make your resume more attention grabbing and dynamic: Assist Able Action Analysis Achievement Accomplished Advanced Conduct Consult Committed Conducted Contributed Coordinated Develop Deliver Design Defined Diversified Devoted Distinguished Encourage Earned Enhance Evaluate Examined Extended Facilitate Formulate Fulfilled Forecasted Generated Gained Gathered Gave Headed Hosted Identified Implemented Improved Improvised Influenced Launched Lobbied Maintained Managed Marketed Maximized Mediated Modernized Motivated Negotiated Observed Obtained Operated Organized Originated Oversaw Participated Performed Pioneered Planned Prepared Presented Promoted Provided Published Pursued Quantified Ranked Received Recommended Redesigned Reengineered Reorganized Represented Restructured Revised Safeguarded Secured Selected Specified Spearheaded Standardized Strengthened Structured Suggested Superseded Supervised Targeted Taught Tested Trained Transformed Transcended Unified Upgraded Utilized Validated Valued Wrote Cover Letter Layout Your Contact Information* Your Name Your Address Your City, State, Zip Code
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