POWER PHRASES TO BUILD YOUR RESUME
ACCURACY
▪ Recognize the importance of accuracy
▪ Perform with a high degree of accuracy
▪ Perform with consistent accuracy
▪ Achieve results with accuracy and precision
▪ Maintain high statistical accuracy
▪ Expect perfection
▪ Strive for perfection
▪ Excel in achieving perfection
▪ Avoid mistakes and errors
▪ Conform to strict tolerances
▪ Meet precise standards
▪ Meet rigid specifications
▪ Keep accurate records
▪ Maintain accurate documentation
▪ Provide explicit documentation
▪ Meticulous with detail
▪ Excel in detail checking
▪ Forecast with extreme accuracy
▪ Make accurate predictions about future trends, directions and developments.
ACHIEVEMENT
▪ Achieve optimal levels of personal performance and accomplishment
▪ Provide strong evidence of specific accomplishments
▪ Produce a tangible, positive impact
▪ Achieve consistently high results
▪ Excel in achieving outstanding project results
▪ Achieve bottom-line results
▪ Achieve lasting results
▪ Exceed the norm
▪ Accomplish more with fewer people
▪ Demonstrate the ability to achieve desire results
▪ Focus on results
▪ Attain results without negative side effects
▪ Attain results through positive actions
ADMINISTRATION
▪ Demonstrate a high level of administrative competence.
▪ Constantly examine administrative effectiveness and seeks better procedures
▪ Encourage administrative efficiency and effectiveness
▪ Achieve high administrative output
▪ Avoid burdening management with administrative detail
▪ Effectively use exception reporting to keep management informed.
▪ Clearly establish administrative rules and regulations
▪ Enumerate and specify procedures for implementing and administering written policies
▪ Develop policies and procedure to improve department.
▪ Improve administrative support systems
▪ Supply necessary support services
▪ Develop successful administrative strategies
▪ Excel in simplifying systems and reducing paperwork
▪ Excel in eliminating unnecessary paperwork
▪ Effectively control paperwork.
▪ Manage paperwork efficiently and effectively
▪ Improve administrative efficiency through the effective use of forms
▪ Establish effective systems for record retention
▪ Keep simple records with little duplication
▪ Effectively handle information overload
▪ Establish effective systems for information retrieval
▪ Understand and apply basic statistical methods
▪ Make effective use of statistical applications
▪ Use sound statistical control techniques
▪ Properly control the release of proprietary information
▪ Respect confidential information
▪ Maintain complete confidentiality
▪ Keep informed of new technologies in office automation
▪ Utilize improved technology for administrative support
▪ Make effective use of office equipment
ANALYTICAL SKILLS:
▪ Demonstrate a strong power of analytical reasoning
▪ Display strong analytical qualities
▪ Demonstrate a strong ability to analyze problems
▪ Very methodical in solving problems
▪ Utilize a variety of analytical techniques to solve problems
▪ Excels in analyzing and adjusting work procedures for maximum efficiency
▪ Thoroughly analyze conditions and reaches independent decisions
▪ Effective in analyzing relevant information
▪ Excel in analytical thinking
APPEARANCE
▪ Recognize the importance of appearance
▪ Present an attractive appearance
▪ Take pride in personal appearance
▪ Display the type of grooming which is neat, attractive and appropriate
▪ Give proper attention to personal hygiene and dress
▪ Dress to convey an appropriate image
▪ Dress consistent with organizational expectation
▪ Conform to proper standards of dress
▪ Wear appropriate clothing and accessories
▪ Dress appropriately for the position
▪ Display good posture
▪ Projects poise and authority
▪ Make positive first impression
▪ Make excellent impression
▪ Project a positive image
COMMUNICATIVE SKILLS
▪ Excel in effective and positive communications
▪ Communicate openly, forcefully and effectively
▪ Communicate clearly and concisely
▪ Communicate with credibility and confidence
▪ Communicate high expectations
▪ Improve the effectiveness of communications and interactions with others
▪ Provide a intellectual atmosphere conducive to the stimulation and interchange of ideas
▪ Excel in communicating with individuals and small groups
▪ Conduct meetings that achieve results
▪ Make a strong impact at meetings
▪ Demonstrate strong committee procedures and techniques
▪ Excel in intercommunications and interactions
▪ Demonstrate sound negotiating skills
▪ Effectively communicate goals and interplay of ideas and concepts
▪ Effectively communicate management decisions to achieve understanding and acceptance.
▪ Effectively communicate upward, downward and laterally
▪ Communicate effectively both horizontally and vertically
▪ Develops and maintains two-way communications
▪ Keep other departments informed of developments affecting their function
▪ Communicate confidently with superiors, peers and subordinates
▪ Effectively communicate with co-workers
▪ Optimally utilize all channels of communications
▪ Demonstrate good judgement in selecting the proper mode of communication
▪ Know when to cover topics by letter or phone.
▪ Make appropriate use of formal vs. informal communication
▪ Encourage open communication to achieve mutual understandings
▪ Demonstrate an ability to perform and communicate
▪ Competent communicator
▪ Ask penetrating questions
▪ Prevent unproductive responses
▪ Avoid communication breakdowns
▪ Make the best impression in all situations
▪ Demonstrate proper telephone techniques and etiquette
▪ Make effective use of the telephone and fax machine
▪ Effective explains and interprets organizational policies and procedures
▪ Effectively translates complex information into common terms
▪ Effective organization of ideas for logical presentation and acceptance.
▪ Respond quickly to all oral and written communications
▪ Excel in verbal and no-verbal communications
▪ Use proper oral and written language
▪ Possess a strong vocabulary
▪ Display productive assertiveness
▪ Assertive without being overly aggressive
▪ Convey an impression which reflects favorably upon the public relations of the organization
▪ Excel in dealing with the public
▪ Use communicative skills to bolster the organization’s image
▪ Promote organizational policies, the quality of its products and its reputation
▪ Demonstrate and convey a favorable image of the organization
COMPETENCY
▪ Demonstrate competent performance
▪ Project a special competence
▪ Demonstrate a high level of expertise
▪ Demonstrate strong personal effectiveness
▪ Demonstrate strong interpersonal competence
▪ Believe in self
▪ Very confidant of abilities
▪ Uses abilities to the fullest
▪ Maximize personal strengths
▪ Excel in the effective application of skill
▪ Display a high level of technical competence
▪ Effectively blend management skills with technical expertise
▪ Combine technical competence with dependability and loyalty
▪ Demonstrate highly sophisticated skill and strategies
▪ Possess specialized skill
▪ Highly skilled in all phases of job
▪ Excel in operational skills
▪ Display excellent attention to technical skills
▪ Especially effective in the development and use of supportive skill
▪ Uniquely qualified
▪ Effectively capitalizes on strengths
▪ Accentuate strengths
▪ Keep informed of the latest trends and developments
▪ Constantly sharpens and updates skills
▪ Devote appropriate time and effort to the development of professional competence
▪ Attend seminars and workshops to improve job performance
COMPUTER SKILLS
▪ Maximizes the benefits of computer technology
▪ Incorporate the newest computer technologies
▪ Identify computer support requirements
▪ Ensure that computers are used to generate meaningful information and increase efficiency
▪ Encourage employee acceptance and use of computers
▪ Ensure the proper training of computer operators
▪ Utilize the power of computers
▪ Make effective use of computer equipment and facilities
▪ Possess a strong knowledge of computer fundamentals
▪ Understand computer applications
▪ Computer literate
▪ Keep alert to new computer hardware
▪ Keep abreast of new software applications
COST MANAGEMENT
▪ Effectively control costs through economical utilization of personnel, materials and equipment
▪ Effectively commit resources of staff, funds and time
▪ Make maximum use of allocated funds
▪ Make realistic budget projections
▪ Give close attention to monitoring budget variances and plans appropriate adjustment
▪ Strive for maximum return on investment
▪ Excel in profit-oriented decisions
▪ Demonstrate a strong ability to strengthen cost-profit ratios
▪ Demonstrate sound cost effectiveness
▪ Develop strong cost control measures to ensure desired results
▪ Maintain effective cost control
▪ Exercise appropriate cost control
▪ Effectively identify areas needing cost reductions
▪ Display sound judgement in managing and controlling expenses
▪ Adhere to sound auditing principals
▪ Plan travel, entertainment and related expenses to achieve essential organizational goals
▪ Adhere closely to organizational policies and procedures when requesting expense reimbursement
▪ Ensure that all expenditures are in the best interest of the organization
▪ Demonstrate success in reducing costs while maintaining high quality
▪ Excel in controlling costs and eliminating waste
CREATIVITY
▪ Display creative imagination
▪ Display active imagination
▪ Demonstrate imaginative insight
▪ Provide valuable insights
▪ Demonstrate creative strength
▪ Successfully develop creative strategies
▪ Continuously experimenting
▪ Seek creative alternatives
▪ Challenge conventional practices
▪ Consider innovative possibilities
▪ Ex