RESUME KEYWORDS
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PERSONAL TRAITS
Accurately
Acuity
Adaptable
Adept
Analytical
Aware
Broad
Broad Background
Competent
Creative
Deeply concerned
Dependable
Diplomatically
Directed
Discretion
Dynamic
Effective
Enjoy Challenge
Exceptional
Greatly contributed toward
Highly skilled
Increased responsibility
Initiative
Innovating
Instrumental
Leading
Natural
New and improved
Penetrating
Perceptive
Pioneering
Readily
Reliable
Responsive
Sensitive
Skilled
Strong
Successful
Tactful
Trained
Uncommon
Unique
Unusually good grasp
Versatile
Vigorous
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SKILL / FUNCTION VERBS
Achieving
Administering
Analyzing
Applying
Bringing
Conceiving
Communicating
Chairing
Coordinating
Dealing
Defining
Delegating
Designing
Developing
Directing
Enlisting
Estimating
Evaluating
Expediting
Forecasting
Guiding
Implementing
Interpreting
Instructing
Leading
Managing
Molding
Motivating
Organizing
Perceiving
Performing
Persuading
Planning
Producing
Programming
Promoting
Reporting
Researching
Selecting
Selling
Settling
Writing
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INTRODUCING DETAILS
For example
For instance
In support of this
In fact As evidence
COMPARE AND CONSTRAST
Similarly
Compared to
In like manner
On the other hand
Although
Whether or not
Nevertheless
Likewise
In the same way
Contrasting
On the contrary
As opposed to
Even though
In spite of
As well as
Have in common
All are
The same as
Conversely
Rather than
CAUSE AND EFFECT
Since
Because of
Due to
For this reason
Therefore
If…then
Caused by
This results in
Consequently
Accordingly
As a result of
Leads to
In effect
Brought about
Made possible
As might be expected
Give rise to
Was responsible for
ACTION WORDS FOR PROCEDURES
Accomplishes
Advises
Analyzes
Assigns
Attaches
Authorizes
Compiles
Conducts
Confers
Conserves
Contracts
Develops
Designs
Devises
Encourages
Enforces
Evaluates
Executes
Forecasts
Formulates
Generates
Indicates
Initiates
Installs
Insures
Issues
Locates
Persuades
Prescribes
Processes
Procures
Proposes
Provides
Recalls
Reconciles
Retains
Reviews
Summarizes
Supplies
Surveys
Tabulates
Trains
Transcribes
Verifies
Weighs
INTRODUCTORY
In my opinion
I believe
It is my belief that
There is no doubt that
From my point of view
It seems to me that
I question whether
I (dis)agree with
I maintain that
CONCLUDING
For the reasons above
As you can see
As I have noted
In other words
On the whole
In brief
Concluding
To sum up
To be sure
Without a doubt
In summation
Unquestionably
In any event
In short
Undoubtedly
In Conclusion
Obviously
Summarizing
In any case
SUPPORTING OPINIONS
First
Besides
Third
Finally
Besides
In addition
Last
Furthermore
In the first place
Likewise
Equally important
Next
Further
Again
Similarly
Also
Moreover