Marketers know that English speakers react positively to specific words. You can find lists of "power words" in a variety of books available in the marketing section of any bookstore. (Take a look at Words That Sell by Richard Bayan) It makes sense to apply the same words to your job search--both on your resume and when speaking with employers. Dawn Josephson listed 21 words that sell in a recent e-article.
My personal favorites?
enjoy: I truly enjoy working with teens.
resolve: I resolved an ongoing inventory problem by reconfiguring the warehouse.
save: Recommended a process that saved nt organization more than 200 man-hours per week.
numbers: Drop numbers into your conversation. Trained 10 new staff members. Balanced a cash drawer totalling as much as $10,000 daily.
And don't forget Josephson's #1 word--say the name of the individual who is interviewing you and the organization where you are interviewing. We all pay more attention when we hear or read our name!
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