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Phrases to Consider in Resumes, Letters, or Interviews

Expressions that can be used in the resume summary and letters:

  • Extensive experience
  • Comprehensive experience
  • Major strengths
  • Outstanding results
  • Capable of
  • Key strengths include
  • Proven executive
  • Outstanding track record
  • Progressive experience
  • Substantial experience
  • Outstanding record in
  • Highly successful record in
  • Thorough familiarity with
  • Successful accomplishments in
  • Results-oriented assistant
  • Broad range experience
  • Increasing responsibility
  • Worked effectively with
  • Strong background in
  • A proven record in
  • Areas of expertise
  • Results-oriented professional

Phrases which are useful in discussing job change:

  • Career objectives
  • New career direction
  • Re-evaluation/Reassessment of goals
  • Interested in changing current business affiliation
  • Position more in line with current career goals
  • Career change
  • New opportunity
  • New career challenge
  • New position

Phrases to explain loss of job:

  • Acquisition
  • Consolidation
  • Decentralization
  • Reduction in force
  • Resizing
  • Streamlining
  • Change in strategic direction
  • Curtailment
  • Divestiture
  • Relocation
  • Restructuring
  • Closing
  • Cutback
  • Merger Reorganization
  • Retrenchment

Phrases which indicate part in group effort:

  • Contributed to
  • Instrumental in
  • Participated in
  • As a team member
  • Key member of

Phrases to describe education other than listed degrees:

  • Additional training in
  • In-house training
  • Studies in
  • Attended
  • Program in
  • Business Management Programs
  • Continuing Ed
  • Seminar in

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