It takes a lot nowadays for a resume to get noticed, since hiring managers are receiving hundreds of resumes for a couple of open positions. However, the use of some key words will be sure to make your resume pop. According to Science Careers, describing accomplishments and contributions with action words will not only make a resume more interesting, the words will also convey results. Action words such as "enhanced," "formulated,""generated," and "integrated" will draw the eyes of the hiring manager into the paperwork, especially when most resumes still list duties. Turn a resume into a marketing tool, recommends the news source, so that it not only catches their eyes, but also walks them through a work history that they can fully understand. "Your choice of words, your selection of powerful phrases and descriptions--these things either work for you or they work against you," writes David Jensen, "The key is to focus on their interests, not yours." According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, another way to help get a resume noticed is by networking with people in the industry that is of interest.  |