Keywords for Interpersonal Traits

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1 The language you use in your résumé says a lot about what type of employee you are and your competency level. The following pages will help you choose words that are applicable and relevant to portray the best image of your abilities. Key Words/Action Words Actively Established Evaluate Participated Schedule Coordinate Increased Proposed Strategy Created Launched Reduced Support Effect Eliminate Organized Originate Approve Generate Program Solve Control Improve Recommend Supervise Direct Manage Motivated Responsibilities Revise Analyze Founded Pinpointed Set up Completed Interpret Proficient Successfully Demonstrate Maintain Revamped Responsible Administer Expedite Plan Simplicity Conduct Implemented Provide Streamline Develop Self-Describing Words Lecture Reorganized Accelerated Adapted Expanded Perform Significantly Conceived Influence Proved Structure Delegate Lead Reinforced Teach Professional Active Diplomatic Loyal Respective Analytical Attentive Determined Logical Resourceful Ambitious Efficient Energetic Independent Reliable Alert Economical Objective Optimistic Realistic Aggressive Discrete Methodical Sense-of-humor Sincere Adaptable Disciplined Mature Self-reliant Broad-minded Enterprising Personable Tactful Creative Imaginative Perceptive Systematic Constructive Forceful Productive Sophisticated Consistent Fair Practical Will relocate Conscientious Extroverted Positive Will travel Enthusiastic Pleasant Talented Dependable Trustworthy Ethical Keywords for Interpersonal Traits Ability to delegate Accurate Assertive Creative Ethical Follow up Leadership Oral communication Public speaking Self accountable Supportive Tenacious Ability to implement Adaptable Communication skill Customer oriented Flexible High energy Multitasking Organizational skills Results oriented Self management Takes initiative Willing to travel Ability to plan Aggressive Competitive Detail minded Follow instructions Industrious Open minded Persuasive Risk taking Sensitive Team building Ability to train Analytical ability Conceptual ability Empowering others Follow through Innovated Open communication Problem solving Safety conscious Setting priorities Team player

2 Sample of Occupational Keywords Occupational keywords include skills, titles, and occupational buzz words Account manager Accounts receivable Acquisitions Bachelors Degree Bank Card Bank reconciliation Batch processing Benchmarking Blueprint reading Brochures Budget Bulletins CAD Calibrator Carpentry Cash Flow Cell Culture Media Cement Child Care Claims Justification Commercial Leasing Copy Editing Counselor Crisis Management Cross-culture training Debugging Decision making Demographics Dental management Die casting Dietitian Drywall Ecology Electronics Employee assistance Engineer Financial planning Food preparation Gas pipeline Goal setting Graphic design Grant writer Guest services Harnessing Hiring/firing Hotel ISO 9000 Journalism Journeyman Layout design Logic analyzer Magnetic theory Manager Marketing Master s Degree Microprocessor Microsoft word Nursing Oscillator Pelletizing Patient advocate Payroll Personal computer Process metallurgy Proposal writing Psychology Public Relations Purchasing Radio Raw materials Receptionist Reporter Research Sales Secretarial Software modeling Spanish Spreadsheets Statistical Process Control Stick Welding Strategic Planning Student Personnel Supervisor Taxonomy Teacher Technical Writing Time Management Transportation Travel Wave Solder WordPerfect Workflow Writer

3 ACTION WORDS ORGANIZATIONAL Assembled Enforced Prepared Reorganized Collected Executed Planned Scheduled Centralized Formalized Processed Updated Coordinated Implemented Routed Catalogued Maintained Recorded LEADERSHIP Allocated Hired Operated Spearheaded Determined Initiated Oversaw Sponsored Directed Inspired Pioneered Staged Elected Instituted Presided Started Enlisted Led Produced Supervised Formed Managed Recruited Founded Moderated Represented Governed Motivated Selected COMMUNICATION SKILLS Acquainted Drafted Introduced Summarized Apprised Educated Lectured Taught Answered Explained Listened Trained Briefed Familiarized Presented Translated Conducted Handled Reported Wrote Contacted Informed Responded Demonstrated Instructed Spoke RESEARCH Analyzed Detected Examined Researched Assessed Discovered Gathered Searched Audited Documented Identified Surveyed Compiled Edited Interpreted Tested Consulted Evaluated Interviewed CREATIVITY Authored Created Devised Originated Conceived Composed Established Revolutionized Conceptualized Designed Invented HELPING SKILLS Aided Counseled Helped Supported Attended Comforted Instilled Tutored Assisted Facilitated Mentored Treated Collaborated Fostered Provided Contributed Guided Settled SELLING Arbitrated Marketed Promoted Secured Convinced Mediated Publicized Solicited Dissuaded Negotiated Resolved Encouraged Persuaded Sold OTHER ACTION VERBS Adapted Developed Generated Revamped Attained Ensured Improved Revitalized Augmented Eliminated Increased Saved Awarded Exceeded Launched Shopped Boosted Excelled Mastered Strengthened Broadened Expanded Modernized Supplemented Built Expedited Published Tended Calculated Fabricated Raised Utilized Catered Financed Reconciled Decreased Gained Reduced

4 Transferable Skills-Skills you have acquired from your education and employment experience that you can market to new employers. Communication: the skillful expression, transmission and interpretation of knowledge and ideas. Perceiving nonverbal messages Speaking effectively Persuading Writing concisely Reporting information Listening attentively Describing feelings Expressing ideas Interviewing Facilitating group discussion Editing Providing appropriate feedback Negotiating Research and Planning: the search for specific knowledge and the ability to conceptualize future needs and solutions for meeting those needs. Forecasting, predicting Solving problems Creating ideas Setting goals Identifying problems Extracting important information Imagining alternatives Defining needs Identifying resources Analyzing Gathering information Developing evaluation strategies Human Relations: the use of interpersonal skills for resolving conflict, relating to and helping people. Developing rapport Counseling Being Sensitive Cooperating Listening Delegating with respect Conveying feelings Representing others Providing support for others Perceiving feelings, situations Motivating Asserting Sharing credit Organization, Management and Leadership: the ability to supervise, direct and guide individuals and groups in the completion of tasks and fulfillment of goals. Work Survival: the day-to-day skills that assist in promoting effective production and work satisfaction. Implementing decisions Teaching Cooperating Coaching Enforcing policies Counseling Being punctual Promoting change Managing time Selling ideas or products Attending to detail Decision making with others Meeting goals Managing conflict Enlisting help Accepting responsibility Setting and meeting deadlines Organizing Making decisions Initiating new ideas Handling details Coordinating tasks Managing groups Delegating responsibility

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